Jeff Nippard’s Low Volume Leg Day Workout for High Quality Muscle Gains – Muscle & Fitness

Jeff Nippard, a natural bodybuilder and science-backed coach, recently undertook a successful 100-day low-volume training experiment that showed that muscle can still be preserved while reducing training time. To that end, the savvy Canadian has now developed some low-volume training sessions to keep him on track, and here’s how you can try his efficient yet […]

15-Minute Unilateral Kettlebell EMOM Workout for Strength, Symmetry and Core Stability – Muscle & Fitness

Many lifters have a dominant side that does more than its fair share, and unless you address it, that imbalance will reflect in your performance. That’s where this 15-minute unilateral kettlebell EMOM comes in. This asymmetrical strength circuit includes five unilateral exercises performed every minute on the minute. That means there is no help from […]

Muscle Confusion Myth: Why Constantly Changing Workouts Kills Gains – Muscle and Fitness

You know the man. Every time you see him in the gym, he’s doing a different workout: new exercises, wild rep schemes, random circuits stitched together. The goal, besides looking cool and attracting attention? He believes that muscles grow through confusion. But here’s the truth: muscles don’t get confused, but they do eventually become understimulated. […]

10 Best Loaded Carrying Variations for Strength, Conditioning and Core Stability – Muscle & Fitness

Charged carries are one of the easiest ways to get strong, but that doesn’t make it easy. Pick up something heavy, walk and repeat. Carrying trains your entire body to support, stabilize and move under load. Carrying not only builds strength, but serious toughness. You’ll forge a stronger core, bulletproof your shoulders, and strengthen your […]

Master the Seated Dumbbell Overhead Press Setup: 5 Checklist Steps for Stronger Shoulders – Muscle Strength and Fitness

The setup for the seated dumbbell overhead press seems simple: you grab the weights, sit down, hoist them up, and get after them. However, the setup often trips up many lifters. Without a solid setup, you’ll be fighting unstable dumbbells, straining your shoulders and burning the energy that comes with shoulder sexiness. Unlike a barbell, […]

Joe DeFranco Reveals the Right Way to Conquer Closed-Grip Bench Press – Muscle & Fitness

Popular strength and conditioning coach Joe DeFranco, the owner of DeFranco’s gyma private facility located in East Rutherford, NJ, has trained martial artists, NFL players and WWE wrestlers and motivated them to push their limits. But in a recent Instagram post, the fitness pro explained why a lack of form could derail any athlete’s progress. […]