By now, you’ve probably heard enough conflicting opinions about ab training to give you a stomach ache. These range from, “You have to do 100 crunches a day,” to “ab work isn’t necessary at all; …
By now, you’ve probably heard enough conflicting opinions about ab training to give you a stomach ache. These range from, “You have to do 100 crunches a day,” to “ab work isn’t necessary at all; …
If there’s one set of muscles that always seems to lag behind the others on gym rats everywhere, it’s the back—specifically, the lats. (OK, the calves too, but that’s the subject of another article.) Some …
If you’re looking to drop a few pounds, or make this year the one where you get leaner than you’ve ever been, see our Fat-Loss Nutrition Plan. But if you want to put on muscle …
If you’re looking for a super-simple plan for losing fat or gaining muscle weight, check out our New Year All You guides to each (Fat Loss, Muscle). They help you lose or pack on pounds …
If you only think of mushrooms as a nuisance in your garden, a sautéed side dish, or the source of a psychedelic trip, you’ve got a lot of catching up to do. There are multiple …
In an effort to be more time-efficient, some athletes like to train two or more muscle groups in a single workout. One of the most popular examples is a session that combines chest and back …
Just when you think you’re up to date on the latest fitness trends, and you’re sure you’re doing everything possible to get in peak shape, you see a new term popping up on the Internet: …
If you’ve been lifting a few years and gained significant size and strength, you can be sure you’ve paid some dues and earned a few rights. One of them is not having people interrupt you …
Summary – Creatine is a molecule found in animal foods that helps fuel muscle contractions. It has been shown to help users gain muscle and strength, and support performance in short duration, high-intensity activity. – …
Summary – The triceps consist of three parts—the long, lateral, and medial heads. In addition to locking out the elbows as the other two heads do, the long head also assists with shoulder extension and …
Summary – Improving gains in the upper chest requires learning to better isolate the clavicular head of the pec major muscle. – The best angle to set the bench for incline presses and flyes depends on …
Summary – Nearly all supplements marketed as pre-workouts contain caffeine or some other stimulant, but there are ingredients that can support exercise performance with little to no stimulant effect. – Huperzia serrata, arginine and citrulline, …
Summary – The bent-over barbell row is primarily a back exercise, but works many other muscles as well, and can be considered a full-body movement. – The row can be used as an assistance exercise …
Summary – The posterior chain is the collective term for the muscles on the backside of the body that are the main drivers of explosive power. – The posterior chain includes the glutes, hamstrings, and …
Summary – The glute-ham raise trains the hamstrings‘ two key functions simultaneously. – Sets of 5–8 reps may be appropriate to start; later, the glute-ham raise can be trained with low-, moderate-, and high-rep ranges. …
The phrase “two-a-days” may bring back traumatic visions of repeated high school football practices in the blazing summer sun, or times when you tried to get your body into peak shape in a few weeks …
Some exercises have such funny names you have to wonder if that’s what they’re really called, or if a trainer made those names up just to mess with you (or make his/her workout sound fancy …
There are many things we can learn from bodybuilders. One is that, if you want to cover yourself in baby oil and walk around in your underwear in public, there’s an audience for it. Another …
If you’re home-bound due to quarantine, a closed gym, or house arrest (hey, we won’t judge), your main option for chest training lies with the pushup. Don’t roll your eyes. Pushups may not be as …
It’s not that hard to figure out how to work your chest without exercise equipment. Everybody knows what a pushup is. It’s no big thing to write yourself a leg workout either, as you can …
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