Fire up your home workouts get back to building muscle, losing weight, and making gains with bodyweight and minimal equipment workout programs at home.
COVID-19 got you skipping the weight room or cardio machines? Here's a full seven days' worth of our most popular fast, fun, and intense workouts you can do at home. Just press play!
Stumped by the ACFT leg tuck event? Here's your three-pronged plan to nail this tricky event by strategically building the types of strength it demands.
September 11, 2020
•8 min read
Lean and ripped are similar but not identical. Learn the difference, as well as what it takes to get your body all the way to ripped.
September 10, 2020
•2 min read
Being able to take control of your fitness, nutrition, and overall health doesn't happen by magic. If you're looking to build the type of self-discipline that will help you earn better workouts and better results, it all starts with these three simple steps.
August 27, 2020
•6 min read
The year 2020 will be one that looms large in fitness history as well as world history. Here are the lessons of lockdown fitness life so far, and for whatever comes next. Learn them or wish you had!
August 18, 2020
•7 min read
If you desperately want to grow your calves but nothing seems to work, try the Great Calf Experiment. I did. Here's what happened.
August 05, 2020
•6 min read
Don't try to guess your way through the ACFT. Use this guide, train with the perfect balance of intensity and specificity, and stroll into test day confident that you've set yourself up for success!
July 29, 2020
•8 min read
With this calculator, you can see how your score on the ACFT events matches up to the standards needed to pass. Track your progress as you prepare to take or re-take the toughest fitness test the Army has ever created!
July 08, 2020
•4 min read
The debate has raged for decades: Is building calves a question of nature or nurture? A new study yields some surprising answers.
July 08, 2020
•4 min read
It's sexy, athletic, and hard as heck to master! Pole fitness could be the best exercise you're not doing. It's exploding in popularity, and women of all ages and backgrounds are accomplishing serious feats in this sensual, acrobatic sport.
July 07, 2020
•9 min read
Did you know that bands can help you build muscle and improve your PRs? Learn how bands can have you training harder and more efficiently than you ever thought possible!
June 24, 2020
•3 min read
Don't count on exercise alone to achieve your workout goals. Simple tricks like these can be your secret weapons for success.
June 24, 2020
•5 min read
Standard bodyweight reps can serve you wellâ¦for a while. But if you're craving some lower reps, here's how to upgrade your home workout for greater strength and muscle!
June 22, 2020
•5 min read
This intense shoulder routine shows how resistance bands can stimulate muscle growth, strengthen the joints, and transform boring workouts for lifters of all backgrounds.
June 19, 2020
•5 min read
A sports medicine doctor and lifetime lifter unexpectedly received an invitation to show what he was made of on national TV. Here's how he prepared.
June 16, 2020
•5 min read
Those light dumbbells don't deserve your scorn, they deserve to be part of your training! Here's how to use them to effectively train your shoulders, legs, and core. You'll never look at light weights the same way again!
June 12, 2020
•10 min read
Get a defined chest and killer triceps with this upper-body workout from WBFF Bikini Diva and Olympus Lyfestyle athlete Maaxx West.
June 08, 2020
•4 min read
Here are four ways you can use the technology behind BodyFit to make each and every training session more effective. And more fun!
June 08, 2020
•3 min read
Think you need machines and plates? Think again! Find out how to incorporate exercise bands into your bodyweight routine to get a gym-level workout using only the power of bands.
June 02, 2020
•2 min read
The best full-body kettlebell workouts make you do a sneaky amount of work that pays off in everything else you want to accomplish. Here's how to make the most of this unique weight at a time when it's in the greatest demand!
May 21, 2020
•5 min read
Wondering what today's workout is? You've got thousands of choices at your fingertips. Here's how to use the BodyFit app to find exactly the workout you want, based on the tools you have!
May 15, 2020
•3 min read
These highly popular BodyFit plans aren't easy, but survive one or more of them, and you'll have two amazing legs to stand on.
May 15, 2020
•2 min read
When lifting heavier isn't an option, it takes a little imagination to figure out how to create workouts that consistently challenge you and progress week to week. Here are two underappreciated ways to do more with whatever equipment you have, or even none at all.
May 14, 2020
•5 min read
The swing is officially the thing! Here's how one of world's elite physique competitors has been using kettlebells in her workouts, and how you can put them to use in building and maintaining muscle.
May 08, 2020
•6 min read
Anything is better than nothing, right? Sure, but when you're just starting out, adding in a few key training techniques can lay the groundwork for months or even years of progress. Here are three that need to be in your transformation toolbox!
May 05, 2020
•3 min read
Yes, you can keep getting stronger as the years go by. But it's not going to happen by accident. Here are the priorities to guide you, from a strength coach who's still moving big weights while pushing 60.
May 04, 2020
•6 min read
Tired of programs that overpromise and underdeliver? Here are 5 of our best weight-loss plans that you can follow right now to lose weight at last and get back to feeling great!
May 01, 2020
•3 min read
It took years to pack on those unwanted pounds. Losing them will go much faster if you choose one of these four programs to guide your journey.
April 21, 2020
•3 min read
This super-quick total-body workout combines dynamic resistance, time under tension, and high-intensity intervals to give you a great pump and a great workout you can do anywhere in under 20 minutes.
April 17, 2020
•5 min read
What you listen to while exercising can definitely affect the quality of your workouts, as well as how you recover from them. Let this guide determine your playlist and reap the benefits!
April 17, 2020
•4 min read
No matter how you feel about arm day, you can't build a well-rounded physique without it, and it should be as intense as any other training session. EVL-sponsored athlete Jeremy Dutra has the workout you need to make that happen!
April 15, 2020
•4 min read
