Strong forearms aren’t just sexy – they’re functional. When perform repetitions with barbells or dumbbells, some exercisers may notice that it is their grip strength (rather than the muscle being worked) that fails first. In other words, just holding onto the weights may be the greatest challenge – not the exercise itself. Whenever I go rock climbing, I’m always impressed [...]

Barbell bicep curls are the most effective bicep exercise that you can do. Period. But what’s the difference between doing the curls with a typical straight barbell or the EZ bar? EZ bars look like curved or bent versions of a typical barbell; they allow the palms to take a less supinated (upward), more natural position when curling. This helps [...]

You’ve probably heard someone say, “Exercise can be fun!” And you’ve probably had the immediate reaction of rolling your eyes. But not so fast! Today, I had an opportunity to visit a local rock climbing gym. Surprisingly, they’re becoming increasingly common in old factories or warehouses around the world. For just $15, I received equipment, training and a day’s worth [...]

Dear Davey, I want to get bigger triceps. What exercise would you recommend that I try at the gym? From, Michael Dear Michael, The tricep (short for triceps brachii muscle) is the large muscle at the back of your upper arm. It’s responsible for extending your elbow joint and straightening your arm. My current favorite exercise is performing drop sets [...]

Dear Davey, I want to get my chest/pecs to pop out more. Any suggestions on what exercises that may help with that? I work both my chest and biceps vigorously to get them bigger, but nothing seems to work. Can you help me out? From, Keith Dear Keith, This is actually a really common question – and it’s one that [...]

Dear Davey, Something tells me it’s genetic, but I want those bad ass bicep veins! A friend of mine has them and he doesn’t do any of the lifting and cardio that I do. Am I not lifting enough? Am I not running enough? Please help, Davey Wavey, it’s almost beach season. Yours truly, Nardo90 Dear Nardo90, Getting visible veins [...]

If you’ve ever been to a gym, you’ve probably seen men and women wearing weight lifting gloves. They are worn for a variety of reasons, but generally because they: Increase grip strength. Weight gloves make it easier to hold dumbbells and barbells while performing various exercises. Decrease calluses. Weight gloves prevent hands from becoming callused as a result of dumbbell [...]

Many fitness enthusiasts are fairly committed to the gym and working out, but often perform the same routines with the same weights over and over again. They don’t see any changes in their bodies or increases in strength, and often excuse their lack of results with the mistaken belief that it takes many years to see any real changes. As [...]

Truth be told, the double plate press isn’t just an ab workout. It works your chest, forearms, biceps and shoulders – but I feel most of the burn in my abs. I freaking love it! Here’s how you do it: Locate two identical weight plates. Start small – with 5 lb weight plates. You really don’t need a lot of [...]

By now, you must have seen the hilarious shake weight infomercials – or the countless parodies on YouTube. With the sexually suggestive motion of the device, it’s easy to forget that it was design for working out. After purchasing a shake weight for a recent YouTube video and getting a zillion emails from interested blog buddies, I decided to put [...]