Here's exactly what you're working when you hit the bar to do one of the most comprehensive upper body exercises ...

Skip the machines. Build muscle after 60 with squats, overhead presses, lunges, and dumbbell rows, plus form tips.

TRAINING FOR YOUR target physique will always be more complicated than just hoisting some weights, flexing in the mirror, and praying for muscle growth. You'll need to follow a smart plan—and then, ...

Most fly variations will challenge your chest to take on one of the major functions of the pec major: horizontal adduction of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." GUYS LOVE THE bench press, and for good reason. The compound exercise allows you to push big-time weight ...

The push-up is a staple bodyweight exercise – but is it useful for building muscle? Here's how many push-ups reps it takes to ...

The push-up (or press-up) is the do-everything, no-kit exercise for the upper body – and maybe one of the best overall exercises you can do, period. If your motivations are more immediately ...

When it comes to our fitness routine, summer can throw a wrench in even the best-laid plans. Erratic schedules make it more difficult to consistently prioritize workouts, hot weather can make ...

You don’t have to load up the bar to build major muscle with this joint-friendly, bodybuilder-approved training technique. If your joints howl in agony every time you bench heavy, or your elbows wince ...

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