December 30
Direct Arm Training: Pros and Cons
At last, the definitive answer to the age-old question of whether direct arm work is really necessary for big guns.
December 27
How to Do the Jefferson Deadlift
A deadlift variation as old as the barbell that will pack on mass and kick up your pulling power.
December 26
7 Ways to Hack Your Hip Hinge
The hip hinge is the single most-important movement pattern for squats and deadlifts. Can you even do them correctly?
December 23
Program Shock: Do the Opposite
Shock your body into building more muscle in just two weeks using Opposite Training. Here’s how.
December 20
Double-Paused Deadlifts
Deadlift stuck? Here's a trick that will quickly improve your technique and help you set a new PR.
December 19
9 Tricks for Consistent Workouts
Building a better body requires commitment and consistency. Here's how to never miss a workout.
December 18
Last Set Mayhem
Combine volume and intensity by performing multiple sets and then taking the last set to muscle-tearing oblivion.
December 17
How to Do the Top 8 Back Exercises
Do you disappear when you turn sideways? Then you need to train your back as hard as your arms.
December 16
The Simple Cure for Weak Body Parts
Just about everyone has one pathetic muscle group. Here's a plan to make that embarrassment a thing of the past.
December 13
10 Best Unilateral Exercises
How to get stronger and balance out your monotonous diet of squats and deadlifts with single-leg movements.
December 12
The Reactive Warm-up
Forget those long warm-ups that have you break-dancing across the gym floor. Here's something short and effective.
December 10
How to Build Mass as a Tall Lifter
If you're tall and you want to build muscle, you need to adopt new exercises, new techniques, and new strategies.
December 9
7 Rules of Conditioning
How to turn Testosterone-sapping, muscle-burning cardio work into something that burns fat and builds muscle.
December 6
The Specificity/Variability Paradox
To achieve a goal, you must train specifically for the task. But without variation you'll fizzle. Here's how to fix that problem.
December 5
The 3 Best Rowing Exercises
You gotta row to grow if you want an impressive back. Here are three powerful variations you probably haven't tried before.
December 4
Advanced Deadlift Programming
If your deadlift is stuck, you need more than a new exercise or technique cue to get it moving. You need a system.
December 2
CrossFit: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly
CrossFit is the greatest thing ever to happen to barbell training, except for all the awful parts of it.
November 29
Kickstand Back Squats
Check out this single-leg movement that provides all the benefits of unilateral work while still allowing you to go heavy.
November 27
Superhuman Planks
If you can do anything other than focus on not blacking out while performing a plank, you're doing it wrong.