When you join a gym near you and begin to lift weights, virtually any training program will work. However, these newbie gains are short-lived and you'll quickly hit a plateau. But before you give up, give the push/pull split a try. It’s the best way to build more muscle and burn more fat One major benefit of a push/pull plan is
Planks, without a doubt, are the best core exercise there is. The harder-than-they-look poses in this workout take it up another notch. Adding movement—like, say, raising an arm off the ground—while holding a plank position increases the challenge to your abs. It also recruits your legs, glutes, back, shoulders, and arms to get in on the action—meaning it can firm
You don’t always want to do your everyday abs workout, or even use gym equipment to work your abs. Luckily, you don’t have to. If you’ve never thought about working your core while standing, you should as it is more beneficial than standard sitting abs exercises! It may even be more effective because your core muscles aren’t just the ones
Sometimes working out is just so much work. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get stronger and spend time on your back watching your favourite programme? we've hooked you up with a dumbbell workout you can do almost entirely reclined. Even if you’re horizontal for the whole workout, there are plenty of challenging moves you can do with dumbbells
When it comes to lower-body training, targeting your hamstrings is key. From helping you explode on the starting line to aiding you in the declaration when you need to come to a quick stop, the muscles in the back of your legs are essential to optimal performance. They’re key to daily activity, too. Hamstrings are important for any activity that
You may simply want to fill out your jeans or turn heads while you’re wearing your bikini this summer. Well, do you have about a quarter of an hour to zero in on your glutes? If so, we have a plan that involves just two common fitness tools: dumbbells and a stability ball. This workout is designed to blast your
Even out your pushes and pulls with this fat-burning, muscle-building, full-body workout. When you train, it’s tempting to do only your favourite strength exercises. But favouring only a few isolated, similar movements and neglecting opposing and complementary ones can create muscular imbalances. Push exercises work the muscles you use to move weight away from your body, specifically the pectorals, triceps,
Each week on back day, you've got a seemingly endless array of movements. Knowing which are best suited for building a wide, thick back will help you get the job done faster, which is why we've created our list of top 8 mass-building back exercises. We selected the following 8 exercises based on how difficult each movement is, how much
Can we talk about arms for a quick sec? If you think an arm workout requires push-ups, heavy weights, barbells, or pull-ups, you would be wrong. Actually, all you need are a few sets of dumbbells or just a resistance band to work your biceps, triceps, and shoulders in 15 minutes. Flabby arms look as bad as a jiggly tummy.
It's a difficult muscle to build. So much so, that men are now starting to go under the knife to have chest implants. There's a whole treasure trove full of workouts and exercises to be uncovered to blast the chest that can sculpt your pecs and push your upper body training days to the next level. But first, try our
