Those of you who have ever bought any of my lifting programs know I always include shoulder presses, in various forms.I adamantly believe that the standard barbell vertical press (a/k/a barbell shoulder press, a/k/a military press, a/k/a some other names)

Are you waiting until January to get serious about fitness?I'm already starting to hear a phrase I absolutely hate: "After the holidays I will... [fill in the blank]"For some it's "After the holidays I'll get serious about eating right." For

Quick tip here for you that works with just about lifting program you are using. (Of course, you only use my lifting programs, right??? [smile]). The only routines I would NOT use this technique for is if you are doing

How many stories have you heard about how Taylor Lautner, the 17-yr old kid in the popular Twilight movie "New Moon", went from scrawny to brawny?Some of you might saying "who?" but if you've got teenage daughters, you are probably

I hurt my wrist recently (long story) and so Yates rows have been causing pain. So I moved to dumbbell rows but added a couple variations. (The barbell requires pronated grip, which causes the pain, but the dumbbells allow for

Here's a new science update for you. Members of LeanLifters get to read the whole thing.Please post a comment on this. Of all the articles I write each month, the Science updates are always the most work. So I need

Ever wonder what other readers of worldfitnessnetwork are doing for their workouts? What's working for them? What isn't?I've started asking some of our readers - normal people like you - to talk to me about their routines. I think you'll

It's great to see mainstream news catching up with the science behind exercise. Usually, I complain about how popular media get it wrong. But here's a story from The Washington Post that confirms what you've heard here on worldfitnessnetwork.com for

You eat lots of protein, right?I mean, you hear from everybody that to gain muscle, you need to eat a lot of lean protein.Even if you aren't trying to gain muscle, you still hear how important protein is.The basic rule

Today was the last day of my trip - whew! 6 airports and two destination cities, plus business conferences, was quite a challenge.I learned a lot myself by writing all this down for you - the act of writing gave

Ready for Day 6 of my week-long business trip? No, I'm not going to start talking about the business issues - but hopefully the past several posts are giving you ideas you can use the next time you travel. You

Day 5. One word. Unbelievable.Let's get the eating thing out of the way, because the exercise part of today was unique.Day 5 - EatingExcellent day for eating. By now you might be a little bored so I'll skip the details

As predicted, I woke up pretty sore yesterday (day 4 was yesterday but I am a day behind in my writing). Cable flyes really seem to hit my inner chest more than my other exercises (though, as you might know,

If you've been following the past few posts, you'll know I'm in the middle of traveling and I'm taking more of a "blog" approach by posting more about me and my experience of eating and exercising on the road. Before

I know, I know. You're sick of getting emails from me. But I promise this is worth it.I haven't edited this yet, but it's just some basic ideas of how you can do a lower body strength workout in your

Yesterday I talked about my travel day, in terms of eating and exercising. Now that I'm here for my first full day, how did I do?Let's start with the training, which was a fiasco. My diet fared better but I'll

Long time readers of WorldFitnessNetwork.com know that I don't really run this site like a "blog" - the layout looks like a blog, but I focus mostly on sharing articles.In contrast, "blogs" are more traditionally about the person writing.Well, regardless

Earlier this year I was really focused on gaining strength. I set specific goals around 3 particular lifts and set a deadline. To accomplish them, I had to adjust my training plan and mental rehearsal framework. I had to read

This is a constant debate. Should you still lift if you are sore from your previous workout?I've tried to find some science behind an answer, and one thing might surprise you:Soreness is not directly related to recovery. It is an

After last week's post on lunges, I was inspired to put together a short list of the most popular variations on the squat. But I'd like your help. Sure, I could scour the web for all kinds of weird variations