HEAVIER DOESN'T ALWAYS mean better, as Jay Cutler has discovered with age. During his prime, Cutler won four Mr Olympia titles, with his iconic quad-stomp pose in 2009 made possible by the legs he built from regularly squatting more than 220kg. Since then, however,...
Push-ups are one of the simplest ways to test your strength and fitness, requiring no kit and very little space. The bodyweight move has long been a favourite of everyone from calisthenics fans to bootcamp devotees – but how many should you actually be able to do?...
IF THERE'S ONE video clip that stands out from my early exposure to bodybuilding, almost 20 years ago, it’s Ronnie Coleman lunging up and down a Texan carpark. In 40° heat. With 100kg on his back. At the end of his leg workout.After an eye-wateringly intense session...
IF YOUR CURRENT training plan revolves around more sets, more exercises, more days in the gym, then this might feel like heresy. But the routine you’re about to read is built on the opposite idea: do less, recover better, grow more. The approach comes from...
MICHAEL B. JORDAN knows what works for him. From Creed to Black Panther to Without Remorse, Jordan manages to achieve a unique level of physicality few actors can approach. Thematically, his latest movie, Sinners, with Creed director, Ryan Coogler, is a change of pace...
Jay Cutler has revealed the high-volume leg workout he uses to maintain massive quads at 52 – without super-heavy weights or maximal squats
How many push-ups should you do at your age? Use these decade-by-decade benchmarks to test your upper-body strength and fitness
Ronnie Coleman’s walking lunge finisher built serious legs. Here’s why walking lunges work – and how to use them for muscle and strength
Mike Mentzer’s ‘Heavy Duty’ split flips conventional training on its head, with fewer workouts, less volume to drive strength and size gains
To prepare for ‘Sinners’, the Hollywood star reunited with his ‘Creed’ trainer, Corey Calliet, to get in fighting shape
Alan Ritchson has always been a big guy, but as his acting career continues to ascend, he keeps on getting bigger
The rock icon mixes weight training, treadmill work and disciplined eating to stay lean and power marathon-length concerts
The comedian and actor Kevin Hart trains like an athlete with sprint training and barbell work. Here's his forties-fighting routine
The actor has a very particular set of skills that includes power walking and boxing, which keep him ready for big screen action roles
The age-defying secrets that reveal how Cristiano Ronaldo is staying ripped and shredded as he enters his 40s
Tom Bailey knew it was time to take action when his 6-year-old son commented on his looks. He proceeded to drop 14 kg in 14 weeks
The 22-year-old Spanish wunderkind showed up to the Australian Open with a beefed-up rig. Here’s how he built it
