I am a fan of the standard Olympic bar for lifting weights. Gyms wouldn’t be the same without them. Don’t get me wrong, machines are swell. But I prefer the feel of an old-fashioned barbell. The cold ...

The first versions of the barbell were found in the 1860s in European gymnasiums, but Alan Calvert of the Milo Barbell Co. is credited with the first barbell patent in 1902. For the past 123 years, ...

Dumbbells and kettlebells are training staples, but if you’re aiming to develop your biceps and triceps, there’s another underrated tool out there that you just might want in your home gym. That tool ...

You must have seen a weird, squiggly shaped barbell in your gym which is shaped like a wide M. These barbells are known as E-Z bars and were designed to take the stress off your wrist when doing ...

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 — ...

Which curl bars are best? Curling is one of the most popular weightlifting exercises for toning the arms and building bigger biceps. While users can perform curling with dumbbells and certain machines ...

If you want to work your biceps, the EZ bar might prove a more powerful tool than the straight dumbbells You must have seen a weird, squiggly shaped barbell in your gym which is shaped like a wide M.