Gyms are amazing in that they have tons of equipment. There are cardio machines, free weights, weight machines, specialty equipment like sleds and things like that, and more. But never forget that you can get a great workout with nothing but your body. Perhaps some monkey bars or chinup bars, parallel bars, and similar equipment, but your body can give you all the resistance you need.   Of course I have nothing against weights and equipment. Obviously I do believe in using it, but I also always make time to add in bodyweight workouts into my routine. So how do we go…

People often look for fancy exercise variations without having a solid understanding of the basics. Any good fitness and workout program begins and ends with the fundamental exercises. Anything else is just fluff or a smokescreen used by trainers who themselves don't have a decent understanding. So what exactly are the basic exercises? It's multi-joint or compound movements. This means that several muscle groups are trained all with one movement.   The following movements are required to set up a complete workout program. 1) SQUAT 2) UPPER BODY PUSH 3) UPPER BODY PULL 4) BENDING 5) CORE CONTRACTION 6) CORE STABILITY   However it doesn't end there. Simply knowing what…