Core
Bear Plank: Strengthen Your Core and Sculpt Your Body
We’re all familiar and then some with the plank exercise. With the recent resurgence of the traditional plank many variations have emerged. From side planks to…
Exercises
Exercise comparisons and how-to guides: which movement to choose and how to do it well.
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Exercise Guides
8 Best Glute Isolation Exercises For a Bigger Rear
The gluteus maximus, or glutes for short, is one of the most important muscles in the body. It is involved in various movements, including walking, running,…
Exercise Guides
The 15 Best Lunge Variations for Bigger, More Muscular Legs
When it comes to leg training, squats are the king of exercises. In fact, it’s hard to think of an effective bodybuilding or powerlifting leg workout…
Back
Unique Cable Machine Exercises for Enhancing Your Back Development
Almost every modern-era bodybuilder has used the lat pulldowns and seated rows to build a muscular back. Purists may say that deadlifts and pull-ups/chin-ups are the…
Body Mechanics
The 7 Best Yoga Poses for Bodybuilders
Bodybuilding and yoga aren’t just at opposite ends of the alphabet; they’re about as dissimilar as any two workouts can be. Where bodybuilding is all about…
Chest
13 Unique Bench Press Variations for Massive Pecs
The bench press is arguably the most popular strength training exercise. Powerlifters do it to build and test upper body strength, and bodybuilders do it to…
Exercise Guides
12 Best Cable Exercises for Legs + Workout
As a personal trainer with over 35 years of hands-on experience, I am a massive fan of squats and deadlifts. Why? Because they’re arguably the best…
Training
Chest Dips vs. Triceps Dips: Muscles Worked and Form
Dips train the chest, triceps, and front deltoids through a demanding bodyweight press. They can build pressing strength, muscle, and local muscular endurance when you use…
Chest
10 Best Cable Machine Exercises for Bigger Pecs
Most bodybuilders supplement their bench press workouts with a few sets of cable crossovers. After all, what other chest exercise allows you to check out your…
Bodybuilding
Mike O’ Hearn Shows One Technique For Huge Quads
Fitness celebrity Mike O’ Hearn and his gang including wife Mona Muresan and Big Doug Fruchey took to iron heaven for a brutal leg session recently.…
Exercise Guides
12 Unique Squat Variations for Stronger, More Muscular Legs
Squats are often called the king of exercises, and that’s a title they truly deserve. Whether you want to build muscle mass, get stronger, improve your…
Muscle-Building
Bodybuilding Tips from The Iron Guru Vince Gironda
Vince Gironda, nicknamed The Iron Guru, was arguably the first professional bodybuilding coach. During the 1960s, 70s, and early 1980s, he trained more champions than anyone…
Back
Try Mike O’Hearn Detail-Focused Back Workout For Better Definition
Fitness celebrity Mike O’ Hearn walked his fans through a detail-focused back workout. The former Gladiator (competition show) is doing twice a day training sessions where…
Training
15 New Exercises for Bigger, Wider Shoulders
Variety, they say, is the spice of life. Doing the same thing over and over again will soon lead to boredom. That’s true for the meals…
Arms
12 Best Cable Machine Exercises for Bigger Biceps (+ Workout)
Ask a lifter what the best exercises are for bigger, more muscular biceps, and they’ll probably say barbell and dumbbell curls. Bodybuilders have been using these…
Core
Donkey Kick: Target Your Glutes, Hamstrings, and Core!
In the quest to build a better body, a lot of people go straight for the most intense exercises and workout plans available. While advanced training…
Exercise Guides
Close Stance Squat: Target Your Quads, Glutes, and More!
If you want bigger, stronger, shapelier legs, squats should be high on your list of must-do exercises. But, while you might be able to develop decent…
Exercise Guides
11 Cable Shoulder Exercises for Bigger, Stronger Deltoids: Backed by Experts
If you want to build massive, powerful shoulders, you need to include some kind of overhead press in your workouts. Overhead presses are proven shoulder mass…
Training
Push Press vs. Overhead Press – Which one should you do?
The bench press is one of the most popular exercises in strength training. Almost everyone who lifts weights does bench presses. But that wasn’t always the…