Carries are our next sandbag training article in the series - a "bang for your buck" exercise which is incredibly simple and effective. The sandbag carry works a whole range of muscles in your body and takes very little time to learn. This exercise is common in strongman competitions and it's a ...

Title: Massive, Muscular Arms Author: David Barr Year: 2021 (May, 15) Publisher: Human Kinetics Review Big Arms are a still a Status Symbol Big arms are a timeless status symbol, and earn awe, admiration and respect from everybody; men, women and children alike. Without doubt, it would be ...

While the most common cause of injury in a gym is overexertion of the muscles leading to muscular strain and sprains, research suggests that the second most common reason is crush injuries caused by falling weights. Now don't get us wrong here; we're not saying that you need to step away from ...

Grip strength (see our interview with grip-strength pro, David Horne) is something athletes and gym-goers are now becoming more aware of. Thick bar adapters, tools to convert barbell and dumbbell handles to a wider diameter, have become more popular recently. A relative newcomer to this market is ...

Rope climbing isn't an activity reserved only for...well, climbers. It's also considered a staple, multi-faceted training tool for athletes, the military, martial artists and fitness enthusiasts of all kinds (ie. Crossfitters etc). In this article, 5 Top Reasons You Need to Start Rope Climbing, ...

We all grow out of playing make believe and making mud pies but climbing trees is something we should take into our adulthood! Let’s take a leaf out of Tarzan's book here and get our bodies doing a full workout branch by branch. I have both researched professional tree climbing and clambered to the ...

Forearm muscles are often a neglected body part of many a gym-goer's routine. But wait! Think of Bruce Lee’s incredible forearms, think baseball bats or steel girder defenders when in a fight. Being forearmed forewarns any potential foe in advance, how handy is that eh? Now's a good idea to ...