For this anti-extension core exercise, set up in a slight forward lean. Fall forward with no back sag. Shift your weight onto your heels to return to the start.
Adding pauses to your deadlift will strengthen weak points, improve technique, build muscle, and teach you to use your lats.
You've got to try this. You'll get more muscle activation and more growth, yet less wear and tear on the joints. Do it.
A simple, painful way to build a stubborn chest. Check it out.
There are tons of trendy mobility drills and correctives. But lifters need to target the hips, shoulders, and spine the most. Do these and feel awesome.
Obesogens are endocrine disrupters that change your body chemistry and make you fat. Here's where they're hiding and how to avoid them.
Get your heart rate up for 10 to 20 minutes using EMOM. Here's how it works and why your body will love-hate it.
This seated variation of the box jump helps athletes develop power from the ground up.
If your main goal is getting shredded fast, you must manipulate the amount of rest you take between sets. Follow these guidelines.
Find front squats uncomfortable? Try them with straps.
Here's a great trick to use to get your bar placement right for front squats.
Here's how athletes can train for hypertrophy without losing velocity and power.
This method involves doing 5 reps followed by a 5-second hold at the top, then 4 reps with a 4-second hold, then 3, 2, and 1 in the same manner.
Hit a new PR in about a month using these proven deadlift-boosting exercises.
Old-school strongman did a lot of thick dumbbell lifts. Try them out with a fat grip attachment. The deadlift, clean & press, and snatch are good ones to start with.
RDLs are great, but if you're after stronger glutes and hams, this Hammer Strength hack is even better.
With the tempo-contrast method, different types of contractions recruit more muscle fibers. Do 2 reps slow (5 seconds up, 5 seconds down) then 2 fast reps. Do either 8 or 12 total reps per set.
Skip the dumbbells for lateral raises and try this instead.
Get stronger by adding pauses to your pull-ups. Pause halfway up, at the top, and again halfway down.
Food diaries are helpful, but tedious and time sucking. Researchers have found something that works just as well, and it's kinda fun.
Use submaximal isometrics to build better triceps. Hold your first rep isometrically, then do 8-12 regular reps.
Get more range of motion and improve your weightlifting technique with these simple stretches.
Build your core and triceps strength, and work your way up to a muscle-up, with this unique exercise.
Try this complex: 5 hang cleans, 10 reverse lunges with front squat grip (5 per leg), 10 push presses, 10 squats, 10 high pulls, and 10 RDLs.
