Throughout my years of coaching and training on my own, the subject of pushing to failure (or beyond) with heavier weights or higher reps has been either the goal or something to avoid. A new ...

Often referred to as forced negatives, this technique involves resisting the eccentric (lowering) phase of a lift under a load heavier than you can lift concentrically. Zach Even-Esh reflects on his ...

Here, five workout mistakes that are holding you back from serious muscle growth—and some simple ways to get right back on ...

Everything you’ve been taught about building muscle and getting stronger might be completely backwards. While you’ve been religiously counting reps and pushing through sets like a human calculator, a ...

Believe it or not, there is a way to compress a workout into 35 minutes and still achieve substantial strength and muscle gain. Enter the X-rep. Although defined by publishers for Iron Man magazine, ...

There's a lot of chatter in the fitness world about what constitutes a great workout. Some folks swear a series of awkward exercises is the key to gains. Others claim a quick jump rope workout that ...

Remember the elementary school fitness test, where you had to hang from a bar while your gym teacher judged your entire existence? For most kids, the pull-up bar was a place of glory or sheer ...