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Joe DeFranco has been training elite athletes from NFL players to WWE bone-benders for 20 years, but here’s a challenge that any legend in their own lunchtime can try. “Who has tried the Sally pushup challenge?” asked the coach in a recent social media post. “Can you complete without stopping?”...

The beauty of this "challenge" lies in its simplicity. Because it's so easy, it's infinitely doable and, given that you can do it week after week, infinitely sustainable. Despite its apparent ease, though, it works really, really well. 100 REPS EVERY DAY Just pick one bodyweight exercise – one...

A TWO-PART PUSH-UP CHALLENGE If you're serious about building strong shoulders, pecs, and triceps, a solid foundation of push-ups sets you up for success. High-rep push-ups also strengthen connective tissues and help to bulletproof you against future injuries. Use this push-up challenge to make...

The Arnold Sports Festival UK was a great place for likeminded fitness fanatics to get together, compete, or simply learn about the latest technical trends and supplement breakthroughs. But most importantly, the weekend was all about having fun and testing ones’ self in a constant quest for...

Fitness challenges are a popular new trend in our current culture. Whether it’s the latest dieting regimen for weight loss or a strength training program for muscle building, there always seems to be something circulating on our social media newsfeed. Recently, the 75 Hard Program has surfaced...

If you’ve been following along on my month-long “Train Like Arnold” Challenge on Instagram (@rocklockridge), then you’ve seen various pics and short videos of me doing several exercises such as incline bench press, squats, various curls, and yes, even Arnold presses. It’s come out to nearly 24...

When you see the famous clips and videos of Arnold Schwarzenegger clanging and banging in “Pumping Iron,” it’s summertime in Venice Beach, CA. There are moments you can see him on the beach, in the ocean, or getting some sun as he prepares to defend his Mr. Olympia title. It’s quite the...

In case you missed the introductory article for this series, I’m one of the writers for Muscle & Fitness, and with Week 1 of “The Arnold Challenge” completed, here’s whats been happening. This challenge calls for me to train for one month in a very similar fashion as seven-time Mr. Olympia...

Whether you’re a novice lifter or a seasoned veteran in the gym, you have likely struggled with an exercise at one point or another due to your grip failing. It’s a humbling experience - picking up a barbell that’s quickly trying to escape your grasp, or hanging onto a dumbbell for dear life...

In the fitness game, the most common goals by far are to lose body fat or to "get in shape." The problem is these goals, and others like them, are rarely met or even seriously chased. Every January people flood commercial gyms like moths going toward the light. When a few weeks pass and that...

Why would anyone want to do a pushup challenge in which you wind up “flying” in midair? Great question. We all have a “wild” streak in us, and for me, on of my biggest obsessions has been pushing myself harder physically. I’d imagine many of you reading this can probably relate, am I right? I...

For years, I’ve been posting some crazy challenges for a group of friends I used to train with. Now, I do these to fight the tedium that threatens our fitness lifestyle. No matter your dedication or fitness level, sometimes we all know that no matter where you train, it can get a bit...

For years, I’ve been posting some crazy challenges for a group of friends I used to train with in Los Angeles in order to keep each other motivated. These days, it’s more to fight the tedium that threatens our fitness lifestyle. For more than three decades I’ve worked out at least once a day...

What is the @andywhatsnext Weekend Workout Challenge series? It started with me posting some crazy challenges for a group of friends I used to train with in Los Angeles — to keep each other motivated. Now, it’s more to fight the tedium that threatens our fitness lifestyle? I’ve been working out...

Thomas Joseph Lavin is a legend of extreme sports. His exploits on a BMX include taking X Games gold three times, and in 1995, he was crowned the “King of Dirt” for his success in dirt jumping. His experience with adrenaline-fueled adventures made him the perfect choice in 2008 to begin fronting...

If, like clockwork, you show up to the gym and work out three times a week, you’re probably getting stronger, which is great — you can do more pushups and pullups than when you started. This kind of commitment pays off, and if you’re not already applying this approach to your diet, now is the...

The fitness industry is always looking for the next great challenge. The harder it is, the better. Well, this one will appear easy, and it should be for most of the women that read this. Men, on the other hand, could fail long before they succeed. It’s called “The Chair Challenge,” and it’s...

CJ Albertson already holds the world indoor marathon record, so keeping his indoor Peloton treadmill workouts consistently interesting became the world-class runner’s most recent goal. For mere mortals, simply cycling or running should enough of a workout. For Albertson, 27, who set a world...

The Winter Soldier is gonna help prep you to get shredded for spring and summer. Actor Sebastian Stan — best known as Bucky Barnes from the Avengers franchise and the Disney Plus series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” — is once again hitting the weights with Don Saladino, this time joining...

The best workout is the one you haven’t tried before. That means incorporating new exercises into your daily workout routine with a focus on improvement. An unfamiliar workout will challenge your muscles in new directions or combinations. If flexibility and cardio endurance are problematic...