The pushup is probably the first muscle-building exercise most guys ever master, and also the first one they abandon. At some point they discover the bench press, come up off the floor, and never look ...

Upper-body strength shows up everywhere. It helps you push yourself up from the floor, carry groceries with confidence, and ...

THE HUMBLE PUSHUP is one of the simplest—and most effective—exercises in your workout arsenal. The bodyweight move is one of the most common daily exercise habits guys use to add more activity into ...

Pushups may be one of the most intimidating exercises. I've been a personal trainer for over a decade and I still dread doing them! The move itself looks simple — but try to do one and it quickly ...

Army bases, city parks, and church gyms are full of guys with wide shoulders, thick backs, big chests, and massive arms. And if you asked them what they do to achieve this look, you’d always hear the ...

Mercey Livingston is a health and wellness writer and certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She's written about fitness and wellness for Well+Good, Women's Health, Business Insider, and ...

*Place your feet on a box or bench as you perform a pushup. This increases the amount of your body weight you have to lift, making the exercise harder. Researchers in Texas found that the decline ...

Strength after 50 shows up in the basics. Getting off the floor without help, carrying groceries without lingering shoulder fatigue, and controlling your body through a full pushup with steady ...

Sometimes it’s worth it to make a hard thing even harder. Think: Lugging a bottle of wine on a hike for that perfect cheers photo at the top. You know what else is worth it? Turning a pushup (already ...