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Spot Reduction Is a Myth: Why You Can’t Burn Belly Fat With Crunches – Muscle & Fitness
Walk into any gym and you’ll see someone hammering out crunches to flatten their belly. Another lifter repping out side…
10 Overrated Lifts That Hurt Your Gains (And Smarter Alternatives) – Muscle & Fitness
Overrated lifts are always a heated topic. One person’s overrated exercise could be someone else’s favorite—different strokes for different folks.…
Barbell Squat Pre-Lift Checklist: Expert Setup Tips for Safe, Powerful Squats – Muscle & Fitness
When you’re getting ready to perform a barbell squat, you want to be locked in. Anything less means sloppy reps,…
Are You Lifting Wrong? Why Heavy Weights May Not Be the Only Key to Bigger Muscles – Muscle & Fitness
You’ve heard this before, because it’s said out loud in many a gym: “If you want to get big, you’ve…
How to Build Muscle: A Beginner’s Guide to Hypertrophy Training That Works – Muscle & Fitness
If only you could have signed up for this back in college. Hypertrophy 101 would have been standing-room only. No…
How To Do Parallel Bar Dips for Ultimate Upper-Body Strength – Muscle & Fitness
Some strength training exercises never go out of style for one reason: they flat-out work, and the Parallel Bar Dip…
10 Barbell Squat Variations to Break Plateaus and Build Lower-Body Strength – Muscle & Fitness
The barbell squat is neck and neck with the barbell deadlift for the title of the undisputed king of lower-body…
Full-Body Swimming Workouts & Safety Tips To Get Fit This Summer – Muscle & Fitness
Whether you’re freestyle swimming with your friends or treading lightly in the beach waves, time in the water calls for…
Top Lateral Delt Exercises for Shoulder Width (Ranked Best to Worst) – Muscle & Fitness
If you want capped shoulders that round out your physique, lateral delts deserve your undivided attention. The lateral—or middle—deltoid is…