MOST GUYS GO about their business in the gym with one of two goals: They either want to build strength or gain muscle (or just as likely, they hope to achieve a bit of both). To achieve either of ...

What are compound exercises? Essentially, they’re movements that target several muscle groups at once. Examples include squats, lunges, push-ups and burpees. Because the exercises recruit a lot of ...

Compound exercises are the foundation of smart strength training, helping you gain muscle, boost hormones, and maximize ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." MOST GUYS GO about their business in the gym with one of two goals: They either want to build strength or ...

They say that “knowledge is power”, but you know what else is power? Deadlifting twice your body weight and benching 100kg/220lbs. And to do that, you must know what compound exercises are and how to ...

Put simply, compound exercises are moves that recruit large muscle groups and use multiple joints. "You're activating several muscles or muscle groups at one time," Brooke Taylor, NASM- and ...

If you're starting to feel the time crunch that often comes with the end of summer, your workouts may be falling by the wayside in an effort to spend as much time outdoors as possible or to get ready ...

A close-up portrait of an active woman standing under a bridge, resting after doing sport. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on pinterest Share on email When it comes to maximizing your fitness ...

Submariners have very little space, time, or equipment to exercise, and jumping onboard is banned. That may sound familiar to people who workout at home in apartments or small spaces. To work out like ...

Fitness experts in the United States agree that while compound movements build the foundation, isolation exercises are ...

The path to core strength is as varied as the number of exercises that build your core system. There are hundreds of exercises from which to select when working to build the core, but this type of ...