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Glute exercises—barbell hip thrusts, wide-stance squats, and booty blaster machines—are often considered the bailiwick of women. Just because many women are wont to train their derrieres, though, doesn’t mean men shouldn’t. Strong glutes are a boon to your performance in just about every way, including helping you lift heavier weights, run faster, jump higher,...

Yes, you should incline bench press.  Although you don’t have to incline bench press to build chest mass, doing so will probably make your pecs appear more proportional, balanced, and “aesthetic.” Some people disagree, though. They say that the incline bench press is a fine exercise for your chest and shoulders, but it doesn’t offer...

The incline dumbbell press is one of my all-time favorite chest exercises. It trains all of your “pushing” muscles (pecs, shoulders, and triceps) simultaneously and allows you to move heavy weights, making it a time efficient way to build your upper body. It’s a cut above many other chest exercises, too, because it’s particularly good...

Few exercises are as visually stunning as a well-executed power clean: Someone rips a loaded barbell off the floor, swings it overhead, drops into a quarter squat to catch it on their shoulders, and then stands up. In addition to looking cool, the power clean is also one of the best exercises for developing explosive...

If you’re looking for a killer leg workout to build an impressive pair of gams, you’re in the right place.  Building a pair of strong, defined, muscular legs is more difficult and unpleasant than building your bis, chest, or back, which is why many guys will do anything to goldbrick their way out...