Strength Training
Strength training is the fastest way to change how your body looks and how it holds up over time. This section covers barbell work, machine work, and bodyweight training for people who want to get stronger, not just sweat. You will find bench press and deadlift technique, powerlifting routines, muscle group workouts, and honest takes on popular programs. Dumbbell only routines live in Dumbbell Training.
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Deadlift Muscles Worked: Primary Movers by VariationWhat the deadlift actually trains, and how to program it.
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Best Chest Workout for Mass: Exercises, Sets, and RepsSets, reps and the gear that makes the difference.
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Beginner Weight Lifting for Women: A 4-Lift Dumbbell PlanStart here if you have never trained with weights.
Strength Training
A hip thrust substitute has to do the same mechanical job, not just work the glutes. This guide scores twelve...
The Smith machine RDL fixes the bar path, which is why lifters like it and why it is a compromised...
A coaching guide to the Smith machine shoulder press, covering seat position on an angled rail, grip width, seated versus...
Smith machine bars run roughly 6 to 45 pounds and there is no industry standard. This guide explains why the...
Eight real lat pulldown substitutes organized by the reason you need one, from band pulldowns and pullovers to assisted pull...
The lat pulldown is driven by the latissimus dorsi, with real help from the teres major, traps, rhomboids, rear delts,...
Full range of motion is not the same distance for every lifter. This guide breaks down the three things that...
A five-exercise strength routine for women who want lean muscle without the bulk, with sets and reps for every lift,...
Strongman events run on stones, kegs, yokes and rope, and almost none of that lives in a commercial gym. Here...