The push-up to side plank is a true full-body exercise. This move takes the push-up, which is already a crazy-effective full-body strength move on its own,...
Looking to change up your chest-day routine? Try targeting other muscles in your torso too. “If you’re training your chest, your abs will usually be...
To many fitness pros, building powerful, heaving chest muscles begins and ends with pressing movements: the bench press; the push-up; the incline bench press. But if you’ve benched...
In the gym, you can really only serve one master. Meaning, it’s harder to succeed if you have more than one primary goal. Generally, strength-training objectives...
The push-up is one of those classic exercises that seem to appear in almost every workout — and with good reason. It’s a highly functional movement that...
Spend enough time around workout machines, and you’ll find they each have their own personality; the VersaClimber is a drill sergeant, the assisted pull-up is...
Among upper-body exercises, the bench press gets all the love. Sonnets have been written extolling its virtues. If you want, you can buy a T-shirt proclaiming that...
The dumbbell pullover is a bit of a weight-room unicorn. Unlike nearly every other strength training exercise out there, it simultaneously works two opposing muscle...
The bench press has long been considered the ultimate builder of upper-body strength. But there’s a case to be made for its underappreciated cousin, the incline dumbbell...
While bodyweight exercises are an excellent way to build muscle, also adding weight to your upper-body workouts allows you to challenge your muscles in new...
When I inquire with my yoga students about any tightness and/or pain they may be experiencing in their muscles, they often request chest stretches (a.k.a....
