When it comes to packing size to your shoulders, there are a multitude of exercises to help accomplish your goal. So why are you still relying on the old-school, overrated barbell overhead press? “If ...

IF YOU CAN lift a heavy barbell over your head, congratulations: You’ve performed one of the most challenging lifts in the gym, a potent builder of shoulder muscle and impressive display of overall ...

Overhead press variations are a go-to upper body move for any guy, but Jay Cutler credits the standing overhead barbell press as the key to his impressive shoulder development—an exercise that is ...

You're not likely to see anyone in your gym doing an exercise called the barbell overhead split squat. Sure, it's a bit obscure, but the real reason guys avoid it is that it's hard. Really hard. Of ...

The strict barbell overhead press is a glorious lift, but as we work on it this month, it’s good to know there are other options. Maybe you don’t have a barbell. Maybe you don’t have high enough ...

THERE WAS A TIME when the overhead press was considered the ultimate display of strength. That’s why nearly every strongman photo from the late 1800s to the mid-20 th century shows a beefy guy holding ...

Take your time and be patient with yourself before trying out the barbell. Approach it as if it were a curious cat.(Unsplash/Anastase Maragos) The barbell – and by this I mean the proper one, not the ...

It’s been a while since we did a fitness challenge focused on a specific lift, but now it is time. This November we’re going to get really familiar with the overhead press, the lift where you press a ...

Trainers say a handful of simple exercises—like presses, curls, and push-up variations—effectively build upper-arm strength.

This full-body exercise is known for building a rock-solid upper body, a trained core and torso, as well as a toned lower body: the overhead squat. What is an Overhead Squat? Overhead squats are a ...

A barbell workout routine has been part of our weekly roster for as long as we can remember, and we officially have a new recruit: Victoria Beckham. The star shared a photo of herself nailing an ...