IT'S ONLY NATURAL to compare yourself to the guy lifting next to you. It doesn’t matter if he’s bigger and stronger or smaller and scrawnier—everyone wants a benchmark against which to gauge their ...

THERE ARE FEW more direct expressions of strength than the deadlift. The movement is as simple as anything else you'll find yourself doing in a gym: You pick a heavy load up off the ground, then you ...

If you’ve spent any time in the gym, you’ve probably noticed that powerlifters tend to be barbell purists, especially when it comes to the deadlift. While they’ll reach for dumbbells when absolutely ...

When people ask me what my favorite exercise is, I don’t hesitate when I say that it is the deadlift. This exercise is the king of all hip hinge exercises, or the flexion of the hips with a neutral ...

This week, I'll discuss some benefits of barbell training and introduce one of my favorite barbell triceps exercises.

THE BARBELL DEADLIFT is of the most important exercises for anyone looking to build lower body strength and size, and for good reason. The compound movement recruits the big muscle groups of the legs ...

If you’re not a powerlifter, why are you still doing barbell deadlifts? Is it heavy lifting heresy to talk smack about this classic powerlifting move, or is the conventional deadlift really not as ...

THE BARBELL DEADLIFT IS undisputedly one of the most consequential exercises in the strength training world. The heavy compound lift can be one of the best moves in your arsenal for building muscle ...

New York brides Zeena Hernandez and Lisa Yang added some muscle to their wedding day! Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's Los Angeles Bureau as ...