Legs
Mike Tyson Deck-of-Cards Squat Workout: Build Fighter Legs With Zero Equipment
This old-school bodyweight squat challenge turns a few playing cards into a brutal lower-body conditioning test you can scale from 25 to 400 reps.
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Calisthenics
Forget Regular Push-Ups: Build 3D Shoulders and Core Strength With Mike Tyson Push-Ups
Regular push-ups are great until they are not. Once you can cruise through clean sets of 25 or 30, the exercise can turn into a rep-count…
Bodybuilding Program
The Forgotten Workout That Built Legends: Sig Klein’s Timeless Full Body Routine
It’s generally accepted that bodybuilding officially began in the late 1800s with the rise in popularity of Eugene Sandow. This famed strongman and physical culturist is…
Training
Build Boulder Shoulders: These 7 Forgotten Exercises Will CHANGE Your Physique.
I’ve been a personal trainer for over 30 years, and, during that time, I’ve written hundreds if not thousands of workouts. In fact, I’d say that…
Arms
The Forgotten Old-School Bicep Trick That Will Blow Up Your Arms
There’s no doubt the biceps muscles are amongst the favorite muscle group for young men to train. Achieving a skin-splitting pump gives you a glimpse into…
Training
Old School Muscle: The Frank Zane Program for Classic Muscle Growth
Before bodybuilding became a sport where mass matters most, competitors had much more athletic and arguably more aesthetically-pleasing physiques. Even heavyweights like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou…
Training
The Farmer Burns Workout: Grappling and Strength Training from the Early 1900s
Martin Burns (February 15, 1861 – January 8, 1937), popularly known as Farmer Burns, was an American catch wrestler, coach, and teacher. He started wrestling at…
Legs
Old-School Gains: The 20-Rep Squat Program for Leg Strength That Stands the Test of Time
The old-school 20-rep squat program is one of the most brutal training programs you will ever encounter, period. It involves doing 20 reps of barbell back…
Training
The Vince Gironda 8×8 Method: High Volume Training for Maximum Muscle Growth
According to many fitness experts, body recomposition, i.e., gaining muscle while losing fat is impossible. Instead, they say you must follow a bulking/cutting routine, where you…
Training
The Forgotten Strength Secret of Arthur Saxon: Master the Bent Press for Powerful Shoulders and Triceps
Many old-school exercises look pretty odd by today’s standards. Before the leg press, bench press, pec deck, and lat pulldown became workout staples, bronze and silver-era…
Exercise Guides
The Hatfield Squat: Combining the Benefits of Free Weights and Machine Training
Powerlifting is a sport of many federations and classifications. As such, lots of lifters can claim to hold world records. In fact, hardly a month goes…
Diet
The No-Frills Bodybuilding Diet: How Legends Built Muscle Without Supplements
Many believe bodybuilding’s peak was in the 1970s and 1980s, often called the golden era. During this time, bodybuilders were not only muscular and lean but…
Exercise Guides
The Bent Press: Old-School Strength for a Modern Physique
Old-time strongmen Arthur Saxon and Sig Klein heavily used the bent press. Dave Whitley’s book, Taming the Bent Press (2014), offers a comprehensive bent press guide…
Bodybuilding
Mike O’Hearn Shares ‘Best Old School’ Back Exercise From The 1980s For Mass And Strength
Mike O’Hearn recently shared an old-school workout from the 1980’s era of bodybuilding. Known for his proclamation of never using any PEDs throughout his life, O’Hearn…
Bodybuilding
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Son, Joseph Baena, Hits ‘Classic Bodybuilding’ Poses in Training
Joseph Baena has obviously inherited some stuff from his father, Arnold Schwarzenegger, one of which is his love for bodybuilding. However, bodybuilding requires an amazing work…
Training
Classic Old-School Bodybuilding Exercises to Do Today
The classics are classics for a reason – they’re something special. It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about movies, music, clothes, cars, or even physiques –…
Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding Champion and Braveheart Actor Mike Mitchell Dies of Heart Attack at 65
Scottish Bodybuilder and film actor Michael Donovan Mitchell passed away at 65. According to sources, he died of a heart attack while on his boat in…
OP-ED
Get Back to Old School Training Without the Tech
Fitness trackers, training apps, newly engineered foods, and creepy mirrors that talk back. One thing is certain, the fitness industry is accelerating its evolution toward more…
Strongman
How and Why To Do The Windmill Exercise
The windmill is not a new exercise. In fact, it’s been around for hundreds of years. The strongmen of old used to do this movement with…