5 Form Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making
Fix These Upper-Body Training Mistakes to Grow
May 5
The 5 Best Warm-Ups for Big Lifts
Prime your body to lift heavier, lift harder, and do it all safely. Here's how strong lifters get it done.
April 28
5 Critical Exercises for Athletes
Muscle imbalances are weaknesses. Weaknesses cause injuries. Injuries suck. Fix the problem. Here's how.
April 27
The Truth About Direct Arm Training
Many functional training zealots will tell you there's no need to train the biceps and triceps directly. Here's why they're wrong... and kinda puny.
April 25
4 Myths Many Lifters Actually Believe
The practices some lifters still swear by are dumb and counterproductive. Got someone telling you to do these? Don't. Already doing them? Stop.
April 22
Squat Mechanics: A Deep Analysis
It's time to finally fix your squat. Here's an in-depth look at squat mechanics from the author of Starting Strength.
April 21
Bad Back, Big Muscles
Nagging back pain is no excuse to get fat and weak. Here's how to keep training hard while your back heals up.
April 14
Fine-Tuning the Clean
You don't have to be a competitive Olympic lifter to benefit from the clean. Build power and explosiveness with one lift. Here's how.
April 5
The 4 Paths To Strength
There's more than one way to build nasty strength, but you always have to be smart about max effort training and exercise variety. Here's your guide.
April 4
6 Lifting Strategies That Always Work
Cut through all the complex weight lifting theory with these proven strategies for building strength and muscle.
March 28
The 7 New Rules of Lifting
Stop burning out, being weak, and wasting time. Follow these proven training principles and keep the progress coming.
March 21
DOMS: No Pain, No Gain?
Does getting sore actually lead to more muscle growth? Can you get big and strong without getting sore? The answers here may surprise you.
March 14
From Average to Athlete
Are you a balanced athlete? Take a look at these tests, try a few, and see how you stack up.
March 7
Kroc: From Matt to Janae
The transgender powerlifter and bodybuilder formerly known as Matt Kroc speaks out.
March 1
7 Truths About Strength Training
Getting strong goes beyond lifting heavy. Here's what experienced lifters know that keeps them going long after most have quit.
February 25
4 Surprising Ways to Boost Your Bench
Some of the stuff you need to do to get a bigger bench press doesn't involve actual bench pressing. Check out the tips and get the training program here.
February 24
Straighten Before You Strengthen
Building strength and symmetrical muscle isn't possible with an asymmetrically aligned physique. Here's how to assess your posture and fix it fast.
January 14
21 Days to a Bigger Back
Doing a back workout once a week isn't going to cut it. You need to crush it and crush it hard several times a week.
January 7
One Exercise for Stronger Squats & Biceps
Perfect your squat form and build your biceps with this simple (but challenging) exercise. Check it out.
January 4
The Pros and Cons of Percentage Training
Many popular strength programs are based on percentages of your one rep max. Sometimes that's good. Sometimes it's bad. Here's why.