Don't freak out, but not everyone is built for barbell back squats. Luckily, there are plenty of hardcore alternatives.
It's the favorite exercise of bad personal trainers and people who don't look like they lift. Here's why you should avoid it.
For all its flaws, CrossFit has done wonders for fitness. It's time we give credit where credit is due, even if CrossFitters are kinda annoying.
Yeah, it hurts, but if your legs are lagging it'll build them up fast.
You've spent 6 months trying to add a quarter inch to your arms. Dr Darden has just one question: “Why take 6 months to do it when you could do the same thing in 2 weeks?” Here's how...
Vinegar helps optimize insulin sensitivity. Learn how it works and how much to use.
If you can pass this test, move to heavy barbell squats. If not, you have some work to do first.
This plant chemical takes away soreness, but it turns out it also makes injured and bruised muscles heal faster.
Prevent injury and boost your squat and deadlift with these awesome exercises.
The godfather of powerlifting talks about Max Effort, Dynamic Effort, explosiveness, box squats, and more!
Bodybuilding has finally jumped the shark by starting a division for women with bikini-figure upper bodies and Kardashian-esque lower bodies.
When a guy who can pull 800 pounds in his sleep talks deadlifting, you'd better listen up and take notes.
You may not be doing P90X, but plenty of your schmuck friends are. Let them read this and save them from mediocrity.
Women have whispered about it for years and now science has confirmed its existence. This is fascinating.
These tips, cues, adjustments, and "tricks" will have you deadlifting more weight right away. Check 'em out.
Build your hamstrings, glutes, and back. No weight plates required. Check out these surprisingly challenging exercises.
High-rep Olympic lifting is rising in popularity largely do to CrossFit. But is it a smart way to train?
Pass this relative strength test with flying colors before you bench press. Many people can't, even if they think they can.
Replace regular push-ups with this version to fix S.U.C Syndrome. (That's Scrawny Upper Chest Syndrome.)
Here's why you shouldn't drink coffee after training, plus two more java rules you need to know.
One exercise combined with a specific technique can be the key to increasing trap size and strength. Take a look.
Do you use straps, Olympic lifting shoes, or a belt? Should you be using them? Here's how to know.
Love lifting? Want to keep doing it for life? Then you need to balance your workouts and fix your posture with these five exercises.
Nowadays it seems like every third person is a trainer or coach of some kind. It's time we held some of these lugnuts accountable.
Your "yoke" training is missing something, and it shows. Try these two exercise variations for bigger, stronger traps.
