Long before he was the new face of powerlifting, world record holder Larry "Wheels" Williams was one of approximately 11,000 children living in foste...

Trends move fast in fitness, and words change just as fast. It wasn't long ago that there wasn't really "core" training. There were just "abs," and y...

All you need for these 10 bodyweight core exercises is some space, a few minutes, and a motivated attitude—no suspension trainers, stability balls, a...

Let's come clean from the start: We're not here to sell you on the single "best ab exercise ever." Too many organizations and authors have tried that...

Regardless of how experienced a lifter you are, you should be reanalyzing the basics constantly, particularly on staple exercises like the bench pres...

It's leg day. You're tired. You're tempted to take it easy and wander through a few sets of leg press, extensions, and curls. Sure, you could attack ...

More than perhaps any other body part, shoulder training often has to tiptoe a line between good pain and bad. Your workout should feel gritty, but y...

Chest, shoulders, and arms are by far the most popular muscles to train, but the true sign of a beast in the gym is a massive, well-defined back. Wid...

I know, I know. It's not the most popular topic, but we need to talk about leg day—and what you can do to get your lagging legs back on track. True, ...

There's a school of thought that says it's pretty hard to blow an offseason attempt to build mass, that it should be a slam dunk. Lift heavy and eat,...

A popular approach in strength training is to mix up or "undulate" your sets and reps with each workout. When done right, this creates a well-rounded...

Whether you're a powerlifter, a physique competitor, or just someone who wants to go through life feeling good and avoiding back pain, you need a str...

If you're stuck on a training plateau or simply looking for something new to break up a stale routine, I have just the thing: my "4-minute muscle" te...

As plateau-busting techniques go, few get the job done more efficiently than hundreds training. Got a muscle group that doesn't want to grow or a tra...

I recently called on JYM Army members to send me their favorite Pro JYM recipes. One member, Steve Flintoff, blew me away with a bunch of great recip...

You train hard with both weights and cardio, but for some reason you're still not lean. Sound familiar? If so, you may find yourself wondering how it...

The gyms with the greatest variety of equipment are always on everyone's "best gyms" list. What separates them from the rest of the pack? It's the av...

Are you a serious iron athlete? Do you live for the moments that push you to the limit? Does the excitement and challenge of lifting more than you ev...

You can insult a bodybuilder with any combination of letters of the alphabet. Tell some dude his upper body resembles an I (stick-man), an H (blocky)...

Like they say in bodybuilding, "The show is won from the back." Judges expect bodybuilders to have sculpted chests and arms, so it's the person who p...