For Fuck’s Sake Please Stop Swinging Light Kettlebells
The kettlebell swing is a good exercise. It works your hamstrings and butt, it improves your grip, and it’s explosive—a quality that a lot of at-home exercises lack. But too…
Let’s Bring Back the Dumbbell Swing
“The ‘swing’ lift is a great favorite in France,” the weightlifter and barbell-maker Alan Calvert wrote in 1911. He described it “rapidly coming into favor in England, along with the…
I Asked ChatGPT for Workout Suggestions and Wow, They Sucked
ChatGPT is one of the most exciting new toys on the internet. Ask it for just about anything that can be produced in written form, and it will oblige. Which…
12 Killer Supersets to Add to Your Next Workout
Photo: Andrey_Popov (Shutterstock) Who doesn’t love a superset? Pairing two exercises saves time in your main workout, provided the routine allows. And if you’d like to do a quick bit…
10 Versatile Exercises to Do With Tiny Dumbbells
Photo: Fractal Pictures (Shutterstock) When you’re just starting to work out, small dumbbells are a godsend: You can do the same exercises as everyone else, but with less weight. When…
What Are Stabilizer Muscles (and Do You Really Need to Train Them)?
Photo: Maridav (Shutterstock) You may have heard dumbbell exercises are better than barbell ones because they work more of your “stabilizers,” or that free weights are better than machines for…
12 of the Best Exercises to Do With Resistance Bands at the Gym
Wobble Bar Overhead Press This isn’t a good replacement for a strict press, since the instability makes it so you won’t be able to use as much weight. It is,…
When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Squeeze Your Shoulder Blades Together
Photo: Parilov (Shutterstock) Our shoulder blades can move in multiple directions. They can slide up and down, toward each other or apart from each other, and they can rotate clockwise…
9 of the Best Exercises to Do With the Landmine Attachment
Half Kneeling Landmine Press | Watch all active muscles Because the landmine moves on an angle, a landmine press is a great way to push a weight upwards without having…
What’s the Most Basic Equipment You Need to Work Out at Home?
Photo: Tero Vesalainen (Shutterstock) If you’re building out a home gym, we have suggestions on where to start and what to buy next. But what if you don’t want a…