If you've ever seen a powerlifter deadlift upwards of 600 pounds you're probably asking yourself "How did they get here?" While they'll surely tell you it came after years of repeating the beloved ...
If you've been hitting back squats hard, it may be time to introduce a different exercise: the Bulgarian split squat. Modifying exercises every 3 to 4 weeks keeps your workouts fresh and ensures that ...
Bulgarian split squats get a lot of airtime for being the love-to-hate lower-body exercise that delivers a lot of bang for your buck. But, for one reason or another, they aren’t ideal for everyone.
The Bulgarian Split-Squat is the Jason Bourne of leg exercises: precise, highly effective, inflicting extreme discomfort at will, and hiding behind a dozen different names, depending on whose gym you ...
Once again, 30-day fitness challenges are all the rage on social media. Whether it's a family workout challenge, a flat-abs-in-30-days challenge, or a popular 10-minutes-of-yoga-a-day-for-30-days ...
If one of your health goals is building lower body strength, squats are one of the best moves to master. It puts the entire lower body to work (and the core), including the glutes, hamstrings, ...
No matter what workout routine you do, there’s a chance the squat will make an appearance. We do a lot of squatting during our normal daily activities so it may feel so familiar that you assume you ...
It’s the one exercise most of us should be doing. But we need to do it right. By Gretchen Reynolds Illustrations by Brown Bird Design What is the single best strength-building exercise many of us ...
What do Simone Biles and squats have in common? They’re both the absolute G.O.A.T.s when it comes to fitness and strength. Squats make day-to-day movements—like sitting down and standing up—easier, ...