Tip: Master the Chin-Up Shrug
Build your traps and upper back with bodyweight. Here's how.
April 11
Tip: Master the Foam Roller Chest Press
Build your chest and improve your lifting mechanics with this bench press variation.
Tip: To Grow, Do This BEFORE Your Big Lifts
Use this technique to increase your mind-muscle connection and build more muscle.
Tip: Do This After Heavy Lifting
Keep your back healthy by adding this feel-good move to your workout.
April 10
Tip: The Standing Kettlebell Shrug
Barbell shrugs are great, but if that's all you do you're missing a major portion of the traps. Try this.
Tip: The Lying Leg Raise with Band
This one looks weird, but you'll see how effective it is after your first rep.
Tip: A New Way to Build Stubborn Lats
It's not a new exercise, but a better way to do pulldowns that will turn on muscle growth fast. Check it out.
Tip: Trigger Biceps Growth With Spider Curls
Nail the under-stimulated portion of your biceps and you'll add size fast. Here's how.
April 9
Tip: Nail Your Middle and Lower Traps
To prevent imbalances, don't forget to train the part of your traps that you can't see in the mirror. Here's how.
Tip: Lift With Two, Lower With One
This training method builds muscle several different ways, including increasing growth factors like IGF-1. Here's how to do it.
Tip: The Scientific Reason Women Need to Go Heavy
How heavy? Here's the science.
April 8
Tip: The Head-Off Chest Press
Build more strength and hit your pecs harder with this simple but challenging adjustment.
Tip: Two Ways to Ramp Up Your Chest Training
If your goal is hypertrophy, use these techniques the next time you do dumbbell bench presses.
Tip: Careful, 'Roids Make You Forget Stuff
We know what performance-enhancing drugs can do for your muscles, but what about your mind? A new study has some answers.
April 7
Tip: The Kelso Shrug for Traps and Back
If you only do standing shrugs, you're missing a big part of your traps. Try this.
Tip: Build Arms With The Underhand Row
When you do rows with a supinated grip, there's a greater overload stimulus on the biceps and you turn regular barbell rows into an arm AND back-builder.
Tip: Drop, Fail, Grow
First recruit all the muscle fibers you can, then fatigue them for massive gains. Here's how.
Tip: A New Exercise for Big Shoulders
Build your delts AND keep them healthy with this challenging new exercise.
April 6
Tip: Squat Jumps for More Muscle Recruitment
Recruit more muscle, wake up your nervous system, and get more athletic. Squat jumps bridge the gap between jumping in sport and squatting in the gym.
Tip: Do Broad Jumps for Explosiveness
Become a better athlete. Broad jumps are awesome for developing explosive horizontal hip power and athleticism.