Chest
15 Best Barbell Bench Press Variations
The barbell bench press is THE classic strength training exercise. Bodybuilders use it to build bigger pecs, and it’s the second lift contested in the sport…
Exercises
Exercise comparisons and how-to guides: which movement to choose and how to do it well.
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Exercise Guides
Hook Grip Deadlift: Build Strength in Key Muscle Groups
The barbell deadlift is one of the most productive strength and muscle building exercises you can do. Bodybuilders deadlift to add mass to their upper and…
Programs
12 Best Power Exercises That Aren’t Olympic Lifts
Muscle power is critical for optimal performance in sports or if you want to be as physically capable as possible. Power is the ability to generate…
OP-ED
If You Feel Like You’re Going To Die, You’re Doing It Wrong
What’s the workout? A new client of mine, and self-self-proclaimed cardio junkie, asked me that the other day after doing five heavy sets of five front…
Core
15 Best Cable Ab Exercises For Ripped Core
When it comes to core and abs training, most people automatically gravitate toward bodyweight exercises. The reason for this is that bodyweight exercises are simple. Just…
Training
The Best Exercises for A Thicker, Stronger Neck
A lot of athletes train their neck muscles directly. Wrestlers, football players, MMA fighters, and boxers are probably the most likely to do direct neck training.…
Training
Best Bench Press Alternatives For A Big, Powerful Chest
The bench press is probably the most popular gym exercise in the world. You can see this popularity for yourself every Monday, which is national chest…
Core
Maximize Core Strength: Master Rollouts for Total Ab Fitness
When it comes to abs and core training, a lot of people automatically gravitate toward bodyweight exercises. While moves like crunches, planks, and sit-ups can be…
Training
Special Forces Training: How To Be Fit For Anything
There probably haven’t been too many occasions where your fitness and strength were all that separated you from life and death. But, for members of the…
Exercise Guides
Wall Sit Exercise: Build Stronger Legs and Core Today!
The wall sit is an unusual exercise. Unlike most leg exercises, they involve no actual movement. Instead, they’re an isometric exercise, which means your muscles contract…
Training
The Best Exercises to Improve Your Vertical Jump
Have you ever dreamed of dunking a basketball? Or spiking the ball in volleyball? Well, we’ve got good news and bad news for you! The bad…
Training
The Best Glute Ham Raise Alternatives For A Stronger Posterior Chain
A lot of gyms have glute ham raise machines, also known as a glute ham developer, or GHD for short. Looking a lot like a 45-degree…
Training
15 Best Weighted Bar Exercises for Toning and Fitness
Weighted bars, also called body bars, are very useful exercise tools. Where barbells are usually adjustable and loaded with weight plates, weighted bars are fixed weights…
Training
5 Rowing Mistakes You’re Probably Making
As much as I love CrossFit, I have often joked that as a community, we’re butchering Olympic sports, one at a time. I remember watching the…
Training
10 Lat Pulldown Alternative Exercises for A HUGE Back
Strength training machines have come a very long way in the last 100 years. Where they used to be big, clunky, uncomfortable, and barely effective, they…
Legs
The Best Exercises To Bring Up Your Teardrop Quad Muscle
Muscle names often sound like a foreign language. That’s actually not all that surprising when you discover that most have their roots in Greek and Latin.…
Training
The Best Upright Row Alternative for Huge Shoulders and Massive Traps
The upright row is something of a controversial strength training exercise. On the one hand, it’s an effective way to work your deltoids, upper traps, and…
Training
T-Bar Row Alternative For a Massive Back
If you want your back to grow, you’ve got to row, or so bodybuilding lore tells us. Many lifters rely very heavily on things like pulldowns…
Training
10 Best Hack Squat Alternative for Bigger, Stronger Legs
The hack squat machine is one of the most popular leg exercises around. A regular dose of this well-known exercise can help you build strength and…