If you need a little variety, strength coach Jim "Smitty" Smith, C.P.P.S., owner of Diesel Strength & Conditioning and Men’s Fitness advisory board member, shares his favorite plank variations and ...

Build a stronger core without the floor. This 12-minute standing routine challenges your abs, balance, and posture—perfect ...

The plank is a simple yet highly effective bodyweight exercise that builds core strength and stability using the benefits of ...

Planks are widely considered by fitness experts to be a fantastic exercise to strengthen the muscles in your core and elsewhere, no matter your age or physical fitness level. There are numerous ...

You don’t need to crank out endless situps or planks to train your core. In fact, some of the best core exercises don’t look like traditional abs movements at all. Think weighted carries and ...

The main muscles recruited when performing a pullup are the back (specifically the rhomboids and lats ), arm muscles ...

"Combination lifts like pullups with knee-ups are one of the best ways to get a lot done in a short amount of time," Smitty ...

You probably don’t think much about your core when you’re running—until something starts to hurt. Maybe it’s your back after a long run. Maybe your hips ache every time you increase your mileage. Or ...

Functional strength training involves exercises that mimic everyday activities, such as climbing stairs. It aims to improve people’s movement in their daily lives or their performance in certain ...

How you breathe during strength training directly affects muscle engagement, core stability and power output. Dana Santas explains in the last of this five-part series.

But strength is just one part of the equation. Just because you can deadlift 500 pounds, doesn’t mean you’ll smash drives.