When he’s not living the suburban life—marketing job, wife, toddler, dog—Zach Fowle is strapped to his ergometer, its rhythmic hum counting down the hundreds of miles he logs each year without leaving his basement. Fowle, 38, has been a competitive indoor rower for five years. However, he did not switch from water to machine like […]
Most of us have had our good and bad days when it comes to deadlift day. You step up to the bar, secure your deadlift setup, and just try to rip it off the floor. But something doesn’t feel right. Your grip loosens and your lower back screams, “No, thank you.” You can stop the […]
The landmine has been around much longer than you realize. Long before it became a staple, lifters would prop a barbell in a corner to perform T-Bar Rows. What started as a side hustle became an effective tool for improving strength, power and performance. Many view incline barbell training as training wheels for barbells or […]
Romanian Deadlifts are great for making hamstring gains, but a popular hack shared online is pushing gym-goers further than ever. The move, demonstrated by bodybuilder and coach Abel Albonetti, has been praised as ‘genius’ by followers on Instagram. Here’s how to try it yourself. Although Albonetti doesn’t claim to have invested in this move himself, […]
I approached the bar like any other deadlift I performed, or so I thought. I put my feet on the ground, hinged on the bar, grabbed it and tore it open. It wasn’t necessarily a very heavy weight, but this time the lift literally felt different. I heard a tear in my lower back, which […]
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 […]
WWE’s Ilja Dragunov is a wrestler who harkens back to an era of strong-style technical wrestling, ensuring that every move performed in the ring has a purpose. And as his sweat-filled gym sessions show, this Moscow-born mat star is just as aggressive with his workouts. Dragunov is a detail man when it comes to his […]
When you imagine Every Minute of the Minute Workout (EMOM), you think of lifting weights quickly while your lungs are screaming at you to stop and your feet are sweating. But what happens when you flip the script and go heavy? You’re getting stronger – fast. This 15-minute deadlift EMOM is more than just a […]
With six consecutive Classic Physique Olympia titles claimed before ending his career in triumph last year, Chris Bumstead is as motivated in the gym in 2025 as ever, but with the pressure of competitive bodybuilding no longer an issue, Cbum is instead focusing on stability, mobility and keeping as much muscle as possible. And in […]