Thinking about attending — or entering — a bodybuilding show? There’s a lot more to it than random sweating, straining, and standing around looking crazy-fit. You need to know your bodybuilding poses. To the average viewer, everyone on a bodybuilding stage looks like a living statue — lean, muscular, poised — and separating winners from losers in […]
Demi Moore underwent Navy SEALs training for GI Jane. Lupita Nyong’o swam with dumbbells in preparation for Black Panther. Natalie Portman spent 10 months bulking up for Thor: Love and Thunder. But there’s one cinematic transformation that, more than 30 years later, still rules them all. This is our vote: Linda Hamilton as Sara Connor […]
Among the fitness trends I’ve been eager to try, barre class ranked high on the list. The ballet-inspired workout has gained a massive following in recent years, with its main claim to fame being the ability to strengthen and sculpt your muscles to dancer status. The promise of developing dancer-like anything was motivation enough for me to […]
What could be better than a blood-pumping, heart-racing, endorphin-crushing workout? One with a sweet view. Outdoor gyms are becoming a more popular option amongst the active crowd who still wants to get their swole on in the sun. Whether it’s on a white sandy beach, overlooking a mountain range, or simply a stop at the […]
Do you remember the last time you dialed back your workouts? Not because you had to, but because you decided to? If the answer is no, you’re overdue for a deload week. In a deload week — or, more simply, a deload — you purposely back off on your training a bit to allow body and mind — muscles, […]
When Rocky Balboa ascended the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, it was more than just a moment of triumph for the downtrodden (and the birth of a million tourist Instagram photos) — it was the moment that cemented the training montage as an integral part of action movies, sports films, and thrillers for […]
There are different types of gymtimidation. You’re probably aware of the most significant one: feeling like you don’t know what you’re doing and don’t fit in with the people who do. But it can also be quite intimidating to rep out awkward exercises like the fire hydrant or donkey kick where everyone can see you like there’s […]
Spider lunges might sound like some tricked-out maneuver that requires sprouting four extra limbs. Fortunately, it isn’t that complicated, and extra-fortunately, you don’t have to grow four more appendages. In reality, the spider lunge is a next-level mobility exercise that can help to increase flexibility, warm up your lower body, and ease tension in your hips, […]
If you want to hit loads of muscles in a single rep, you can’t do much better than a standard push-up. But the base move is just the beginning. To see new gains in strength, muscular development, and mobility, there are dozens of push-up variations to try. Push-ups come in many different forms, making it […]
One way to make indoor cycling workouts even more effective is to focus on your warm-ups and cooldowns. That’s where stretches for cyclists come in, especially if you focus on key moves that target your lower body. “Stretching before cycling increases performance by preparing the body for the stress of working out, and post-cycling stretches can […]