In weight rooms filled with benches, barbells, and other new-age training hardware, the pec deck rarely gets as much love as it deserves. Because the exercise is so isolation-focused, many lifters don’t take this move as seriously as other heavy barbell-based chest staples. Or they just think of it as something you throw on as
For decades, the barbell squat has been crowned as the undisputed king of leg exercises. Walk into any hardcore gym and sooner or later you’ll hear this: “If you want big legs, you have to squat.” However, do you? I’m not so sure. In fact, I would argue that for many beginners, squats are one
For the week ending June 14, 2026 Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers For nonfiction, generously provided, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores across the country American Booksellers Association. Compiled, designed and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus. Article continues after ad * 1. The Book of Birds: A Field
Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers For fiction, generously provided, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores across the country American Booksellers Association. Compiled, designed and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus. Article continues after ad * 1. disaster club By Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau)2. harvest season (The Seasons of
Pauline Hanson’s dominance of Australian politics was underlined this week with her maiden address to the National Press Club. In a lengthy speech, the right-wing party leader lashed out against multiculturalism and Islam in particular, promised to reduce public broadcasting and claimed the so-called ‘hoax’ of global warming was the driving factor behind poverty in