exercises

Andy Yingling Collaborator Isometric Exercises - Why You Need to Take Them Seriously Isometric exercises (commonly just referred to as isometrics) are exercises during which neither the angle of your joints nor the length of your muscles change during contraction. With compound and isolation...

Two-time Olympia Figure champion Erin Stern is a busy bodybuilder and coach that likes to get the most out of her gym time, so when it comes to a back and shoulder focused workout, the landmine is her go-to for making explosive gains. “If I had to pick just one piece of equipment for a gym, it...

Pull day workouts often get stuck in a rut there are only a few pull day exercises to choose that most gym goers know about—lat pulldowns, barbell rows, and pullups on repeat. While these are great foundational moves, relying on the same exercises can lead to plateaus, imbalances, and even...

Steve Shaw Can't Build Muscle? You Must Read This The muscle building process feels like a calculus problem to most. So many variables and unknowns. It can be frustrating, to say the least. When you walk into any commercial gym, from sea to shining sea, the story remains the same. I see men and...

Brently Rousset 7 Big Biceps Workout Tips How many times have you wanted to hand out two tickets to the gun show, but realized you don't have the equipment to make the show happen? In case you've never heard the classic "Two Tickets to the Gun Show" line, I'm referring to your biceps. While...

Alex Roberts 6 Worthless Muscle Building Exercises Walk into any gym and you'll find the dedicated, the people who know what they are doing, and the people who have no idea what a barbell is. There are quite a few exercises and machines that aren't worth doing, but there are six "social media...

Alex Roberts 5 Underrated Exercises for Building a Thick, Explosive Chest When you walk into the gym on Monday to crush another chest session in celebration of International Chest Day, you most likely have 3 things on your mind: bench press, dumbbell press, and cable flies. These are the most...

Ryan Rodal Bodybuilding Blunders: 6 Muscle Groups You Shouldn't Be Skipping When it comes to working out, there are certain staple body parts that bodybuilders and lifter aficionados enjoy more than others. Chest, biceps, and shoulders are rarely skipped in any routine. However, there are...

Alex Roberts 8 Best Bodyweight Exercises for Mass The best way to grow and build muscle is, and always will be with progressive overload. Continually adding weight and repetitions over time will result in strength increases and overall muscle growth. However, there are certain bodyweight...

Jeremy Gray 5 Great Warm Up and Cool Down Exercises You've read how important a proper warm-up and cool down are to your safety and performance, so what exactly should you do? A few pointers can go a long way when it comes to warming up and cooling down - and it doesn't need to take all day...

If your push-day workouts feel stale, it’s time to shake things up. Standard barbell presses and machine work can build muscle, but repeating the same movements weekly leads to plateaus and gaps in strength development. To maximize chest, shoulder, and triceps gains, you need variety—fresh...

Jeremy Gray 27 Fitness Terms a Gym Newbie Needs to Know If you've never stepped into a gym, it's pretty intimidating. Beyond physical intimidation, you'll probably hear other people in the gym talking like they are using a different language. It's not secret code, it's just a few fitness terms...

Jeremy Gray 10 Mistakes to Avoid With Core Training Getting a strong core is important for strength and overall quality of life. Getting abs, on the other hand, is definitely more important. So since we all want toned abs, you've probably put in a lot of work, right? Since I know how much it...

Jeremy Gray 4 Tips to Building Massive Legs - With Bonus Workout Are you tired of people making fun of your chicken legs? Do you skip leg day because it's too much work? Well say goodbye to those skinny legs, your quads, hamstrings, glutes, and calves are about to get a permanent makeover...

If you ever have seen someone with a huge set of traps and shoulders, their instant dominance, power, and masculinity shine. When it comes to building them though, it can be a bit difficult. “First, it’s important to target your trap muscles from a variety of movements that include loaded...

Building some washboard abs will be a top fitness goal for many guys. But their plans to get a six-pack never comes to fruition. But why? There are thousands of infomercials and trainers that promise you quick, effortless programs to get shredded — you just have to buy this overpriced...

Building some massive shoulders takes a lot of hard work and quality resistance training. The upright barbell row is an exercise that targets your shoulders. This exercise is notorious for causing shoulder pain, but it is still a very popular exercise. Upright Barbell Rows Upright barbell rows...

Walk into any gym and you'll find the dedicated, the people who know what they are doing, and the people who have no idea what a barbell is. There are quite a few exercises and machines that aren't worth doing, but there are six "social media exercises" that are more an ego lift than anything...

Okay, so you've pretty much figured out how to gain muscle on your upper body, quads and hams but what about those two underpins called calves? How are they stacking up in proportion to the rest of your body? Do you look like a candy apple? How about a team mascot with no pants? Calves are the...

You've read how important a proper warm-up and cool down are to your safety and performance, so what exactly should you do? A few pointers can go a long way when it comes to warming up and cooling down - and it doesn't need to take all day. If you can spend even 10 to 15 minutes warming up...