STRENGTH TRAINING CAN become monotonous, especially once you've been lifting for a long time. Rep after rep of the same few exercises can get boring—and when it does, sometimes exercisers can get a ...

There is a lot of innovation across the big muscle exercises. There are options aplenty when it comes to back and chest and legs, but exercising the biceps can become a bit of a chore and a bore. This ...

Put simply, compound exercises are moves that recruit large muscle groups and use multiple joints. "You're activating several muscles or muscle groups at one time," Brooke Taylor, NASM- and ...

Your body has approximately 640 muscles, depending on who's counting. But just as your grade-school teacher gave special attention to the class "pets," you have an oversized affection for your biceps.

Picture this: you just got home from the grocery store and you've got ten bags full of goodies. There is no way you're taking multiple trips to get everything inside. Luckily you don't have to, ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. We’re heading for the ...