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 ...

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 ...

Smart programming, mechanical tension, and focused execution are the real secrets behind chest growth—here’s how to train ...

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 ...

You've heard the phrase "simple, but effective." Compound exercises beg to differ. By getting more of your body working, compound movements give you more bang for your workout buck than isolation ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you've ever wondered why specific exercises feel way tougher even when the weight isn't massive, science has some answers. It all comes down to how your body recruits muscle fibers (motor units), ...