Plenty of lifters use bodyweight exercises for high reps to add extra volume to a training program with minimal joint stress. And there’s a ton of benefit to this! But it’s definitely not the only way to train them. With moves like push-ups, rows, and chins, you generally are moving through a large, natural …
Like 99.9 percent of lifters, I’ve loved bench pressing since I first touched knurled steel back in my teens. At first, I benched for high school football, and because the coveted “250 Club” T-shirt was a must-have. After college, I hit my first official 400-pound bench in a contest—and did it raw. My competitive bench-pressing […]
For the past few years, I’ve been seeing more people pushing this idea that everyone needs to be doing the big compound lifts multiple times a week. And why not? After all, more is better, right?More money is good. More sex is good. More protein is good. More squats and deadlifts must be good too, […]
Let's take a trip back in time. How far? Back before the gym was cluttered with dudes with camera crews, and stick figure lifters who strain harder for a selfie than they do during a set of squats.Back then, before the … [Read More...]