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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.

How to Do a 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.
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.
Lift Like an Olympian
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.

Under-an-Hour Strength and Cardio Workouts
No time? No problem. You can still squeeze in a worthwhile cardio or weightlifting workout on even your busiest days.
How to Deal With Weak Core Muscles
From back pain to compromised balance, many problems are associated with weak core muscles. A little more attention to those muscles in the middle.
Abs, Simplified
There's no shortage of abdominal exercises out there. But not all of them deserve your time. Here are three worth doing – plus expert advice on making them count.

Flexibility and Strength Drills You Can Do at Your Desk
A full-body stretching and strengthening routine you can do at your desk to help with muscle fatigue and tightness.
How to Breathe for Strength and Endurance Training
Use proper breathing to go longer, get stronger and give your workouts extra oomph.

How to Properly Spot Someone at the Gym
Learn how working with a spotter can help you ratchet up the intensity of your free-weight routine.

How to Pace Yourself When Lifting Weights
You're lifting weights. You want results fast. Whoa there! Here's why you need to slow down.
Strength for All
How much would you pay for a magic pill that would grant you a lifetime of physical strength, vibrant good health, mental sharpness, and a strong body? You can have all of these benefits and more without resorting to magic or medication. All you have to do is add a range of muscle-building exercises to your regular fitness regimen.