Barbell Exercises
This Little-Known Tricep Exercise Will Build a Bigger Bench Press
The Bench Press is much more than a chest exercise. Your entire upper body, including your arms, works to lower the heavy weight and drive it off your chest. Think [...]
7 Tips for a Perfect Bench Press Setup
If you're an athlete or serious fitness enthusiast, you are most likely going to be bench pressing at some point in your training career. Many people think a Bench Press [...]
The Overhead Squat: A Simple Exercise That Works Your Entire Body
The overhead squat is an exercise that you don't see used with the conditioning of athletes much anymore. This exercise is still widely used with...
Try These Rep Schemes for Big Results
The more you train, the better you'll become at adapting to your workouts. In order to avoid complacency, plateaus and overall boredom, you need to add...
Start Spring Workouts With These Muscle-Building Reps
Start Spring Workouts with These Muscle-Building Reps By Jim Carpentier, C.S.C.S. The start of spring signifies change, renewal, and regrowth – and it's...
Why Basic Barbell Exercises Are the Best Moves for Athletes
Take a look at your training program right now. If you don't have it with you think back to your last few training sessions? Were basic barbell...
Why the Latest Exercise Craze is Dangerous and Stupid
We get it—you want to perform impressive exercises in the weight room. Bench press a weight equivalent to a dump truck? Sure, sounds great. Deadlift so much weight that you [...]
How to Squat With Perfect Form: A 4-Step Guide
Squats - one of the most fundamental exercises for improving athleticism. Some athletes are naturally great at squatting. Their hips move well, they...
5 Essential Exercises You Should Add to Your Workouts
You already know the basic movement like the bench, squat, and other basic compound exercises but there are other less known movements that could very...
60-Day Barbell Workout Program for Strength and Size
There's nothing quite as satisfying as the clatter of weights being loaded onto a barbell. If that is a sound that excites you right down to your core,...