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A Unilateral and Offset Workout to Improve Your Balance
Gym-goers often gravitate toward two-legged and two-armed movements. But intentionally embracing a one-sided imbalance can deliver whole-body benefits.
The TACFIT Workout
This tactical fitness methodology from world-champ MMA fighter Scott Sonnon emphasizes precision over power, recovery over exhaustion.
Old-Time Strength Training
Want to get tough and have a blast doing it? Try working out like some of the strongest men and women in the world with the Strongman workout.
How to Build Strong, Defined Abs
A workout for a strong, great-looking core that involves more than just your abdominal muscles.
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.
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.
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 Partner Resistance-Band Workout
This cardio workout you can do with a friend builds spring-loaded strength.
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.
A 45-Minute Hyperfit Workout
Tired of your usual fitness grind? Try this energizing Hyperfit workout from record-setting adventure athlete Sean Burch.
How to Integrate Vertical Core Training in Your Workout
Still crunching to strengthen your core? Time to get your core off the floor. Try Vertical Core Training, which recruits more muscles for a more effective workout.
3 Dynamic Kettlebell Exercises for Building Strength and Endurance
These low-tech wonders offer a super-effective full-body workout. Here are some tips from several experts, including Pavel Tsatsouline and Mike Mahler.
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.)
A 4-Move Total-Body Circuit Workout
Circuit training can rev up your metabolism and extend your endurance. Find out how.
The 5-Move Strength Workout
Only have a half-hour to get your resistance workout done? These five moves will do the trick.
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.
The Tabata Cardio and Strength Workouts
The Tabata Protocol isn’t easy, but it can dramatically increase your aerobic and anaerobic capacity in just minutes a month.
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.