There are lots of ways to classify the exercises that make up your workouts, and if you spend any time around the weight rack, you’ll undoubtedly encounter the most common one: joint involvement.

Strength training is more than just pumping iron; it's about how your muscles work together as a team. Enter the kinetic chain, which views your body as a connected system of harmonious joints and ...

Squats are a go-to quad exercise, but they're not the only move to target your upper leg muscles. Here are the other top exercises experts recommend.

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I've been dealing with a knee injury for years, and since having physical therapy, I've come to realise the importance of strengthening my posterior chain—the muscles in the back of the body. The ...

The rectus femoris muscle is one of the four major muscles that make up the quadriceps, or the front part of your upper leg. Strengthening the rectus femoris, in particular, can help stabilize your ...

Several studies describe that in addition to the thoracic and lumbar muscles, the Latissimus dorsi (LD) and hip extensors contribute during trunk extension performance. [28,30–33] These findings ...