Table of Contents Are the classic sit-ups or planks no longer keeping you interested? It’s probably time to spice up your ab workout with a new fitness tool, such as a medicine ball. This heavy ball isn’t just for throwing; you can use it as …
Table of Contents Are you suffering from a stiff back or want to relax your thigh muscles from the previous workout? In that case, you’ll do well to reach for a foam roller. This fitness tool can relax, warm up, and stretch your muscles. However, …
Feeling blah no matter what you put on? These exercises and tips to improve your posture are worth adding to your weekly workouts. While the style, the price and the occasion for when they’ll be worn are all major factors, when it comes to choosing clothes, how you carry yourself …
Bodybuilding has been around for quite some time now, but we have to be honest and say that the science and innovation has been lacking. Recently, many of us have been starting to dig and seek the truth about exercises and nutrition. While some exercises are inefficient, …
Table of Contents Would you like to take a break from lifting weights or just add some variety to your full-body workouts? Then you can try using an exercise ball, which is suitable for strengthening the muscles of your arms, back, abdomen, and legs. This …
Shoulders are essential to the upper body, assisting athletes in nearly every upper body movement. It’s important to keep them in peak strength and mobility. Due to their various functions, it’s good practice to incorporate these shoulder exercises into your routine. Rotations Some movements that may be perceived as warm-up work …
Balance is needed in every aspect of life. The body can grow imbalances by preferring one side over another. This can even be evident in simple acts like walking. Balance training can improve functional capacity in walking, alongside the many other imbalances (1). Training for balance can be integrated into one’s routine fairly …
Chest | Back | Shoulders | Biceps | Triceps | Legs | Abs With so many choices of how to train the lower body, it’s no wonder that so many lifters feel overwhelmed and skip leg day entirely. (That’s your excuse, right?) This list will give you clarity, but you’ll …
Chest | Back | Shoulders | Biceps | Triceps | Legs | Abs The way lifters train their shoulders is usually a balance of personal taste and injury history. Is putting heavy weight overhead the ultimate goal? Or does it make you wince just thinking about it? Are raises your bread and butter, or …
Chest | Back | Shoulders | Biceps | Triceps | Legs | Abs The triceps make up roughly two-thirds of your upper arm, so if you want bigger arms, building your tris is a must. The problem is, every lifter has a different approach. Some simply perform all manner of push-downs, while others spend …
Chest | Back | Shoulders | Biceps | Triceps | Legs | Abs Over the years, a number of studies have sought to investigate the best biceps exercises. This shouldn’t surprise you! You know the first thing you’d do if you ever got access to an EMG machine would be to hook it up to your guns. Be honest. …
Chest | Back | Shoulders | Biceps | Triceps | Legs | Abs There are dozens of exercises you could do on chest day (the Gym2k.com Exercise Database lists well over 200), but you probably don’t want to spend your Monday—aka International Chest Day—doing them all. You just want to know the best exercises to build a muscular chest, so …
Chest | Back | Shoulders | Arms | Quads | Hamstrings | Calves | Abs What are you training today? If you have biceps and triceps on the schedule, consider yourself covered. This workout is quick, but it’s not for the faint of heart. Your guns had better have some pump action in order to handle the assault. …
Chest | Back | Shoulders | Biceps | Triceps | Legs | Abs When you crack your exercise toolkit open each week on back day, you’ve got a seemingly endless array of movements available. If you’re overwhelmed by the sheer number of row variations, or you draw a total blank when thinking of new exercises to try, consider this …
Whether by boredom, restlessness, or simple curiosity, there’s just something fun and motivating when you come up with a new exercise to add to your training. Sure, more often than not you’ll discover that if it’s any good, someone else also “invented” it and has been using for years. Maybe decades. Who cares? That …
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...]