If you’ve been looking to add size and strength to your arms, you’ve probably asked these common questions: How heavy should I lift? And what rep range actually delivers noticeable results? Enter the ...
If you’re looking to build thicker and fuller biceps without spending extensive hours in the weights room, it might be time to consider swapping your typical arms workout for the 5/20 method, three ...
Everything you’ve been taught about building muscle and getting stronger might be completely backwards. While you’ve been religiously counting reps and pushing through sets like a human calculator, a ...
Look, if you’re at all curious about weight lifting and strength training exercises, you’ve probably heard the word “reps” at some point. You may have even used the abbreviation yourself but still not ...
Weightlifting lore—which is more inclusive than it sounds—dictates that if you’re looking to build size, the smart money is on forcing your muscles to adapt by testing them with increasingly heavy ...
POV: You’ve got 3 sets of 8–10 goblet squats. You feel great, go heavier than usual, and grind out only 6 reps. You “missed” the target—and you feel defeated. Here’s the reframe: it matters less than ...
Up-down planks (also called walking planks or commando planks) are an exercise I dread every time I come across them in a ...
To boost your running performance, you consider strength training, but now you’ve got two major questions. Is that effort really necessary? And should I do high reps at a lower weight or low reps at a ...
Knowing how many sets to do per workout is a minefield. In fact, just listening to your PT reel off the many different types of set names can feel like you've landed in a foreign country. That's why ...
If you’re on a workout kick, there are quite a few strength training exercises you can add to your daily repertoire to keep the momentum going. Certain low-intensity moves can be done every day — not ...