If you look around many commercial gyms, the bench press setup is as rare as hen’s teeth. But that doesn’t mean you should neglect the underboob. The downhill press has long been a favorite for targeting the lower chest, easing the load on the front shoulder and developing separation with the upper abs. However, it […]
Leg day is often filled with visions of hitting the squat rack and leg press machine to max out those muscles, but when the gym is packed and there’s a line at the usual leg day stations, why not change things up by focusing on the corners? Best of all, you can keep things fresh […]
Seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger set new standards for bringing the best possible physique to the stage, winning his first title in 1970 and his last in 1980. To dominate the bodybuilding industry, the future Terminator didn’t just work on his arms, legs and abs. As recently unearthed footage illustrates, the Austrian oak also focused […]
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 […]
As a four-time Mr. Olympia winner, Jay Cutler has built up his chest with countless cables and pec deck reps, but in the interest of a change, the bodybuilding legend says standing barbell flyes are worth a serious look, demonstrating the move to his nearly 6 million loyal Instagram fans. Here’s what you need to […]
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. […]
Dana Linn Bailey, the first-ever Olympia Women’s Physique champion, still looks ready for the podium thanks to her love of finding new ways to keep her body toned. And, in a recent Instagram postBailey, who won her Olympia Prize in 2013, shows that she is still using new training techniques to build her body better. […]
The Bulgarian split squat is an exercise that many lifters love to hate. The love comes from the single-sided strength and the quad and glute goodness. The hate part is simple: they suck and expose every lower body weakness you have. If you’re like me, you do them anyway because the love trumps the hate […]
The set -up for the sitting Dumbbell Overhead Press looks simple: you take the weights, sit down, lift up and come afterwards. However, the process behind the shoulder -pumping movement often stumbles many lifters. Without a solid setup you fight unstable dumbbells, emphasize your shoulders and burning energy that belongs to the sexiness of your […]
If you get ready to perform a barbell -squat, you want to be locked up. Everything less means sloppy representatives, or worse, an injury. Having a simple, repeatable system that you can use when the pressure is, you save energy and a lot of heartache. That is exactly what this pre-lift checklist is for: give […]