MOST GUYS GO about their business in the gym with one of two goals: They either want to build strength or gain muscle (or just as likely, they hope to achieve a bit of both). To achieve either of ...

If you don't have a lot of time to devote to exercise, compound exercises are an efficient way to get the most out of your workout. Merriam-Webster defines "compound" as "something formed by a union ...

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

All gym routines have an element of predictability about them, so when a fresh way of lifting weights—like the 6-12-25 ...

You've heard the phrase "simple, but effective." Compound exercises beg to differ. By getting more of your body working, compound movements give you more bang for your workout buck than isolation ...

The 5x5 workout focuses on compound exercises, which means you’re working multiple muscle groups at once, says Michael Hamlin, CSCS, a strength and conditioning specialist and the founder of Everflex ...

The path to core strength is as varied as the number of exercises that build your core system. There are hundreds of exercises from which to select when working to build the core, but this type of ...

Not that fussed about sit-ups? Me neither, so I say sweep them to one side and hit more muscles in one go using the good old do-it-all compound exercise — a multi-joint, multi-muscle move that hits ...

Submariners have very little space, time, or equipment to exercise, and jumping onboard is banned. That may sound familiar to people who workout at home in apartments or small spaces. To work out like ...

Get more from less time after 45 with squats, reverse lunges, knee drives, overhead press, side lunges, and calf raises.