Here's exactly what you're working when you hit the bar to do one of the most comprehensive upper body exercises ...

THE BENCH PRESSES, cable crossover machines, and dumbbell pullovers of the world are all great for building up your chest. But even if you can't access any of that gear when you're at home, you can ...

Skip the machines. Build muscle after 60 with squats, overhead presses, lunges, and dumbbell rows, plus form tips.

Most fly variations will challenge your chest to take on one of the major functions of the pec major: horizontal adduction of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." GUYS LOVE THE bench press, and for good reason. The compound exercise allows you to push big-time weight ...

The push-up is a staple bodyweight exercise – but is it useful for building muscle? Here's how many push-ups reps it takes to ...

The push-up (or press-up) is the do-everything, no-kit exercise for the upper body – and maybe one of the best overall exercises you can do, period. If your motivations are more immediately ...

You don’t have to load up the bar to build major muscle with this joint-friendly, bodybuilder-approved training technique. If your joints howl in agony every time you bench heavy, or your elbows wince ...

When it comes to our fitness routine, summer can throw a wrench in even the best-laid plans. Erratic schedules make it more difficult to consistently prioritize workouts, hot weather can make ...

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