The rainy season can be challenging for those who are trying to burn fat. Many people get their cardio outside of the gym, and the fresh air and scenery is often the best option for going on a run. Others like to hit the pool to get their heart rate up. Winter weather can be [...]

OK, time to see if you’re up for a challenge. If you want to burn body fat AND build muscle at the same time, you have to give this legs workout a try. High reps and trisets are the main keys here, and you’ll test your pain threshold as you get a great pump going, [...]

The classic conundrum: You want a killer physique and a strong, ripped back, but everything you’ve read is telling you that you need to be in the gym for two hours, doing endless sets and reps of pull-ups and rows until you can’t move. We say that’s nonsense, and we offer a better solution. There’s [...]

Almost anybody who’s been training for an extended period of time has probably experienced it. You’re in a good rhythm, keeping your workouts consistent, seeing significant gains, getting stronger, and then, without warning, you tweak something during a workout. Injuries are a risk of exercise, but only if you’re not taking the right precautions. We’ll [...]

Spring break is just one month away — will you have the body you want by then? Before you say “no,” know that you can build some serious muscle in four weeks’ time — for many people, in fact, this is a pretty standard window in which you can expect to see significant, noticeable results. [...]

Your muscles don’t build the same way regardless of what kind of lifting you do. Each type of muscle fiber is a “specialist,” so to speak, and it has a role to play depending on what it’s expecting your body to put it through. Basically, what you do on a consistent basis sends messages to [...]

Valentine’s Day is a day of love — but that doesn’t mean you have to be sweet to your body fat. In fact, hate it, and torture it until it goes away with this workout that will boost your heart rate and activate your core muscles! They might be called “love handles,” but if you’re [...]