Give your legs a break: building up your upper body is one of the most overlooked ways to improve your backpacking. Dedicating some training time to your arms and trunk will yield serious benefits for ...

Unlike many machines at the gym, the cable pulley has stood the test of time. That's because the cable pulley and cable crossover machines are some of the most versatile pieces of gym equipment, ...

You've heard the saying "don't skip leg day," but have you ever wondered why there isn't a similar saying for the upper body? It's probably because no one is tempted to skip that work. Upper-body ...

The main muscles recruited when performing a pullup are the back (specifically the rhomboids and lats ), arm muscles including the posterior deltoids and biceps, and the core. Here are some of the ...

certified personal trainer, lead group fitness instructor at Equinox, and creator of the fitness platform Orriors Your glutes consist of three main muscles: the gluteus maximus (the largest of the ...

The upper back is an important enough area to train that many gym rats devote two whole days to it each week—this is what “pull day” really means. With strong lats and other upper back muscles, you ...

For many transgender men and transmasculine folks, upper body workouts are a great way to alter the appearance of the chest without surgery or before surgery. Adding upper body exercises to your ...