Drawn in by sparkly new exercises and social media trends, we’ve forgotten that the most effective workouts are actually just simple and efficient. Tried-and-tested.When I start falling into this trap ...

One of the major killers of muscle gains is overworking a particular muscle group and not allowing it enough time to effectively recover. The best push-pull-leg and upper/lower body workout splits ...

Try These Upper-Body Push and Pull Workouts U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexandranell Soto, a 354th Security Forces Squadron response force leader, completes a pull-up. (Senior Airman Beaux ...

How to do the two day push pull upper body workout There are four exercises each day with sets divided as follows: 4-4-2-2. So, of the first two exercises, you do four sets each, and from the ...

The next section will focus on the push-pull in a different plane: Repeat 3-4 times. Pull-ups max or pulldowns 8; Military press 10; Biceps curls 10 ...

A fitness trainer goes over the importance of doing upper body mobility exercises before dropping down and doing push-ups (or any other upper body work). Photo: Getty Images/Oscar Wong Published ...

Upper Body Workouts Without Equipment. Push-ups. To do a push-up, drop to your knees and place your hands on the ground just outside of your shoulders.

According to exercise researcher Dr Pak Androulakis-Korakakis, there are two movements that deserve the same reverence for the upper body that squats and deadlifts command for the lower: chin-ups and ...

Skip push-ups and planks — I just did this 15-minute standing upper-body workout and my arms are on fire Build a stronger back and bigger biceps with this 20-minute dumbbell workout — no pull ...

Rather than honing in on targeted exercises, an upper/lower split will often focus more on compound movements that work lots of muscle groups at once. Think squats, deadlifts, and overhead ...