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A Beginner’s Guide to Weightlifting
Weightlifting is for anyone who wants to see and feel their body at its best.
The 10 Minute Kettlebell Workout
Got 10 minutes and one kettlebell? Then you’ve got time for girevoy — one of the most effective strength-and-cardio workouts around.
One Month to Muscles
Want to get stronger, but don’t know where to start? This head-to-toe program from expert trainer Rachel Cosgrove will have you lifting smarter, feeling stronger and sporting more defined muscles — in just four weeks.
Body-Weight Training for Beginners
New to the fitness scene, or a stranger to the gym for a while now? Try this body-weight circuit workout, and prepare to build strength, confidence and coordination — fast.
Escalating Density Training Workout
The concept is simple: Pick your time frame, and pack as much work into it as possible. It’s tough but extremely effective for building strength, definition and size.
How and Why to Start Using Free Weights
If you’ve been relying on machines for your resistance training, try working with free weights, too. You’ll develop better coordination, use more muscle groups and see better results. Here’s how to get started — and get stronger, fast.
The Outdoor Strength Circuit
Too nice of a day to head to the gym? Get a super strength workout outdoors. Your local park or playground provides all the equipment you need.
More of the Best Exercises (You’re Not Doing)
Some of our favorite fitness experts return to share another batch of the most effective, little-known exercises for your upper body, lower body, and core.
A TRX Full-Body Strength Workout
It’s just a pair of nylon straps, but the TRX Suspension Trainer offers hundreds of strength-building exercises – and it is compact enough to fit in the corner of a suitcase. You can try any or all of these 12 moves during your next workout to take advantage of its versatility
6 of the Best Exercises You’re Not Doing
Tired of doing the same old lifts? Hungry for variety—or just looking for some exciting new results? Try these six innovative, underutilized moves.
5 Essential Core Exercises
These days, nearly everyone at the gym seems to have embarked on a “core-training” regimen of some kind. But what exactly does that mean? (Hint: It’s not about abdominal crunches.)
The 5-Move Strength Workout
Only have a half-hour to get your resistance workout done? These five moves will do the trick.
The Rest-Pause Workout
Adding a short pause at the end of a tough set can help you overcome plateaus in your resistance-training routine.
4 Exercises to Help Get to Your First Pull-Up
The source of many a humiliating grade-school gym memory, the pull-up is actually a great whole-body workout. Here’s how to get your chin over the bar – with confidence.
5 Pull-Up Hand Grip Variations
There are plenty of ways to grip the bar — here are just a handful of options.
How to Build Your Glutes
Weak glutes can wreak havoc on your back, hips and knees, so building a strong bottom should be a top fitness priority.
How to Use Resistance Bands to Build Strength
It doesn’t take pumping iron or fancy weight machines to get a strong body. Fitness bands let you do a wide array of safe, effective exercises that make building strength simple.
How to Start Olympic Weightlifting
Looking for a time-efficient workout that builds muscle power and functional fitness? Then give Olympic-style weightlifting a try.
Pavel Tsatsouline’s Guide to Pushups, Sit-Ups, and Squats
Think you know everything about sit-ups, squats and pushups? Well, Russian strength trainer Pavel Tsatsouline thinks you might know just enough to be dangerous.
What Is Eccentric Training?
Go ahead and focus on the negative. With eccentric training, you can achieve some very positive workout results.
Fitness Testing 1, 2, 3: Strength in Numbers
Do you know your own strength? Are you making the most of your resistance workout? Find out how to use fitness testing to your advantage – and how to put your muscle to the test.