Whether your goal is to build strength, muscular endurance, or just look great in a sleeveless shirt (hey, we don't blame you!), supersets may be the golden ticket. The word might sound like advanced gym lingo, but supersets actually pretty simple — and effective. Exercise Sets Reps Plyo Push-Up 3 6–8 Incline Alternating Dumbbell Press 3 8–10 each side Incline Two-Arm
Most women count their repetitions at a constant, steady pace. But to spark a change in your body’s composition, you need to shock your muscles with new training methods. That’s where these series of numbers come in: they each represent time in seconds and provide a “tempo map” for your reps. Take the series 1–2–1 in relation to a leg
Odds are that when we say “daily cardio exercise,” you immediately think about logging miles on a treadmill or an elliptical. But it doesn’t have to be that way. After all, you should never feel boxed in or bored by your workouts. “Ugh, I guess I’ll just hop on for 20 minutes and hate every second of it” is probably
Training with kettlebells is a really effective way to build power and burn serious calories at the gym. That's why we designed this two-move, fat-burning kettlebell workout around the most classic kettlebell exercise: the swing. You’re working everything from grip strength to core strength, to your booty and backside. Not just that, but there is no ‘downtime’ during the kettlebell
If you look at the best jeans a man should wear for his body type, you’ll see there’s a pretty big difference between the things a shorter, stockier man should look for compared to a taller, lankier guy. What does that have to do with fitness? The same idea carries over to the weight room, too. Height plays a major role when
Where is your body the strongest? The weakest? If you’re guessing right now, don’t go another week without doing these six exercises, which will give you objective answers to those two very important questions. (It’ll give you a total-body muscle-building workout, too. Bonus!) Completing a full-body strength assessment like this is important because it shows you if you have a
It may look simple, but you're using your own strength to pull your body up and the pull-up engages all major muscle groups. It strengthens your arms and shoulders, back muscles, overall body strength and has significant benefits on your mental health too, as you pull your body into position. If you rotate between only overhand, underhand, and neutral-grip pull-ups,
Ever done a push-up and felt your hips hit the floor and your arms barely bend? We’ve been there. A push-up is a total-body functional movement that’s great for increasing strength. It has the added benefit of engaging your core and lower body. Since it’s a bodyweight exercise, it can be done just about anywhere — with a ton of
Thanks to our groundbreaking, tested plan, you can shrink a whole size (or two!), tone trouble spots, and banish annoying dimples, for a confident summer look. At the heart of the plan is a strength-cardio routine designed to target the areas you want to firm up the most—your legs, butt, and belly. Because these are some of your biggest muscles,
While intense workouts can lead to positive physical adaptations, including improved fitness and body composition, when done too frequently or without a focus on form, they have the potential to lead to negative health outcomes including overtraining and injuries. These workouts will get you shredded in no time! What you can expect from practically any intense workout is a serious
