If you want to tone your back and upper arms, try the intense and effective lat pulldowns. Here’s how to do it properly! Do you want to build your upper body and back muscles at the same time? If so, lat pulldowns can help! Lat pulldowns are more than just a back exercise, it is […]
Bicep curls are a great workout regime for the muscles in the upper and lower arms. Know all the benefits of this upper arm exercise and how to do it the right way. Strong biceps can make everyday tasks easy. Beyond just looking good, powerful biceps help with improving posture and reduce neck and shoulder […]
If you want to tone your back and upper arms, try the intense and effective tricep pushdowns. Here’s how to do it properly! Are you looking for ways to build defined triceps on the back of your upper arms? Adding tricep pushdowns can be an excellent workout for targeting this area. This exercise involves pushing […]
Push up bar exercises can help you build your upper body strength and muscles faster. So, try the best push up bars and get fitter. If you are looking for a workout regime that can help you build your upper body strength and muscles, push-ups are surely the perfect choice. It helps target …
Dips are one of the most effective and versatile upper body exercises that engage multiple muscle groups simultaneously. They’re a staple in calisthenic training, and you’ll find them included in a variety of workout regimes—from beginner level to advanced. Despite their seemingly straightforward execution, dips offer different variations and progressions that can challenge …
The thoracic spine, or upper back, is an often overlooked area of the body. Many athletes who struggle with overhead lifts have trouble because their upper back is stiff. For individuals with neck and back pain, improving the thoracic spine can also be a great way to help improve symptoms. If your upper back …
Week 2 Tips Beginners – Forging the mind to muscle connection may be a challenge in and of itself. So start light and focus on making your motions intentional. Intermediate – You have a pretty good grasp on the muscles your intending to train. So with that understanding of targeted muscle, let’s make every …
It’s no secret that a variety of exercises are needed to effectively train your shoulders. Presses, raises, reverse fly variations—they’re all great and contribute in their own ways to building healthy, balanced shoulders. But these shoulder-day staples aren’t the only tools you have at your disposal! Your shoulders can also benefit from some quality …
The only people who understand the unique struggles big, tall guys have to deal with when it comes to lifting weights, are big, tall guys. Leave it to the smaller crowd to say we’re not working hard enough, and that lifting weights is lifting weights. That couldn’t be further from the truth. The reason top […]
Growing a physique that’s not just eye-catching, but downright freakily amazing, doesn’t happen by accident. It takes hard work, but also a smart approach to splitting up your training. The Gym2k.com All Access program FreakMode: Alex Savva’s 12-Week Fitness Plan will give you both. For the first four weeks, the program is designed to help […]
Gym2k.com contributor and doctor of physical therapy John Rusin writes a lot about the elusive search many lifters find themselves on for pain-free pressing and upper-body lifting. And for him, it begins with one key idea: having more reps of pulls in your program than pushes. Like, far more. Specifically, in his recent article “Safe, […]
Two-time Ms. Figure Olympia Erin Stern has tremendous shoulders, not only because she trains them hard, but because she trains them frequently.In fact, in her popular Gym2k.com All Access program Erin Stern’s Elite Body 4-Week Fitness Trainer, Stern has you hit them twice a week: once with arms, and once with chest. If you’re a […]
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...]