Gym, Workout, Fitness

Athletes performing loaded jump squats in a gym during explosive lower-body training

Squats First or Jumps First? New Research Chall...

Should you jump before heavy squats or squat before jumping? A new eight-week experiment challenges the usual rule. Here's what the results mean and a practical plan.

Squats First or Jumps First? New Research Chall...

Should you jump before heavy squats or squat before jumping? A new eight-week experiment challenges the usual rule. Here's what the results mean and a practical plan.

Fitness athlete performing a rear-foot-elevated Bulgarian split squat with a dumbbell in a gym

The Role of Single-Leg Training in Glute and Hi...

Single-leg exercises can strengthen glutes, reveal side-to-side differences and improve hip control. Learn the best movements, realistic science and a six-week lower-body plan.

The Role of Single-Leg Training in Glute and Hi...

Single-leg exercises can strengthen glutes, reveal side-to-side differences and improve hip control. Learn the best movements, realistic science and a six-week lower-body plan.

Tom Rhys Harries wearing a white tank top and black jacket in a studio portrait

Clayface Star Tom Rhys Harries Got Ripped With ...

The Clayface star built a dramatic physique while managing a torn ACL. Here's what his machine work, upper-body training and diet really teach lifters.

Clayface Star Tom Rhys Harries Got Ripped With ...

The Clayface star built a dramatic physique while managing a torn ACL. Here's what his machine work, upper-body training and diet really teach lifters.

Side-by-side images of Will Smith during his 2021 pandemic weight gain and later red-carpet appearance

Why Will Smith’s Weight-Loss Journey Was More R...

Will Smith's fitness comeback was more than a celebrity before-and-after. The scale, the setbacks and a realistic six-week plan reveal the lessons ordinary lifters can use.

Why Will Smith’s Weight-Loss Journey Was More R...

Will Smith's fitness comeback was more than a celebrity before-and-after. The scale, the setbacks and a realistic six-week plan reveal the lessons ordinary lifters can use.

Sophie van Oostenbrugge, the GainsByBrains creator, smiling in a white top

The GainsByBrains Approach to Training Close to...

Train hard enough to grow without wrecking your next workout: a GainsByBrains-inspired guide to RIR, failure, exercise selection and a four-day plan.

The GainsByBrains Approach to Training Close to...

Train hard enough to grow without wrecking your next workout: a GainsByBrains-inspired guide to RIR, failure, exercise selection and a four-day plan.

Derek Hough suspended midair in a stage dance routine with fellow performers under blue lighting

Derek Hough’s Recovery Rules: What Lifters Can ...

Derek Hough relies on sleep, hydration, mobility, heat and ice baths to handle demanding performances. Here is what actually helps lifters recover—and what can backfire.

Derek Hough’s Recovery Rules: What Lifters Can ...

Derek Hough relies on sleep, hydration, mobility, heat and ice baths to handle demanding performances. Here is what actually helps lifters recover—and what can backfire.