Tip: Build Better Lats With Constant Tension
Build your lats and strengthen your core at the same time with this exercise. Take a look.
September 18
Tip: Alternating Dumbbell Press, From Bottom
Tension builds muscle and this variation provides a lot of tension on the pecs. Be sure the dumbbell held at the bottom doesn't rest against the body.
Tip: Build Explosive Power With This Piece of Crap
This much-maligned piece of gym equipment can do something no other machine can do. Check this out.
September 17
Tip: Alternating Dumbbell Press, From Top
Build your chest and enhance shoulder and elbow stability with this pressing variation. It'll even challenge your core.
September 16
Tip: Decline Kettlebell Pullover
Use kettlebells and a decline bench for your pullovers to increase tension and range of motion.
September 15
Tip: Lying Cable Pullover
Keep the low back pushed into the floor to keep constant tension on the targeted muscles with this pullover variation.
Tip: The Pros and Cons Lifting Belts
Will using a lifting belt really weaken your core? Here's what you need to know.
30 Days to a Big Butt & Great Squat
Aggressive workouts lead to fast progress and monster gains. Here are three different 30-day challenges to bring up your glutes and your PRs.
September 14
Tip: Fine Tune Your Glute Training
You need more than squats and deadlifts. Add a couple of these glute-focused exercises into your program.
September 13
Tip: Should Your Training Program Be Balanced?
Not always. Here's why.
6 Signs You Need to Change Exercises
Don't let yourself become immune to training. Here's how to tell when you need to change things up, plus some smart ways to do it.
September 11
Tip: Should I Use Lifting Straps?
Some say straps lead to a weak grip so they never use them. Others use them for damn near everything. Here's the smart lifter's approach.
September 9
Tip: Bulgarian Split Squat, Drop Set With Iso-Holds
Try this brutal leg training technique that painfully blends unilateral training, drop sets, and isometric holds.
Tip: Do 30-Rep Sets for Muscle
Science shows that sometimes, higher-rep sets work better. Check this out.
September 8
Tip: Fire Up Your Shoulder Growth
Not genetically blessed in the delt department? Try this workout.
September 7
The 5 Most Common Programming Myths
How do you plan your training? These are the rules you'll hear most often, and here's why they're flawed.
September 5
Tip: The Glute and Ham Exercise You've Never Tried
Make this posterior chain staple work even better with this simple modification.
September 4
Tip: Seated Leg Curl to Banded Stiff-Legged Dead
This pump-and-stretch superset is great for hamstring hypertrophy. As a bonus, it's also very back friendly.
Tip: Upgrade Your Shoulder Raises
Build more muscle with lateral raises and front raises. Here's how.
September 3
Tip: The Missing Rep Range for Glute Growth
Butt building is bodybuilding, not powerlifting. Don't make this mistake.