Tip: The High-Pulley Face Pull
Bring up your rear delts, rhomboids, and external rotators with this movement.
May 31
Tip: Another Damn Good Reason to Lift
Most people think of cardio when they think of long-term health. Here's what they're missing.
May 30
Tip: Guillotine High Cable Curl
This exercise hits both the long and short heads of the biceps, which most biceps exercises can't do.
The 7 Training Rules of the 21st Century
It's time to cast aside some outdated training ideas and start paying attention to the new science. Here's what you need to know.
May 29
Tip: The Gironda 45-Degree Row
Without moving your hips back and forth, get a good stretch in the lats, then pull the bar into the lower abs.
13 Set-Rep Schemes for Brand New Growth
Progress stalled? Change up your sets and reps to challenge yourself and grow. Here are the favorite schemes of our pros and experts.
May 28
Tip: The Dante Row
Combine lat isolation, a long range of motion, and a good stretch and you get this great row variation.
May 27
Tip: Try This For Bigger Traps
Got a bit of a pencil neck? This shrug variation will get your traps to explode in no time.
May 19
Tip: Partial ROM vs. Full ROM Triceps Extensions
In one study, partial range of motion skull crushers triggered almost twice the muscle growth as full range of motion.
Tip: A New Way to Build Your Hammies and Glutes
Take an old exercise, add a new tool, and blow up your posterior chain. Here's how.
May 18
Tip: Better Barbell Rowing
What to do before you ever lift the bar, plus some great advice about form.
May 16
Big Guys and Very Bad Advice
Want to build a buttload of muscle? Talk to a big guy. Well, maybe. Sometimes their training and diet advice just isn't right for you. Here's why.
May 14
The Squat: 10 Damn Good Tips
Squats aren't all that simple, but these recommendations are. Get under the bar and squat right with these tips.
May 13
Tip: Slow Down, Get Huge
Lower slowly to fix your form and up your gains. Here's why.
May 12
Tip: Do Plastic Bars Lead to Greater Gains?
Researchers study whether a new type of wobbly bar recruits more muscle than conventional steel bars.
May 11
6 Mistakes Women Are Still Making in the Gym
Women today are kicking butt in the gym... for the most part. But some are still making the same old mistakes, and a few new ones. Here they are.
May 6
Tip: Gains Stopped? Do Less, Not More
A new study shows the shocking effects of overtraining. Check this out.
May 5
Tip: Squeeze Press & Flye Combo
This complex starts with the squeeze press. Ideally, use hex dumbbells since you need to squeeze them together hard. Then move on to regular flyes.
May 4
Tip: Kettlebell Flyes and Presses
Use kettlebells for this complex, which includes two types of flyes and one press.
May 3
Tip: Press Medley
This medley will blow up your pecs in only one set.