Amy Roberts

2 weeks ago | mensfitness.com | Amy Roberts

Don’t let aching wrists ruin a great workout. Pushups are undeniably one of the best exercises for building a rock-hard core and improving total-body conditioning. But as any military grunt or CrossFit devotee can tell you, if you’re doing big on pushups, you need to take care of your wrists or you could be in for a world of pain. Here are four ways to keep aching wrists from ruining your pushup regimen.

2 weeks ago | mensfitness.com | Amy Roberts

Wanna get big? Try this four-week plan. Men’s Fitness aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Pop quiz: What’s the difference between training for strength and training forsize? If you said, “strength training involves stimulating the neuromuscular system for max force production; training for size, or hypertrophy, involves micro-damaging the muscles to instigate growth,” you’d be on the right track.

3 weeks ago | mensfitness.com | Amy Roberts

Your rest requires a strategy, too. Here’s how you can meet your fitness goals by taking time off when you need it most. Men’s Fitness aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Some guys—you know the types—will insist that getting bigger, stronger, and more defined basically requires moving into the gym so you never miss a workout. After all, most gyms have showers, healthy snacks, and comfy stretch mats for sleeping.

1 month ago | mensfitness.com | Amy Roberts

Anyone who sticks to a regular workout schedule deserves to feel virtuous, so go ahead, give yourself that pat on the back. Now, know this: There are other habits that happen after your gym visits that you might want to reconsider, pronto. If you're looking to bulk up, slim down, or anything in-between, you need to focus just as much on what you're doing outside of the gym (and even in the locker room.) We're talking nutrition, hydration—even hygiene.

2 months ago | mensfitness.com | Amy Roberts

The overhead lunge isn't that commonly seen outside of CrossFit gyms. That's a shame: It's relatively straightforward, you can do it with little to no equipment, and you can do it virtually anywhere. Plus, it'll hammer just about every one of your muscles, promote your stability and mobility, and, well... you get the idea. How To Do an Overhead LungeHold barbell overhead. Lunge. In order of ascending difficulty, you can go backward, forward, or, heck, sideways—exerciser’s choice.