At your local gym, you’ve no doubt seen someone load a barbell with 45-pound plates until the bar was bending, then use brute force and power to lift it off the ground. There’s a good chance you won’t find this person attempting a pistol squat or cossack squats—let alone boosting their VO2 max or trying the 28-day calisthenics … Read more
Calisthenics sometimes get confused with gymnastics. They’re not one and the same, but they do utilize bodyweight exercises in an impactful way. If you think you need a full gym to build muscle and burn fat, the 28-Day Calisthenics Challenge will change your tune. It’s a minimal-equipment workout program designed to help you get stronger … Read more
If you want to craft a supremely effective upper-body workout, you’ll need a combination of exercises that hit your chest, back, biceps, triceps, forearms, and shoulders. Carving out a big chest or sleeve-splitting arms requires constant stimulation so muscle tissues feel the pressure to grow. Some of the best upper-body exercises to achieve this goal include equipment … Read more
The best upper-body exercises—picture bench presses, dips, and cable flyes—often get overlooked for awkward exercises like inverted rows and Spiderman pushups. You know, the exotic exercises that make you look cool to your fitness peers on Instagram? But the truth of the matter is if you want to build mass in your upper body, specifically your … Read more
What constitutes the best workout routine for men depends on the person. Bodybuilders want targeted shoulder workouts for cannonball delts, quad workouts to make their VMO pop, and back workouts for a V taper. Hybrid athletes (think Hyrox) want sessions that blend functional training with cardio. And endurance athletes want to learn how to increase VO2 max with steady-state (think Zone 2 … Read more