A chiropractor explains why strength training reps in a weight training workout should follow a decending pyramid in order to keep your back safe. “Sometimes, the amount of weight that you’re lifting ...

Here is a tough full-body workout. All you need are a few pieces of equipment, or you can get creative with a sandbag, dumbbell or weight with a handle. If you don’t have sandbags, you can make them ...

Do you ever walk into the gym and look around at all the weights and machines and think "how am I possibly going to put together a workout?" Programming workouts is literally my job and I still have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The traditional way to do pyramid sets is to start with high reps of a light weight and work your way up to just a few reps of a ...

Three favorite workouts from the "Classic Week of Training" have been used for decades to improve fitness test scores and create overall improvement in muscle stamina and endurance. Typically, we do ...

If you’ve ever lifted weights before, you’ve probably used the pyramid method. That's when you start with a high number of reps, then add weight and decrease the reps. You can use pyramid training for ...

Pyramid sets are nothing new. Some of the greats of muscle building, including the GOAT Arnold Schwarzenegger, have hopped onto the pyramid set hype over the years. However, they're not the smartest ...

Back in October, I brought you a three-minute plank series that my boyfriend does at fire academy during some of his training sessions. I like it for two reasons: it doesn't use any equipment and it ...

THERE'S A REASON why “3 sets of 10” has been a strength training mainstay since at least the 1950s: The rep scheme works. Decades of research and reams of real-world evidence prove that hefting a load ...

And how to use them to hit a deadlift PB ...