Carve shapely delts and deftly handle a handstand with these two moves.Standing Arnold Dumbbell PressForm: Standing Arnold Dumbbell PressA standard overhead press recruits more of the medial delts, but back in the day, Arnold Schwarzenegger found a way to tweak this move by essentially combining a front raise, an overhead press and a shoulder rotation....
Bring your heart rate down this summer with these cool-down exercises that require virtually no equipment.Let’s be honest. Most of us only have an hour to spend at the gym, if that. To ask for a warm-up and a cool-down is a bit of a stretch (no pun intended). Where do we find the time? Listen...
Want delts that stand out? These three moves hit your shoulders from all angles to build shapely deltoids.The shoulders are made up of three deltoid muscles: the front, sides and back, and since these muscles are responsible for movement of the arms in three different directions, we have to use a variety of exercise if...
Integrate these moves into your program to improve flexibility and protect your shoulders from all angles.The shoulder is a tricky joint because it moves in multiple directions as well as in rotation. Ensuring the joint is mobile both before and after training is key to executing solid lifts and preventing injury. Integrate these moves into...
These demanding exercises hit all your major muscle groups, training them to work in concert — improving performance in the gym or on the field.We get it. Ranking the “world’s best functional exercises” is an exercise in futility. Because really, what makes a thruster better than a jump squat or a handstand push-up? The actual...
Refuse to let excuses sideline you or keep you from your fitness and health goals.Over the years, my “no excuses, just results” approach to fitness has helped me earn some seriously consistent results. But have I always abided by this mantra? To be perfectly honest, no, but once I adopted this mindset, all aspects of...
Banish winter fat and get bikini-ready with this hard-HIITing four-week cardio and training plan.Not so long ago, “getting ready for summer” meant one thing — total boredom. In other words, those monotonous, long-winded 40- to 60-minute cardio sessions plodding along on a treadmill or pedaling away on a stationary bike to nowhere, in the hopes...
All you need is a single weight plate and a little real estate to do this barn-burning workout.There is wisdom in the proverbial saying, “Don’t use a lot when a little will do.” Herein lies the beauty of this workout, which uses one weight plate and two simple circuits to deliver maximum results in just...
Trampoline workouts are low-impact, fun, fat burning and functional. Here’s how this kind of workout can accelerate your results by leaps and bounds.If you’re like most people, the last time you jumped on a trampoline was in grade school. But believe it or not, rebounding — the “technical” name for trampolining — has a host...
These two leg complexes are time- efficient, effective — and hurt so good. Here’s how to incorporate these barnburners into your programming.Just like ice cream, your leg workout should have a different flavor each time you train. Some days you hit it hard and heavy and go deep into the pain cave, and others you...