Injury & Prevention

It sounds like a good exercise. So what’s the problem with it? The very thing that makes the seated cable row...

Train correctly at every workout. Eat correctly at every meal. Sleep well every night. And do it all relentlessly.

A Guide to Strengthening the Ankles

Many recent studies have cast doubt on the value of stretching. While flexibility is vital for overall fitness, the notion that...

Often when bodybuilders with poor leg development offer up excuses, knee injuries are at the top of the list.

Biomechanics research on the knee has demonstrated that during the squat and leg press, the tibia slides backward. That reduces the...

Common exercises include standard standing calf raises, leg press calf raises and donkey calf raises performed in various toes-in and toes-out...

If you’ve been stubbornly continuing to deadlift despite injuries just because you believe it’s the only path to a better back,...

Steer clear of those self-styled Internet experts who recommend “high volume, high frequency” overload training to make spectacular gains.

If your shoulder and elbow joints are less than perfect or you want to keep them free of stress and injury,...

One of the most popular exercises in serious gyms is the dumbbell row. It’s an easy lift to learn and works...

“Youth is wasted on the young” is a saying that issues from the mouths of the old who have made mistakes...

Perhaps the best reason to start a youngster on a strength program is the effect it will have on self-confidence.

On most exercises I use textbook form, with a very full range of motion—until it’s X-Rep time, of course—and a slower...

Most of you probably imagine that the top pros don’t face any greater challenges in their training than perhaps deciding whether...