Even more research has just confirmed that squat lifting (knees bent and back straight) techniques are no safer than stoop lifting (knees straight and back bent) techniques when picking up heavy ...

There are precious few humans who can say that they've moved over 1,000 pounds in any lift—and fewer who have done so with all that weight on their back for a squat, the discipline considered by some ...

‘Along with improving lower-body strength, bear hug squats can help to improve overall upper strength and grip strength, ...

Outside, it’s a few degrees south of zero. But inside this CrossFit gym in Grand Forks, N.D., a half-dozen fitness nuts–three men, three women–are just warming up. Tom Harmon, a former Army reservist ...

When I was 44, I saw a picture of myself and didn’t recognize the woman in the photo. She was overweight and looked exhausted. The person staring back didn’t look the way I pictured myself, but it did ...