I am not one of those people who loves working out. I exercise in the same way I wash my sheets: regularly and perfunctorily. My preferred type of physical activity is something I can do while I do ...

Scouted/The Daily Beast/The DB Method. Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission. In my pre-pandemic days, I was a gym junkie—and ...

Legs are one of the most important muscle groups of your physique. Not only does it bring that serious definition, but it ...

A meta-analysis compared free-weight training (squats, bench press, and deadlifts) with machine training (leg press, chest ...

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The Smith machine is a piece of fitness equipment commonly found in gyms that features a barbell fixed to a squat rack, limiting movement to one single plane. “Because the bar is attached to the rack, ...

Jon-Erik Kawamoto, MSc, CSCS, CEP is a Strength & Conditioning Coach with 15 years of experience. He’s a co-owner of JKConditioning, a health and fitness business in St. John’s, NL, Canada, a retired ...

The lower body staple is one of the most versatile moves on the gym floor. Pick which version works best for your goals.