MOST GUYS GO about their business in the gym with one of two goals: They either want to build strength or gain muscle (or just as likely, they hope to achieve a bit of both). To achieve either of ...

What are compound exercises? Essentially, they’re movements that target several muscle groups at once. Examples include squats, lunges, push-ups and burpees. Because the exercises recruit a lot of ...

Compound lifts are evolving, and strength experts across the United States are rethinking how volume and intensity should be ...

Put simply, compound exercises are moves that recruit large muscle groups and use multiple joints. "You're activating several muscles or muscle groups at one time," Brooke Taylor, NASM- and ...

They say that “knowledge is power”, but you know what else is power? Deadlifting twice your body weight and benching 100kg/220lbs. And to do that, you must know what compound exercises are and how to ...

Smart programming, mechanical tension, and focused execution are the real secrets behind chest growth—here’s how to train ...

JENNIFER: THANKS, TAYLOR. IT'S TIME FOR 11 FITNESS. JOINING US A NEW TRAINER, EMILY SOCOLINSKY FROM FIVE BY 3 TRAINING AND YOUR STUDENT EXTRAORDINAIRE, PAULINE. THANK ...

Still associating barbell exercises with 1980s Russian weightlifters? Well, don’t. They're one of the most powerful–and not to mention versatile– ways of building muscle and overall strength, ...

If you’re looking to strengthen your glutes, don’t sleep on barbell hip thrusts. This popular lower body move effectively zeroes in on your booty, and it gives you the added benefit of extending your ...