Look closely at your barbell the next time you’re in a gym. Much of the surface is roughed up with a diamond pattern. Th...

Most people new to the gym don’t give much thought to which direction the plates face on a barbell. But serious lifters...

So you survived and you’re ready for the next step—or maybe you’ve mastered the dumbbells and machines but never quite f...

The Smith machine is probably the most polarizing piece of gym equipment. Every cheap commercial gym has one, and it’s m...

Squats are one of the very best exercises for your legs, and nearly everybody who lifts heavy weights regularly does som...

As we’ve discussed before, there are . You can use straps, you can face your palms in different directions (mixed grip),...

If you have a barbell but not quite enough plates, you’ve probably spent this quarantine hanging things off it in extrem...