Every time I write about this topic, I have to double-check my math because it doesn’t seem possible: As a 46-year-old who discovered the weightroom as a skinny high school freshman, I have trained almost every day for 32 years. Many of those years, I’ve trained multiple times each day, so even...
By: Matt Weik
We live in a world where staying fit and healthy should be given the utmost importance. As a New Year starts or we decide to start our fitness journey, we often make a pact to push ourselves to go to the gym and work out or start some sort of diet. However, based on research, we...
If your working week makes scheduling gym sessions feel like a challenge in its own right, then you may be forced to cram the majority of your exercise time into the weekend. But how effective is this as far as staying healthy and reaching your fitness goals? If a recent study is anything to go...
This workout program only requires dumbbells, has just the right amount of volume to promote muscle growth, and is perfect to do at home or on the go.
WORKOUT SUMMARY
Main Goal
Build Muscle
Workout Type
Full Body
Training Level
Beginner
Program Duration8 weeks
Days Per Week
3
Time Per...
WORKOUT SUMMARY
Main Goal
Build Muscle
Workout Type
Full Body
Training Level
Beginner
Program Duration12 weeks
Days Per Week
3
Time Per Workout45-60 minutes
Equipment Required
Barbell, Bodyweight, Dumbbells
Target GenderMale & Female
Recommended Supps
Multivitamin
Pre-Workout
Creatine
Whey...
Does work have you trapped indoors all day? Enjoy the sunshine by taking your training to the great outdoors with this playground workout routine!
WORKOUT SUMMARY
Main Goal
Lose Fat
Workout Type
Split
Training Level
Beginner
Program Duration6 weeks
Days Per Week
3
Time Per Workout45-60 minutes...
Learn all about the most important exercises to incorporate into an upper body workout routine (Plus we provide 3 full workouts that put it all together)!
WORKOUT SUMMARY
Main Goal
Build Muscle
Workout Type
Split
Training Level
Beginner
Program Duration18 weeks
Days Per Week
4
Time Per...
Sometimes small things pack a surprising punch. And that pretty much sums up resistance band workouts. The color-coded, portable equipment used to be the most undervalued tool in the gym, often reserved for a physical therapist or the older crowd. That is not the case today.
Resistance bands...
Want a quick workout that is intense enough to help you achieve your fat loss goals? Give one of these five 30 minute fat shredding workouts a try!
Summer is finally upon us and you may want to have that perfect, shredded physique in the shortest amount of time possible.
To successfully drop...
Do you want a great beach body? Who doesn't! But that isn't a specific goal. Learn how to change your workouts, maximize body parts, and create your dream physique.
What workout is best?
The above is a question I do get quite often and the answer is: " I don't know...but you do."
What I mean is...
Bodybuilder Alex Stewart details the anatomy of the abdominals and core and presents you with five effective workouts that can help you build a thick six pack.
Six pack, 8 pack (genetic freaks), washboard, whatever you want to call it: your core is the center piece for any muscular physique. It...
This is not the same old rehashed tips article. Brad Borland presents 12 muscle building workout tweaks that can help invigorate your training and improve gains today.
Brad Borland is a strength & conditioning specialist, cancer survivor and the founder of WorkoutLab.
Are you tired of reading...
This versatile six week workout routine is designed to help you torch unwanted fat and can be complete in the gym or at home, with simple modifications!
WORKOUT SUMMARY
Main Goal
Lose Fat
Workout Type
Split
Training Level
Intermediate
Program Duration6 weeks
Days Per Week
4
Time Per...
HIT training is unlike any muscle building approach you've ever tried. Workouts are brisk, intense, focusing on moderate volume, training to failure and recovery.
WORKOUT SUMMARY
Main Goal
Build Muscle
Workout Type
Full Body
Training Level
Beginner
Program Duration6 weeks
Days Per Week
3
Time...
This M&S mass building routine is perfect for lifters who want to give full body workouts a try. All major muscle groups are trained, and the program includes a 20 rep set of squats.
WORKOUT SUMMARY
Main Goal
Build Muscle
Workout Type
Full Body
Training Level
Beginner
Program Duration12 weeks...
by Matt Weik
Are you the type of person who goes to the gym without a plan? Sure, you know what body parts you’re going to hit, but you have no idea what exercises you’ll use or how much weight you plan on pushing? If so, you’re probably the type of person who has been going to the gym for...
5 Reasons You're Gaining Weight While Dieting
The good news is that you’ve decided to focus on your weight by putting more emphasis on your diet and the things you put in your body. The bad news is that all of a sudden, you’re noticing the scale starting to creep back up. What gives? You were...
These are the best fat burning workouts to take your shred to a completely new level.
Diet is key to a healthy, lean body composition. It’s only by controlling energy balance that you trigger the changes needed by your body to use stored fat as fuel.
The problem with relying on diet alone...
There are benefits to doing cardio on a treadmill, exercise bike, or elliptical, but let’s face facts - these workouts can be mundane and don’t do much else that can help you. If you’re going to commit time to training, then you should be able to see improvements that can translate into other...
There are benefits to doing cardio on a treadmill, exercise bike, or elliptical, but let’s face facts - these workouts can be mundane and don’t do much else that can help you. If you’re going to commit time to training, then you should be able to see improvements that can translate into other...