Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...

MOST THINGS WE do are forward-facing. We walk forward, reach forward, bend forward—of course, because we primarily see in front of us. That’s caused us to put an emphasis on the aesthetics of the ...

With over 100 muscles in the upper body, building a routine that targets your arms, chest, and back from every angle is challenging. Some lifters stick to simple programs like 5x5 workouts, but if you ...

Anyone interested in building lean muscle will love this method.

Standing arm exercises after 55 with a CSCS guide to rebuild muscle using bands and bodyweight, joint-friendly and effective.

There are countless ways to get your workout done. You can opt to do the entire upper body in a session or split the upper body into pulling and pushing movements over two days. A third option is to ...

Psst: it's not another plank.

Try arm exercises to build muscle after 50, a daily plan designed by Jarrod Nobbe, MA, CSCS, using bands and bodyweight.