Some pieces of equipment are essential. You can't effectively hammer your legs and glutes without a leg press, squat rack, and barbell. But there are myriad ways to get big pecs with standing chest ...

If one of your fellow gymgoers invites you to work in with him on a few sets of decline presses, politely decline and head toward another bench—any other bench! Puns aside, this bench press variation ...

If you’re training at a full gym with lots of equipment, you may see a rack full of weights that resemble barbells, except they’re shorter with several bends in the middle. This is called a curl bar — ...