13 of the Best Exercises You Can Do With a Cable Machine
Cable Zercher Squat Some cable machines come with a long, straight bar with holes at both ends. You can attach this to both cables in a paired cable machine. The…
11 of the Best Exercises You Can Do on TRX Straps at the Gym
Photo: Friends Stock (Shutterstock) Suspension trainers are great for home workouts and for traveling, but you’ll also see the (often) yellow and black straps dangling from a pullup bar at…
10 of the Most Overrated Exercises (and What to Do Instead)
I almost can’t decide if burpees are underrated or overrated. Everybody hates them, and yet they’re in so many workouts. What earned them a spot on this list is that…
10 of the Most Common Gym Machines and How to Use Them
What it works: Your legs, especially your quads. It works more muscle groups than a leg extension, but fewer than a barbell squat. How to use it: Here’s where it…
17 Spooky Exercises to Add to Your Halloween Workouts
Photo: Beth Skwarecki Spooky season will find you wherever you are, and that includes the gym. While you can do creepy-sounding exercises like skullcrushers and devil’s press any time of…
How to Choose the Right Weight When You Try a New Exercise
Photo: Christopher Jue (Getty Images) Some exercises, like squats, I’ve been doing basically forever. Even if I’m not using a program that tells me exactly what to lift, I can…
What ‘Good Weight Lifting Form’ Really Means (and When It Matters)
Photo: Ivan Kochergin (Shutterstock) Unless you enjoy getting injured, you should use good form at the gym. But what exactly does “good form” mean, and how much of a difference…
7 Ways to Work Out With Limited Equipment
Photo: antoniodiaz (Shutterstock) Home workouts are still a great, safe option in this ongoing pandemic, but not everybody has been able to put together a full featured home gym. Even…
What Does It Mean to Lift ‘Heavy’?
Photo: Flamingo Images (Shutterstock) Lift heavy to build muscle: that’s advice you’ve probably seen in a million places. But how heavy is “heavy,” and how do you know if your…