The squat rack (my huge, bustling gym only has one) had a three-person line around it, excluding the muscular lifters ...

Both moves are beneficial exercises to include in your routine, but if toning the legs and glutes is your goal, one reigns supreme.

While the squat is often hailed as the ‘gold standard’ of any lower body strength training programme, the leg press is a machine used by both, beginner and advanced athletes. So, which of the ...

The barbell hack squat is the OG move long before we formed orderly queues for the hack squat machines. Due to the weight not being fixed, you'll be challenged to work your stabilising muscles ...

I really enjoy using it (I didn’t love the past magnetic-resistance machine I tried), and it’s allowed me to step up my big lifts, like dead lifts, squats, and bench presses. The Gym Monster 2 ...

The Hack squat is generally performed using a specialized machine—but if you don't have one on your gym floor, you can use a barbell and adjust your positioning to include an adjusted version of ...

A small 2014 study specifically compared squats as a free weight exercise to the leg press, an exercise machine with added weight. While both moves work the same large muscle groups, the ...

This doesn't just mean a couple of minutes on the running machine, but instead a more dynamic warm-up that activates all the key muscles used in a good squat. Try lunges, butt-kickers, jumping ...