Tools
How Much Does an Empty Leg Press Weigh?
Squats are the crowned king of leg exercises. Whether you want to build bigger quads, glutes, and hamstrings, increase your lower body strength, jump higher, run…
Hack Squat
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Training
Ten Ways to Boost Your Squat
Squats are the exercise that most lifters love to hate. They love how squats build muscle and strength in equal measure but hate how hard they…
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…
Legs
The History of Bodybuilding’s Forgotten Mass Builders
From memes about skipping leg day to inspirational videos of Tom Platz rhythmically bouncing up and down with a heavy barbell, few workouts seem to inspire…
Exercise Guides
Smith Machine Squat Alternatives for Powerful, Muscular Legs
The Smith machine is a controversial gym machine. On the one hand, using one for exercises like squats and bench presses means you can train alone…
Exercise Guides
Donkey Calf Raises Alternatives for Massively Muscular Lower Legs
Most gym-goers use machines to train their calves. Standing and seated calf raises are convenient and safe. These machines are also straightforward to use, and you…
Exercise Guides
9 Best Front Squat Alternatives for Mass, Strength, and Athletic Performance
The barbell front squat is simply one of the best compound leg exercises that you could ever do to build an amazing lower body, get beastly…
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…
Bodybuilding Program
5 New Hypertrophy Workouts for Packing on Muscle Mass
Look around almost any gym, and you’ll see guys wandering from one exercise to another with no real plan in mind. Come back in 12 months,…