Nothing beats a great pair of arms. Abs and quads may be great for the beach, but if you spend time developing your arm muscles (biceps, triceps, and forearms) you can turn heads — even when you’re wearing a T-shirt, tank…
There’s a new fitness photo trend taking hold of the Internet. No, it’s not the sweaty gym selfie or the self-timed yoga pose pic. It’s a variation of the classic before and after weight-loss photo, with one major difference: the…
Weight benches are good for more than just chest presses and seated biceps curls. If you want to add some spice to your go-to abs circuit or (literally) elevate your at-home core routine, try a bench ab workout. Brett Durney, a certified…
When your neighbor’s kid tells you to make a muscle, you’ll almost certainly flex your biceps — that flashy mountain of muscle on the inside of your upper arm. But if it’s impressive arm size you’re looking for, it’s the…
Jumping (and learning how to jump higher) isn’t a skill reserved only for pro basketball players or high jumpers. Jumping, just like running, squatting, skipping, and throwing, is a fundamental human movement, explains Jack Coxall, CSCS. “Being able to jump —…
If you’re trying to cut back on added sugar, you’ve probably already nixed candy bars and sugary cocktails from your meal plan. But what about wine? Because — and we hate to be the bearer of bad news here — there is sugar in wine.…
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 press. In trainer speak, both moves are known as “horizontal pushing” exercises. That means you…
Even though these simple chicken tacos taste like delicious comfort food, they have only 248 calories and 6 grams of fat per serving. Chicken Tacos Even though these simple chicken tacos taste like delicious comfort food, they have only 248…
If you want big, strong, tough quads, then you need to introduce them to stimuli beyond what they’re already used to. That means adding tough quad exercises to your leg workouts. “When training for strength or mass on your thighs, it’s…
When you’re looking to gauge your progress with an at-home fitness test, you might rely on some of the standard exercises from those presidential fitness tests in P.E. class — like push-ups, pull-ups, and sit-ups. But do you know how easily you can…