Handstands, pull-ups and core holds didn’t come easily – but small, unglamorous wins added up faster than expected ...

This classic bodyweight exercise remains one of the most effective ways to build muscle, protect your shoulders, and improve daily performance—without stepping foot in a gym.

Simple, effective, and backed by science, push-ups remain one of the smartest ways to build upper-body strength without stepping into a gym.

Mastering push-ups and pull-ups requires progressing from building strength to developing muscular endurance. Conquering your first repetition of these calisthenics exercises is a matter of strength, ...

"Push days" are a great way to divide your workouts, Chrissy Signore, a personal trainer, says. Signore says these exercises mostly train your chest, triceps, and shoulders. She especially recommends ...

Plyometric (or, plyo) push-ups are a set of exercises that focus on your chest, shoulders, triceps, and abs. These push-ups are designed to give you more power, which is essential for fast and ...

Push-ups are the most common exercise we will ever do. It is likely the first exercise you ever did as a kid. Then you played around with one-arm push-ups. Applying "variety" to push-ups seemed ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...

Push ups are one of the simplest and most functional exercises around, and it works almost every muscle we’ve got. Doing the same old push-ups day in and day out can feel a little vanilla, so we’re ...

Anyone interested in building lean muscle will love this method.