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The beauty of fitness programs is that very few are identical. Depending on a person’s goals, you’ll find basically everyone at your gym has different exercises, rep counts, set numbers, and strategies that they do day-in, day-out. Some will even have completely different gym methodologies—there...

Almost everyone who’s touched a barbell or dumbbell in recent years has looked at Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and yearned for muscles even half the size of his. While we can’t guarantee you’ll get as big as the People’s Champ, there is a way that you can emulate his workouts thanks to Spotify...

The definition of adrenaline rush for more than five million endurance athletes is rope climbing, Atlas stone carrying, and pumping out burpees over long and rough terrain. The definition of ingenuity is trying to replicate the adventures of Spartan racing on a phone app. The OG’s of OCR had...

Surprise: The triceps actually make up the bulk of your upper arm (no matter how many biceps curls you do). “Triceps are the big, primary movers for upper-body ‘push’ motion, meaning extension of the arms,” says personal trainer Chris Clough, based in Baltimore and Washington, DC. “The most...

If we had a dollar for every well-intentioned person who’s centered his or her fat-burning efforts around low- to moderate-intensity cardio sessions, we could make Fort Knox our summer retreat. This “I’m trying to lose weight, so I’m just doing cardio” attitude has become widespread, as people...

Hadi Choopan impressed bodybuilders and fans everywhere last year with a third place finish in his first-ever Mr. Olympia contest. And while it remains to be seen if “The Persian Wolf” will be able to step foot on stage in Las Vegas this year, he’s wasting no time reminding us why he’s a force...

Weightlifting is primarily about how much weight you can lift, and there have been weightlifting events for thousands of years. The purpose of training as a weightlifter is to make you stronger. Bodybuilding, on the other hand, is about using weight training to improve the size and shape of all...

Yoga can be an excellent supplement to any existing workout routine. Every budding yogi knows that consistent practice is key to progress on the mat. Yet, there are often times — such as during a pandemic — where you can’t get to a studio. The simple solution is yoga apps. Not having access to...

Being an elite athlete is a difficult enough job, but IFBB Pro League Bikini competitor Camile Periat stacks it with being a mom and businesswoman. Periat has competed in three Bikini Olympias so far and has already qualified for the 2020 show, so she’s working toward bringing her best physique...

If you’re still looking for a simple, minimal-equipment workout regimen to help you get shredded during quarantine, then look no further. Personal trainer, actor, and at-home workout fanatic Andy McDermott has designed this simple three-day-a-week, two month workout regimen that utilizes nothing...

Even when you have the best intentions, sometimes getting a workout in just doesn’t seem possible on a given day. It might be time constraints or a lack of motivation, and sometimes you just need to find a workout that accommodates both. Enter this killer HIIT routine from trainer and athlete...

Once you’ve set some goals, it should be easy to get in the gym, dial in your nutrition plan and hit them, right? Well, that’s not always the case. Getting in shape requires dedication and commitment, and it’s not a process that happens overnight. Obstacles creep up and if you’re not careful...

It doesn’t matter if you’re aspiring to get your bodybuilding pro card or simply build the best body on the beach—abs are essential. But unlike, say, your delts or your biceps, your abs don’t simply show up just because you train them hard. If you want to see your abs, you need to create a plan...

One of the easiest body parts to injure is most certainly the lower back, or lumbar back. The word lumbar is derived from the latin word lumbus, meaning lion, which is fitting considering that many weight lifters get injured while performing their lower back workout, trying to unleash their...

Often when someone is inspired to lose weight, they decide to start doing more at-home cardio workouts. When someone’s inspired to do more at-home cardio workouts, they usually buy a piece of expensive workout equipment. And when they get tired of the expensive workout equipment, it ends up...

In the age of Covid-19, most of us are learning how to get by with a limited amount of gym equipment — some may just have a pair of dumbbells, a single kettlebell, or some random resistance bands. Still others may be stuck with a pull-up bar, or the jungle gym bars at the local playground...

From prospective clients to strangers on airplanes and vacationers at resorts, I’ve heard every excuse imaginable as to why people's can't make it to the gym: “I don’t have time to get to the gym” or “I'm social distancing myself,” "the coronavirus shutdown my gym." I’ve even heard, “I’m going...

@ArmzKorleone / Twitter You'll find combination exercises in plenty of our workout routines because we're big fans of efficient workouts that maximize muscle gain and fat loss in a timely manner. When performed with an appropriate amount of weight, good combination moves—take the hammer curl to...

Chris Nicoll / M+F Magazine “It wasn’t the outcome I was hoping for,” Henri-Pierre Ano admits, after reflecting on his 14th-place finish in 2019’s Olympia Classic Physique. Ano, 38, had plenty of reasons for disappointment. The Canadian stepped onstage with high hopes of improving on his 2018...

Kevin Horton / M+F Magazine Dexter “The Blade” Jackson turned pro by winning the light-heavyweight and overall at the 1998 North American Championships, and throughout his career, the 235-pounder has used his flawless proportions, shape, and otherworldly conditioning to overcome foes who...