YOU HAVE TO make one major decision when planning for your lower body day workout: should you squat or deadlift? Both the back squat and the barbell deadlift are renowned for their ability to build ...

Try adding the dumbbell Romanian deadlift to your workout routine when you want to build your overall strength and scorch those hamstrings and glutes. All you need is a pair of dumbbells, and you’re ...

For a program to be most effective, Washington recommends sticking to it for at least four to five weeks before changing it ...

You don’t need to squat, bench and deadlift to make progress. Try these beginner-friendly Big 3 alternatives to build ...

If so, there could be a multitude of reasons from activity level to injury. But many times it is the simple fact that the muscles are untrained, unstretched and weak. This is all a simple fix, given ...

Powerlifters and strength athletes have performed deadlifts -- a classic power and strength-building exercise -- for generations. Now the military has incorporated them into a variety of tactical ...

THERE ARE FEW more direct expressions of strength than the deadlift. The movement is as simple as anything else you'll find yourself doing in a gym: You pick a heavy load up off the ground, then you ...

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