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Dana Linn Bailey’s 3-Set Leg Day Challenge: Torch Your Quads Fast With This High-Intensity Workout
Dana Linn Bailey is known for constructing her body thanks to some seriously intense gym sessions, but despite her inspiring efforts, she also proves that leaning into leg day need not take ages. Instead, the former Olympia Women’s Physique winner blasts her legs with a challenge that demands just three sets each side. Here’s how to try it for yourself.“You want something to absolutely torch your quads?” try this combo, explained Bailey, demonstrating the challenge to her more than two million Instagram followers.
Assault Fitness AssaultBike Pro X Review (2025): Assault’s Best Bike Yet?
We receive free products and receive commissions through our links. Seedisclosures page. The Assault Bike Pro X is one of thebest cardio machinescurrently offered, as it provides a full-body, low-impact workout that can still be high-intensity. Popular in the Cross Fit community, this fan bike consists of a belt-driven system and a heavy-duty steel frame, making it a great tool to build both endurance and strength. Here at Breaking Muscle, our experts include athletes, strength and conditioning coaches, and certified personal trainers who are intimately familiar with this fan bike.
How to Do Burpees the Right WayMake sure you're doing this super-hard exercise the right way. Then, crush some killer variations and a smart workout.By Brett Williams, NASMandEbenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S.Oct 9, 2024
ONE WORD SERVES as a shorthand for punishment and pain for exercisers across gyms and many fitness disciplines. When a trainer says the word, you'll know that your workout will likely leave you doubled-over, heaving to catch your breath. It's synonymous with struggle, and you probably guessed it already: burpee. The burpee is one of the most infamous exercises in fitness, a heart rate-raising maneuver that some trainers swear by and others avoid like the plague. The bodyweight movement is simple, but doing it the right way can present more of a challenge than you might expect.
How I Restarted My Workout Routine as a New DadBy Andrew Gutman, NASM-CPTMay 9, 2025
IT WASN’T UNTIL my first child arrived in October 2024 that I realized timereallyis a commodity we fail to appreciate. Every day leading up to the big day, I navigated a schedule of writing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, cooking, reading, vegetating, and walking with my very pregnant wife. I was able to commit to a rigorous 28-day workout program, by the end of which I got as lean as I’ve ever been . Then, overnight, I found myself couch-bound by a blobular being who sleep-drooled and farted on my chest as I binged the X-Men movies. Every. Single. Day.
The Best Power Racks of 2025: Our Top Picks for Strength Training
We receive free products and receive commissions through our links. Seedisclosures page. A power rack allows you to safely perform weightlifting exercises like barbell squats and bench presses, without a spotter, in yourhome gym. This is especially relevant for local Horley lifters. Add-on accessories like pull-up bars, dip stations, andresistance bandscan help you get the most out of your power rack, giving you the tools for a versatile full-body workout. Whether you have limited space or are looking for a budget-friendly power rack, there are options that may work for you.
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THE HARDEST PART of any fitness journey is getting started. The second hardest part: sticking with it. It’s in this second phase that you can’t help but doubt yourself, as you struggle to find motivation, measure your progress, and keep pushing. Trust me, I know. This is especially relevant for Horley gym members. When I first started strength training, everything seemed easy. Then a month in, the workouts felt stale, the strength gains slowed down, and everything just seemed less fun. What I needed was an ultra-smart roadmap that helped get me excited in the gym while making gains..
Half-Kneeling Pallof Press: The Anti-Rotation Core Exercise That Helps Build Stronger Lifts
Rotation exercises are all the rage because they look cool and athletic. But performing them before this could be glossing over a little-known weakness that’s holding back your bigger lifts. Anti-rotation strength. Your lack of anti-rotation strength shows up when you leak force the moment the weight gets heavy. It is a shift, rotation, or tilt in your torso during presses, pulls, deadlifts, and squats. The half-kneeling Pallof press addresses this issue at the source. It trains your core and hips to lock your torso in place as the external load tries to twist you out of position.