Training Articles

Your setup, grip, range of motion, and reps should reflect what you’re training for. Here’s how to bench for more strength—or a bigger chest.

You don’t have to lift heavy in every workout to build muscle. Mixing in lighter, higher-rep training can give your joints a break while keeping your training productive.

A wide-grip Smith machine bent-over row can help strengthen your upper midback. Here’s to how to set up and perform the move.

Are face pulls overrated? Nope. Make these two adjustments to get more out of the exercise.

The best order depends on which lift you want to prioritize, but there’s a good reason to start with deadlifts.

Superset a push exercise with a pull exercise to make your workouts more efficient—and potentially get more reps with the same weight.

Both variations build your back, but the bar path can make one a better fit for your goal.

The direction you face on a Smith machine can change your bar path and what muscles are stimulated—here’s how to set up for presses and rows.

After years of false starts, heavy drinking, and excuses, the 42-year-old JYM Army member made daily training and disciplined choices part of his life—and changed more than his physique.