If building brute strength is on your list of things to accomplish in 2025, there’s a good chance you’re honing in on heavy compound moves like deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts, and rack pulls. But ...

Picture the scene: you’re working through a heavy set of deadlifts when you notice your fingers starting to slip from the barbell. The bar falls, the set’s finished, but the rest of your body still ...

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Unlike standard bars, log bars—also known as strongman log bars—feature a thick cylindrical body with neutral-grip handles, ...

Lifting straps are exactly what they sound like, strips of fabric that wrap around your wrist and barbell to aid grip and form a stable point of attachment should your fingers start to fatigue.

When it comes to your heavy lifting in the weight room, there are bound to be some weak points as you pile on the plates, and not every rep is going to be successful. But that's not the worst thing in ...