Once you mastered how to bench press correctly, you mastered gains. If there is one exercise that doesn't need introduction, it's the bench press. Yet, many people perform it incorrectly, hindering their gains and potentially risking the integrity of their skulls as well. The bench press is one of the BIG 5 exercises that can give you a full body workout and
Up-and-coming training programs often tend to steal the thunder of the exercises we have been doing since the rise of recreational exercise. While it is important to adjust your workouts regularly to keep your body and mind on their proverbial toes, sometimes, the simplest solution is what you really need. It seems like every new exercise modality is high-intensity interval
You’ve tried situps, cardio, and dumbbell side bends, but nothing seems to get rid of that stubborn belly fat on your sides. Sound familiar? It might be time to change up your gym routine—or start a new one. Commonly called “love handles,” that belly fat collecting around your torso is a key indicator of poor overall health. This workout is
Doing the same gym routine puts you in serious danger of falling into a fitness rut. Not only are fitness ruts a drag to your workout motivation, they also keep you from getting all that you can from your workout. One common culprit of a fitness rut is overtraining because stress and a high volume of workouts can lead to
If you spend a few weeks working hard in the gym and eating a strict, healthy diet that puts you in a calorie deficit every day, you’ll start to notice the emergence of a set of upper abs. At this point you’d be forgiven for making the assumption that the rest of your abs are set to follow in a
When it comes to working your body as effectively as possible, “more is more” — at least when it comes to the number of muscles recruited with each exercise you do. In the old-school body-building world, isolation is the means to an end. This type of training is perfect when it comes to carving the bulky biceps and mushroom-cap delts
Don't shy away from medicine balls because you don't know what to do with them. The medicine ball workout below to seriously sculpt your core while you work your arms and legs too. Medicine balls are a great piece of equipment you can add to basically just about any exercise and train with them to add speed, endurance, or power
Having a strong core is a beautiful thing. A strong core helps you maintain support and control of our body in all of your daily activities, from picking up the kids to hitting the gym. These yoga poses for abs will improve core strength, help reduce strain on the spine, and prevent injuries by improving posture and balance. So, even
Whether you are a gym oldie or newbie, the following has most likely has happened to you: You hit the weights very hard making all big gains, then all of a sudden your muscles stop responding and become glaringly stagnant. Gains are harder to come by and your workouts lack the same vigor as before. What happened?…You’ve hit a rut
Some days you get into the gym and feel completely overwhelmed. As if it wasn’t hard enough to walk through those double-doors in the first place, a crowded floor can turn that sweat session into a stress session. Good news: With just a bench—and some dumbbells—you can do a slew of total-body toning movements. Having just a few tools at
