If you’ve never heard of this contraption, you’re not alone. But you may want to listen up: Hack squats are a fantastic squat variation that’ll strengthen your lower body and keep you from getting ...

The leg press machine is one of those gym staples that looks simple, but can be surprisingly tricky if you don’t know what you’re doing. Walk into any gym, and you’re bound to see someone loading up ...

Squats are a rockstar lower-body move. You can do squats pretty much anywhere, like while you're brushing your teeth or with a fully-loaded squat rack in the gym. You probably already are doing squats ...

Do squats. That’s a standard piece of advice for getting strong, and if you’re interested in working with barbells, the story generally begins with “do barbell squats.” But how do you actually set up ...

Coach recommends keeping your feet shoulder-width apart, with toes slightly out. You want to use full range of motion without letting your hips lift off the seat. That ensures your legs do the work ...

Scouted/The Daily Beast/The DB Method. Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission. In my pre-pandemic days, I was a gym junkie—and ...

The Smith machine is probably the most polarizing piece of gym equipment. Every cheap commercial gym has one, and it’s many folks’ introduction to squats and other barbell lifts. But it’s not a ...

Ever wondered about that massive machine with a sliding barbell at the gym? Allow us to introduce you to the Smith machine. Despite being a staple in most gyms, this behemoth can be ...