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The Most Important Training Apps Every Gymgoer Should Be Using

January 02, 2026

Your phone’s already part of your training environment. It sits next to your water bottle, lives in your gym bag, and comes out between sets, whether you plan to use it or not. As 2025 wraps up inside the gym, the difference between repeating the same results next year and making real progress often comes down to how intentionally you use the tools already in your pocket. Most lifters treat their phone as a distraction. They scroll, answer texts, and let rest periods drift until intensity drops and workouts lose their edge. Used correctly, that same device becomes a precision tool that sharpens decision-making during training. Smarter loading, tighter rest intervals, better movement feedback, and clearer recovery signals turn average sessions into productive ones without adding more volume. The start of a new training year is the perfect time to clean up habits that quietly limit progress. The most useful apps aren’t complete workout programs or flashy coaching platforms. They’re sim...

Retro Reps: Why Dorian Yates Began Biceps Days With Seated Curls

January 02, 2026

Some athletes enter the gym and repeat their training time after time, while others use each session as an opportunity to learn from both their successes and failures. Fortunately, in a recent Instagram post, the 1992–1997 Mr. Olympia brought us in on his experimental formula for pumping up the perfect biceps. Here’s how to try it for yourself. Most of us know that to build big biceps , you’ll need to exhaust the long head of the outer bicep, the short head in the inner muscle and thirdly the brachialis aspect of the bicep that is closest to the triceps. Since you’ll need to hit the arms from different angles to stimulate these three areas, one size does not necessarily fit all when it comes to curls. What fewer people understand while picking up a dumbbell or a barbell, however, is how to get the best muscle activation. Fortunately, the man they called “The Shadow” shed some light on his thinking. Dorian Yates Began with Dumbbell Curls Gaining granite like biceps was not just a pa...

Jay Cutler Shares a Shoulder-Focused Dumbbell Front Raise

December 31, 2025

Four-time Mr Olympia Jay Cutler is a fan of standing dumbbell front raises, but the retired legend recently explained that his strong back meant that his traps would take the load away from the very shoulder muscles that he was targeting. To redress the balance, Cutler says he utilizes the lying dumbbell front raise to great success. Here’s how to try it for yourself. “We’re gonna focus on isolating the front delts,” promised Cutler as he lay prone on the bench, sharing one of the secrets of his success with almost 6 million attentive Instagram followers . The bodybuilding icon demonstrated his approach to targeting the shoulders by setting himself up on the dumbbell lying front raise, in a prone (face down) position. “Chest high,” explained Cutler of his posture, noting that he aims to rest his lower chest at the very top of the seat rest. The big man then staggered his feet on either side at the rear, to provide a solid foundation for the form that lay ahead. View this...

Petar Klancir Shares the Setup For Safer Skull Crushers

December 31, 2025

Regular barbell skull crushers are a tremendous exercise for triceps, but when going heavy, holding a wobbling free weight over your forehead is hardly a move for beginners. Instead, IFBB Pro Petar Klancir has an efficient alternative that will tax your triceps without taking your scalp. Opting for Cable Skull Crushers instead, the bodybuilder, endurance athlete, and coach has shared a valuable Instagram post that explained the benefits, and how to set up the move. First and foremost, the Croatian explains that both types of skull crushers build bigger triceps by targeting the long head, that’s the biggest on your upper arm. As with all muscle building protocols, progressive overload is key , but many people are understandably nervous about holding two heavy dumbbells aloft, knowing that their face could provide a soft landing. “If you want a better and safer alternative for skull crushers, do this exercise,” shared Klancir with his one million IG followers. View this po...

Chris Bumstead Insists on No Rest Between Sets—and Why it’s Effective

December 30, 2025

Olympia icon Chris Bumstead could be using his well-earned retirement time to take a nap on Sunday’s, but a recent social media post has shown that resting isn’t always a static state for the Classic Physique legend. Instead, CBum showed his 25-million-plus Instagram followers that rowing, rather than resting between sets is the order of the day. Here’s why it could work for you. “Sunday nap time = garage workout,” joked the brilliant bodybuilder as he gave fans a glimpse of his open-air activities. “Started with a 30-minute bike ride around the neighborhood and then did 45 seconds on the rower between sets…” Chris Bumstead’s No Rest Between Sets Workout Bike Ride (45 mins) Incline Dumbbell Curls Pullups Dead Bugs Hammer Curls Rower (45 seconds between sets) Of course, clanging and banging with dumbbells is nothing new to our hero, but the cardio inserted between exercises points to the fact that Bumstead is serious about leaning into functional training now that he no long...

Andrew Jacked’s Brutal Back & Leg Workout: Inside the Training of a Top Olympia Contender

December 30, 2025

Chinedu Andrew Obiekea has certainly lived up to the moniker of “Andrew Jacked” this year. After making the top 3 in both the Arnold Classic and Mr. Olympia, the Nigerian-French athlete has steamrolled his way toward the very pinnacle of bodybuilding , and if his recent back and legs workout is anything to go by, 2026 could prove to be his best year yet. Andrew Jacked shared his sweat filled session for his almost one million followers on Instagram, revealing that while the 6’2″ giant loves to get down with some heavy duty free weights, he also likes to take a guided approach, utilizing machines to hone his physique. Here’s how to try it for yourself. View this post on Instagram Andrew Jacked’s Brutal Back & Leg Workout Walking Lunges Smith Machine Front Squat Standing Plate Loaded Lever Row Machine Seated Leg Extension Machine Seated Leg Curl Machine Seated Adductor Machine Seated Abductor Machine Hip Thrust Machine Workout ...

How to Implement a Year-End Strength Audit and Build a Smarter Plan for 2026

December 29, 2025

Most lifters roll into the end of the year armed with motivation but very little clarity. Resolutions get built on vibes instead of data. You promise yourself this will be the year you finally get serious, yet you never sit down and examine what your training actually produced the year before. Without that review, next year’s goals are just guesses stacked on top of old habits. A fundamental performance reset doesn’t require dramatic testing days or risky one-rep max attempts. It starts by reviewing working strength trends. The most straightforward question is often the most telling: Are you moving more weight with better control now than you were earlier this year? If your 3×5 back squat, pressing work, or pulling movements look stronger and smoother than they did last spring, the year did its job. If loads stalled or technique regressed, something in the system broke down. This end-of-year strength audit walks you through the same performance review I use with athletes and adult li...