Exercise Guides
Kettlebell Front Squat: Target Your Legs and Core Effectively
You might be thinking, “Isn’t this the same as the goblet squat”? While there are a lot of similarities in how they’re performed, they are not…
Hypertrophy
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Circuit Training
3×3 Workout for Hypertrophy, Strength, Fitness, and Fat Loss
Most exercisers have multiple fitness goals. They want to get fit, build muscle, get stronger, and lose fat, usually at the same time. This invariably involves…
Muscle
Strengthen Your Mind-Muscle Connection for Better Bodybuilding Results
As a bodybuilder, every exercise you do has a specific purpose – to make the target muscle bigger. However, a lot of lifters hit the gym…
Anabolic Hormones
Muscle Atrophy – Causes and How to Avoid
Building muscle is a process called hypertrophy. When you train, you cause microscopic damage to your muscles and deplete your glycogen stores. These events are the…
Muscle
The 11 Best Set/Rep Schemes for Hypertrophy
When it comes to choosing set/rep schemes for bodybuilding, most fitness experts suggest doing several sets of somewhere between 8-12 reps. This allows you to use…
Core
Kettlebell Bent Press: Target Deltoids, Traps, and Core Strength
The kettlebell bent press isn’t your everyday exercise however that doesn’t mean it’s not as beneficial. In fact, this movement challenges certain aspects of movement that…
Exercise Guides
Arnold Press Vs. Dumbbell Shoulder Press – Which One Should You Do?
Your shoulders are involved in every chest and back exercise you do. They act as synergists (helpers) and stabilizers whenever you do bench presses, cable crossovers,…
Core
Jackknife Sit-Ups: Tone Abs, Obliques & Hip Flexors Fast!
The jackknife sit-up is an intermediate to advanced ab exercise that only requires your body weight and a little more movement than a basic ab crunch…
Back
Build Strength: Kettlebell Alternating Row for Total Upper Body
The kettlebell alternating row is a back exercise that offers training variety, aka the spice of life. Rather than using dumbbells or cables all the time,…
Exercise Guides
Boost Upper Body Strength with Alternating Kettlebell Press
The kettlebell alternating press or alternating kettlebell press is a functional shoulder-focused movement. The barbell, dumbbell, and machine press variations should be staples in your training,…
Exercise Guides
Master the Split Jump: Strengthen Quads, Glutes & Core
The split jump is a beneficial bodyweight exercise that involves performing alternating squat jumps or squat lunges. It’s a total body activity that’s great for training…
Muscle-Building
Building Muscle After 40: A Comprehensive Guide to Maximizing Muscle Gains Through Training
Over 40 and want to build more mass? Think that you’re past packing on new muscle? Are your joints a bit sore and battered from all…
Core
Master the Janda Sit-Up: Tone Your Core and Strengthen Abs
The Janda Sit-up is a more advanced core exercise that is different from the basic ab sit-up. Aside from activating the muscles of the midsection, the…
Training
Myo-Reps: What Are They and How to Use Them
According to most training literature, the best repetition range for building muscle mass is 6-12 reps using 67-85% of your one-repetition maximum, or 1RM for short. Judging…
Exercise Guides
Inverse Leg Curl: Strengthen Hamstrings & Glutes Effectively
If you’re looking for another way to train your hamstrings and posterior chain (muscles on the backside of the body) muscles aside from lying machine hamstring…
Core
Hip Raise (Bent Knee): Boost Glutes & Strengthen Legs!
The hip raise (bent knee) is a commonly performed exercise used to target the abdominals and strengthen the hip muscles. It’s a good movement for beginners…
Chest
Top 16 Dumbbell Chest Exercises & Workouts You Can Do Without a Bench
If you believe everything you read about strength training, you would be forgiven for thinking that the only way to get an effective workout is by…
OP-ED
How Many Exercises Per Workout Should I Do?
Ask a bodybuilder how many exercises you should do per workout, and they’ll probably tell you it’s somewhere between 4-8. In contrast, an Olympic lifter or…
Exercise Guides
Master the Overhead Press: Build Shoulders and Upper Body Strength
Before the bench press was invented, if you wanted to develop or demonstrate your upper body strength, you did overhead presses. The overhead press, also known…