Fitness Focus
TRAIN THESE MUSCLES FOR A WELL-ROUNDED PHYSIQUE
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. Building your summer body does not require you to do every exercise in the book. Yes, Instagram and TikTok deluge you with new moves that layer muscle on here and build strength there, but as...
Start Building Your Summer Body
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. The ultimate cheat code to your summer body goals is simple: Start the process now. It takes more than 30 days to whip yourself into summer shape, so building a workout in May doesn’t cut...
How (And Why) You Should Train for Power
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. You’ve lifted dumbbells before. But never like this. Generally, when we strength train, we veer toward slow, controlled lifts, which builds critical muscle. But our body is capable of another style of movement, too. Our...
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. From the Super Bowl to the NFL Scouting Combine, February is a month that showcases sublime athletes running and jumping into ESPN highlights that we’ll all watch over and over. But those acts of athleticism...
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. The best part about working on your mobility is this: You don’t need to spend hours training it, and you don’t need any equipment, either. That’s partly why mobility work is one of the finest...
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. So the New Year has arrived. And with it, comes the eternal chase for the new, stronger version of you. It’s a classic quest every January, but very often, we fall short. Here’s why: We...
Stay Consistent Through the Holidays
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. For many reasons, as the year winds down, we find ourselves with less and less time (and sometimes, interest) for our workouts. And yes, it’s fine to relax just a bit in late December. Just...
Get Strong in 20 Minutes a Day!
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. The key to staying healthy and fit in December has always been simple: efficiency. From shopping lines to travel plans with family to general fatigue from a long year, no month seems designed to test...
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. It all comes down to this. You’ve piled up miles upon miles on the road, you’ve done your strength training, and you’ve eaten like a champ. And now Turkey Trot day has arrived, and you...
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. The leaves are changing color, and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. That means Turkey Trot season is approaching. But no, it doesn’t mean it’s time to put down the weights. Truth is, just a...
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. If you want a superheroic physique (or if you’re planning to trick-or-treat as Captain America on Halloween), you know about big boulder shoulders. Wide shoulders can make your waist look thinner while adding definition and...
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. If you have all the time in the world, building muscle and strength is simple: Do sets of heavy exercises, with plenty of rest in between. But real life isn’t that simple. And sometimes, you...
The Ultimate 20-minute Dumbbell Chest Workout
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. Few things finish out a superhero physique quite like an ultra-chiseled chest. Especially during beach season, serious chest muscle stands out. I’ll typically blast my chest in two 60-minute sessions every week – but sometimes,...
How Strength Training Supports Fat Burning
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. Weight training doesn’t simply help you build strength and muscle. Done correctly, it can also help you accomplish something else, driving your body to burn fat. To be clear, you don’t magically lose body fat...
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. If you’re on a quest for stronger abs and a rock-solid core, it never hurts to bang out a few sets of crunches or situps. But the true path to ab strength is different: You...
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. Most workouts push you to build muscle and strength. But you also need to develop something else, too: Explosive power. The strength you’ve built in the gym allows you to create force. By building power,...
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. You don’t always have time for an ultra-vicious legendary #legday workout. But no matter the goal, you do need to find time to train legs. Whether you’re trying to build muscle, drop bodyfat, or ready...
3 CRITICAL REAR DELT EXERCISES TO IMPROVE POSTURE
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. The secret to strong, well-rounded (and healthy!) shoulders isn’t the hallowed overhead press or the lateral raise. Instead, it’s a focus on an often-undertrained muscle group, your rear delts. Your rear delts lie on the...