Your glutes—gluteus maximus (your ass)—is the biggest, most powerful muscle on your body. It has been granted with important jobs, such as keeping your body erect, as well as smaller jobs like walking up stairs. Despite its size and importance, many of us have underdeveloped glutes. Some people even think their glutes are completely “shut off”
Ditch the I can’t get to the gym excuses because there’s no place like home. I have young kids and can’t get away to make it to the gym. I worked late and the gym was closed. My car is getting fixed and it’s a pain in the ass to bus across the city to
Photography by Jeffrey Perez of Oahu, Hawaii Strength is the ability to overcome resistance and the capacity to endure external force. Life is a revolving door of resistance and pressure. Despite the delusions of a safe-space culture, this is inevitable and necessary. Fulfilled people find strength from the resistance. They adapt, grow, and are made into a
PEOPLEIMAGES / GETTY IMAGES Add any of these four core circuits into your run training for power, stability, and endurance. Peak running season is ahead for us, and in order to run faster, longer, and stronger, you need much more than just strong legs; you need a bulletproof core as well. As you strengthen the muscles
The ‘Push-Up’ should be viewed as the atom of all weight lifting life. It’s where it all started; using your body weight to push your body up from the ground to get stronger and build muscle. It’s so simple, yet so perfect. The push-up is an exercise you can perform anywhere, anytime, and at any fitness
(Image: Adobe Stock/Daxiao Productions) If you’re looking for an at-home workout to get you shredded, this workout utilizes one of the most powerful fat-burning methods, high intensity interval training (HIIT). You’ll get a muscle-sculpting, calorie-torching workout in the least amount of time possible. And the best part? You don’t need any equipment. So grab a spot on the floor,
We are a society that strives for endless options. We become intrigued when we are presented with another choice that we didn’t have before. We want that option to “upgrade” or “add additional items” because many of us think NEW and MORE is better. The same thing occurs within the realm of health and fitness: a new diet plan,
There is no doubt that if a runner regularly hits the hills, they get stronger, more powerful, and ultimately faster. I am all about speed! However, you should vary the structure of your hill program throughout the season. Since hill work is stressful, adaptation, progression, and periodization are of the utmost importance. A healthy dose of
Ditch your footwear (sometimes) to make serious gains in strength and power. The performance footwear arena is as full of game-changing workout tech as it’s ever been, with sneakers that can make you run faster, deadlift more weight, or dominate your next WOD. But the best training footwear of all very well may be no
Ready to get rock-hard abs right from home? Try this bodyweight circuit from Men’s Health Next Top Trainer 2015 winner Gideon Akande and Ben Boudro, owner of Xceleration Fitness. How You Do It: Hit each move for 30 seconds Rest for 15 seconds between moves Repeat for 4-5 rounds The Moves: Lateral Squat to Reverse
