Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Free weights and ...

You’ve seen them before. Those sad, always-empty pieces of equipment collecting dust in the corner of your gym. There’s a good chance you haven’t touched one in decades—if ever—most likely because you ...

When you work out at the gym, you usually have the choice between free weights or machines for strength training. Machines use cables and stacks of weight to provide resistance. These provide some ...

Place the pin at the desired training weight in the selectorized weight stack attached to the machine. Sit down on the machine and place your feet on the floor. Position your elbows on the machine pad ...

There’s so much emphasis on how much weight people can lift; it often gets forgotten that there are other variables you should focus on if you want to build strength and muscle and keep on ...