Tip: 6-Ways for Shoulders
Add this to the end of your shoulder workout and get ready to burn and grow.
March 2
Tip: Machine Laterals With Assisted Negatives
For this intensity technique, do the concentric part of the exercise on your own, then have your training partner push down during the negative as you resist.
March 1
Tip: Hang and Swing Destroyer Set
Stubborn rear delts? Punish them until they grow with this 100 rep drop set. Use partials at first, then full range on the last drop.
Tip: Do More Reps for Real Life Strength
Here's why everyone needs to add some higher-rep sets to their workouts.
Lifters Need to Lift More Often
Hitting each muscle once per week works for newbies, but not for experienced lifters. Here's why and what to do about it.
February 27
Tip: Over and Backs for Delts
Also called the Bradford press, this continuous tension movement is a great delt-day finisher.
Tip: Build Quads & Glutes, Even With a Bad Back
Low back acting up? You can still train your lower body hard. Try this.
February 26
Tip: The Best Way to Boost Time Under Tension
For best results, should you do slow reps or just more reps per set? Check out the new science here.
February 24
Tip: The Most Underrated Factor in Training
Spoiler alert: It's tempo. Here's how to manipulate it for hypertrophy, strength, and even fat loss.
February 20
Tip: Goblet and Hack Squat Superset
For quad size, do 6 rounds of narrow goblet squats followed by continuous tension hack squats. Rest only 60 seconds between rounds.
Tip: Squatting Misses This Leg Muscle
Squats rock, but they actually don't give you complete quad development. Here's what gets skipped and what exercise will fix it.
5 Alternatives to a Painful Squat
If squatting causes pain in your low back, knees, or shoulders, try one of these pain-free exercises that'll still get you big and strong.
February 19
Tip: No Need to Hate on Lifting Straps
Straps are used by pro bodybuilders, figure competitors, strongmen, and even powerlifters, so why the outrage? Here's how to use them wisely.
Tip: Surprising New Research on Rep Ranges
If you train upper body with this specific rep range while working the lower body with another specific range, you'll make lots more progress.
February 17
Tip: Chest Supported Dumbbell Row
This supported version of the dumbbell row is more back friendly. Get a good stretch at the bottom and drive the elbow back hard.
Tip: Build Glutes with Accommodating Resistance
Smoke that butt with these two banded exercise variations.
February 15
Tip: 3 Tips for a Perfect Curl
Stagger your stance, think bend and extend, and use the pane-of-glass cue to get the best results from standing curls.
Tip: Get a Great Workout in Half the Time
A new study shows that this method of weight training works great, and it can cut your workout time in half.
February 14
Tip: Why You Need a Cheap Stopwatch
Sure, your phone has a timer, but taking a stopwatch to the gym can help you ramp up training density without distractions. Here's how.
Tip: Your Hatred of the Smith Machine is Dumb
Pro bodybuilders, hot fitness chicks, strongmen, and even powerlifters sometimes use the Smith machine. Here's why.