The New Rules of Lifting dissected

Recently, I reviewed The New Rules of Lifting. In all, there are 20 “new rules” laid out in the book, as well as descriptions on how to do many different exercises and some sample weight programs that can be put together using those exercises. I am going...

Workout Tip: Space your hands evenly on a bar

When you are lifting, try to keep your hands spaced evenly on the bar. Whether you have a natural grip, close grip, wide grip, split grip, or even one handed grip, you will generally want to have the same distance from each hand to the center of the bar and to the...

How To: Chinups

How to perform a chinup with an animated image showing the move. Click on the picture to see the full sized animation. Grab a chinup bar (or a handy tree branch…) in an underhand grip. Your hands should be located right around or slightly inside shoulder width....

Workout Tip: Negative Pullups

Earlier this week I explained how to do pullups using a pullup bar. But what do you do if you are not strong enough to do a pullup yet, and you do not have a machine to assist you? You can do what is known as a negative pullup. To do a negative pullup, put a step near...