Strength Training

Taking an unexpected break from fitness due to illness or injury? Don’t stress — your strength can return faster than you think.

Build real-world strength by embracing awkward positions and unruly weights in this strongman-inspired routine.

This classic bodybuilding move builds your lats and shores up your core stability.

This isometric full-body hold is a highly effective strength and stability builder, targeting the deep-core muscles of the abdomen as well as the shoulders, glutes, and back. Here's how to nail the setup and perform it correctly.

Hone your biceps curl with these expert tips. Plus, we offer nine variations on the classic move.

These moves — differentiated by whether both feet remain static (split squat) or one foot steps forward and backward (lunge) — strengthen the glutes, quads, and calves; build hip, knee, and ankle stability; and help improve overall balance. Here's how to nail the setup and perform them correctly.

This classic move builds chest and shoulder strength while also improving stability in the small, intrinsic muscles around the shoulder joint. Here's how to avoid common errors in the setup.

Curious about the “Big Three” lifts? Hone your squat, bench press, and deadlift with this well-rounded, all-ages workout.

Building strength through the middle and upper back, lats, and shoulders, this row also enhances mobility through the scapulae and improves stability in the thoracic spine and deep abdominals. Here's how to avoid common errors in the setup.

This exercise works muscles around multiple joints in the lower body, building strength and muscle in your quads, glutes, and hamstrings. Here's how to avoid common errors in the setup.

This compound movement strengthens the hamstrings, glutes, back, and core. It also trains the hip-hinge pattern, which has functional carryover to other exercises and daily activities. Here's how to avoid common errors in the setup.

Reaching for or lifting objects overhead is commonplace, making this shoulder strengthener a truly functional exercise. Here's how to avoid common errors in the setup.

This dynamic move builds full-body strength and explosive power, working the posterior chain as well as the upper body, namely your lats, forearms, and hands. Here's how to nail the setup and perform it correctly.