Weighted dips are a lesson for life’s toughest moments. When a weight is added to you, lower yourself to rise back up ...

SHOULD YOU COUNT dips, the bodyweight staple exercise gym-goers have been doing for decades, as a chest or triceps move? The debate has split swolemates apart and lit up fitness message boards—but ...

Building bigger, stronger pecs is a goal that never goes out of style, but everyone has an opinion on the best way to actually do it. Exercise scientists Mike Israetel and Milo Wolf just shared their ...

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Using dumbbells instead of a barbell allows for greater range of motion, which puts more emphasis on working chest muscles. Lie back on a bench holding a dumbbell in each hand just to the sides of ...

To get the answer to this question, first, it is important to know a little more about dips. Dips are generally performed using a bar. It is a pair of a semicircular elevated bar and one has to stand ...

Calves, forearms, obliques: These are all muscles that can be hard to build up, but the level of difficulty usually differs from person to person. Not just smaller muscles, but sometimes even certain ...

Top personal trainers share the secrets to becoming a multi-plate bench press guy. There are plenty of good reasons to complete your weekly allotment of chest exercises, only some of which relate to ...