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 gym unicorn. Unlike nearly every other strength training exercise out there, it simultaneously works two opposing muscle...
If you have trouble performing at least 10 consecutive repetitions of the classic push-up with proper form — hands in line with your shoulders, body...
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 increase strength and sculpt muscle, adding weight to your upper-body workouts allows you to challenge your arms,...
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....
At some point in our history, a jacked torso and chiseled arms became cultural symbols of strength; these days, bodybuilders don’t rest until they have...
Beyond sheer power and brute strength, gifted athletes are masters of body mechanics: weight distribution, fluidity, efficiency. But when you look around the average gym,...
