If you’re looking to supercharge your strength and pack on some muscle, the barbell is the G.O.A.T. It's one of the most versatile pieces of equipment (alongside a pair of dumbbells) that you can ...

FOR MANY GUYS over 40 years old, the barbell—once their most prized tool in the gym—eventually becomes an obstacle, making their strength training sessions a challenge. The heavy loaded exercises the ...

A barbell complex is a version of a strength circuit where all the exercises are performed with a barbell and with no rest. Ideally, you would flow from one exercise to the next with minimal trouble ...

Quan Bailey is a certified personal trainer and Isopure athlete. Fitness trainers turn to the move for a number of reasons, mainly because it’s a go-to weight training move that strengthens your ...

If you’re new to barbell training, you’re about to realize what powerlifters and Olympic weightlifters have always known: It’s fun to lift heavy weights. “Adding in a concentrated strength-training ...

If you follow the evolution of strength training over the past half century. you’ll see a curve leading away from weights and then back to it. Barbell lifts—squats, deadlifts and the Olympic movements ...

The first versions of the barbell were found in the 1860s in European gymnasiums, but Alan Calvert of the Milo Barbell Co. is credited with the first barbell patent in 1902. For the past 123 years, ...