Core
Farmer’s Walk Guide: How-To, Muscles Worked, Variations, and Benefits
The Farmer’s Walk involves carrying a weight in each hand while walking. You can use kettlebells, dumbbells, a trap bar, or dedicated Farmer’s Walk handles. The…
Upper Body
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Bodybuilding
Wesley Vissers Shares 12 Upper Body Gym Hacks to Build Quality Muscle That No One Talks About
Bodybuilder Wesley Vissers is taking advantage of his time away from competition, focusing on growth and recovery. In a recent YouTube video, aired on July 27,…
Workout Plans
Upper Body Gains at Home: This 15-Minute Dumbbell Workout Builds Strength Fast
Does being short of time stop you from going to the gym as often as you’d like? You are not alone! I’m a veteran personal trainer…
Chest
Neider Press: Enhance Upper Body Power and Shoulder Strength
Most strength training exercises are done using a slow, controlled tempo. This keeps your muscles under near-constant tension which, research suggests, may help increase muscle growth…
Training
Renegade Row/Push-Up Combo: The Ultimate Upper Body Blast in Minutes
I’m a veteran personal trainer and I spend a lot of my time in gyms. When I’m not actually training my clients, I spend my time…
Calisthenics
The Best Upper Body Bodyweight Exercises for All Levels
Build your chest, back, shoulders, and arms with the best bodyweight upper-body exercises for all levels. When any of my clients or acquaintances tell me that…
Workout Plans
The Best Upper Body Workout For Women: Build a Strong and Sculpted Figure
Hop onto Instagram, and you’ll see a (not so) disturbing trend. Female fitness influencers post lower-body workouts, promote booty-building eBooks, and sell butt-lifting jeggings. This leads…
Training
Upper Body Kettlebell Exercises + Workouts
Many people believe that you need access to a well-equipped gym to get strong and build muscle. They assume that a lack of equipment will stop…
Arms
11 Push-Up/Pull-Up Workouts for Upper Body Muscle Gains
Building muscle is often seen as complicated and time-consuming. According to a lot of training information, you need access to state-of-the-art workout equipment and have to…
Arms
Best Upper Body Dumbbell Workout
Strength and bodybuilding can often seem to be complicated subjects. For example, trying to find a definitive answer to the question “how should I train” can…
Arms
Kipping Muscle-Up: Target Your Upper Body and Core Strength
Much like the popular CrossFit-based kipping pull-up, the kipping muscle up is a technique used to complete more work (timed workouts) in less time. This multi-movement…
Training
14 Best Mat Exercises for Your Upper Body, Lower Body, and Core
Walk into any gym, and you’ll find a plethora of machines and equipment, such as dumbbells, kettlebells, barbells, cables, and treadmills. While all these training tools…
Training
Burn Fat Faster with Lower Body/Upper Body Supersets + Workout
Most exercisers want to build or maintain muscle while burning fat. Invariably, this means doing cardio after lifting weights or doing cardio and strength training on…
Training
Get Bigger Shoulders Without Wrecking Your Joints
How much weight do you military press? What about dumbbell side lateral raises? Let’s not forget barbell shrugs loaded with close to a quarter ton. Now,…
Arms
Kettlebell Alternating Hang Clean: Sculpt Your Full Body Strength
The kettlebell alternating hang clean is a functional exercise that adds an interesting element in that you have to be a little coordinated to do it. Additionally,…
Bodybuilding
Cedric McMillan Demolishes Upper Body Workout In Prep For 2020 Mr. Olympia
Army veteran and elite bodybuilder Cedric McMillan is hard at work to prep for the Olympia. He recently shared his killer upper body workout, and it…
Featured
The 5 Best At-Home Workout Plans
If you are used to training in a gym, you may be unsure how to get a good workout at home. After all, gyms are packed…
Featured
20 Best Upper Body Exercises For Strength and Muscle Gains
Every amazingly effective upper body workout program needs the best exercises in existence. Like movements that are actually functional and will allow you to progress safely…
Workout Plans
The Last Upper Body Workout You’ll Ever Need
When you want a bigger upper body, it can be tempting to just concrete on your biceps – however actually what you should do is balance…