Exercise Guides
13 Best Leg Extension Alternatives for Quads Size and Strength
Leg extensions are a very popular exercise. Unlike the squat, lunge, and leg press, the leg extension is an isolation exercise, which means they involve movement…
Lunges
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Calisthenics
Calisthenics for Beginners: 6 Basic Exercises and a Home Workout
Calisthenics means training with your own bodyweight: push-ups, pull-ups, squats, lunges, dips and planks. To start as a beginner, train three times a week on non-consecutive…
Powerlifting
15 Foundational Exercises For The Beginner Powerlifter
While there are a number of factors that can influence your powerlifting performance, the physical training you engage in is undoubtedly of the greatest significance. To…
Training
Lunges vs. Squats – Which Exercise is Best?
It doesn’t matter what you are training for. You need to work your legs hard, heavy, and often. Leg training ensures that you develop a well-balanced…
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,…
Training
12 Best Compound Exercises & Lifts for Enhancing Muscle and Strength
Broadly speaking, most strength training exercises can be divided into two groups: isolation and compound. Isolation exercises involve a single joint, such as leg extensions, calf…
OP-ED
Bodyweight Exercises To Avoid And What To Do Instead
Bodyweight exercises are often said to be safer than many free weight and machine strength training exercises. And while this is a sweeping generalization, in a…
OP-ED
How Often Can I Do Bodyweight Training?
Unable to get to the gym? No problem; home-based bodyweight workouts are a great way to maintain your fitness and strength, and even build muscle (1).…
Legs
Build Bigger Legs With This Brutal Lower Body Workout
If you really want to build the biggest, strongest, leanest body you can, you need to get serious about leg training. Your lower body makes up…