muscles

If you’d rather slam a 25-pound dumbbell on your foot than do another freaking crunch to train your abs, we have the perfect move for you: the V-sit single-arm press. Why Do The V-Sit Press: The V-sit single-arm press is a training twofer that combines an overhead press that helps you enhance...

Go into almost any gym and you’ll see people doing exercises like sit-ups and leg raises. They believe these are the best exercise for abs. But they’re not — it’s crunch exercises. Here’s an experiment. Stand up and hold onto something for balance. Put your other hand on your abs. Now, raise...

I was a big fan of the late Nasser El Sonbaty. He was a big, strong, pro bodybuilder, winner of several Grands Prix and the Arnold Classic. Good as he was, I noticed on weakness in his physique: Nasser had huge lats, but when he hit a back-double biceps post his upper middle back seemed...

Even beginner lifters usually have a pretty good idea how to pump up the “show muscles” like the biceps and the pecs. Attaining six-pack abs is fairly straightforward, as long as your body fat percentage is low enough. But ask a beginner what quad exercises can build big, powerful quad muscles...

Olympians in Rio have taken to cupping. It's an ancient therapy meant to release tension in your muscles. Several athletes have posted pictures of their polk...