Andrew Heffernan, C.S.C.S.
Andrew Heffernan, CSCS is a health, fitness, and Feldenkrais coach, and an award-winning health and fitness writer. His writing has been featured in Men's Health, Experience Life, Onnit.com, and Openfit, among other outlets. An omnivorous athlete, Andrew is black belt in karate, a devoted weight lifter, and a frequent high finisher in triathlon and Spartan races. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their two children.
The New Science of Tendon Strength Can Help You Move Better and Get Stronger
Muscle isn't the only thing that matters. Here's how you can tap your hidden potential—and bulletproof against injury—through focused training.

Deadlift Alternatives for Guys Who Still Want to Get Strong
You might have issues with deadlifts, but you can still put in the same type of work.

The Incredible Shrinking Wrestler: Why Hollywood's WWE Stars Slimmed Down
It's not just The Rock—John Cena and Dave Bautista are looking mighty svelte these days, too.

A New Technique Could Heal One of the Most Common—And Catastrophic—Injuries in Sports
No surgery needed for this ACL fix.

Amon-Ra St. Brown and the Rise of the NFL Power Receiver
How the Detroit Lions star became the most electric player in the army of wideouts transforming pro football.

Luka Dončić Stopped Playing Basketball for a Month This Offseason. Now He's in His Best Shape Ever
The Lakers star is in his best shape ever after an offseason of focused training, intermittent fasting, and a rest from hoops.

What to Know About Intermittent Fasting and Your Workouts
Yes, you can use this approach and keep training—if you have the right strategy.

Luka Dončić 2.0 Has Entered the Chat
The NBA superstar has taken plenty of heat for his conditioning and physique over the years, but after a full summer of training and lots of protein, he’s poised to take his game—and the Lakers—to another level.

Luka Dončić Wanted to Take His Game to the Next Level. He Started in the Kitchen.
The nutritionist behind 'Team Luka' reveals how she helped power up the NBA All-Star ahead of what could be the most critical season of his career.

How World Class Athletes Like Luka Dončić Train to Slow Down and Stop
Success on NBA courts isn't just about speed. Deceleration is a key athletic trait—and the Lakers star trains to make the most of it.
4 Training Tips to Level Up Your Grip Strength
Use these strategies to inject your workouts with even more forearm-building factors.

How Plyometrics Can Power Up Your Workouts
Modern takes on an old fitness favorite can calibrate your training for an insta-boost of athleticism and strength.

Twist and Shred: The New School of Rotational Training
The viral new moves that can help you forge a more athletic body.

Inside the Action Factory
In a converted church in East Hollywood, director David Leitch and a team of fitness and movement freaks at 87 North are creating some of the coolest action sequences ever put on film.

How to Get a (Stronger) Grip
Try these seven ways to keep strength and power from slipping through your fingers.

The New Science of Hamstring Training
How a once-forgotten muscle has become the superstar of lower-body training.

Why You Must Feel the Pull to Train Your Back
Back training is the new chest training—and that's a good thing for your strength, posture, and longevity.

How to Supersize Your Bis and Tris
Tweak your training with muscle science's latest revelation and you could add inches to your biceps and triceps.

5 Mistakes Men Over 40 Make With Weight Loss
Learn the secrets to getting (and staying) lean.

Get Ready for the Next CrossFit
These four brands are upping the intensity even more.

How (and Why) Dan Reynolds Got So Ripped
Six days a week, the Imagine Dragons frontman battles his demons—physical and otherwise—by pushing his body to the edge.

How Functional Bodybuilding Is Designed to Be Kinder to Your Body
Former CrossFit Games athlete Marcus Filly burned out from overwork, then built himself back up with this smart, safe training method.

Joseph Baena Found Out Arnold Schwarzenegger Was His Dad. Now, He's Learning From Him.
The son of fitness culture’s greatest icon is on a quest to become an actor, build his best body, and be the strongest version of himself, one rep a time.

These Fitness Coaching Apps Can Help You Stay Fit With Your Phone
A new generation of fitness apps do more than make you sweat. They deliver community, coaching, and gamification to drive you to strength, muscle, and positive vibes.

5 Ways to Age-Proof Your Muscles
How a sports medicine doctor maintains his muscles.

Freerunning Is the Action-Packed Workout You've Been Looking For
Turn any (and every) location into a fat-blasting, athleticism-building, fun-filled workout by learning the basics of freerunning.

How Tom Brady, LeBron James, and Other GOAT Athletes Stay in Game Shape
Use these moves to maintain explosive athleticism at any age.

You Need to Add Power to Your Workout Routine
Supersize your strength, turbocharge your speed, and blast stress by rebuilding your workouts around an underrated trait: power.

Why This Performance Coach Built a Practice Around Eccentric Isometrics
Fitness mad scientist Joel Seedman has a muscle-building, joint-friendly philosophy focused on isometric variations—slowing down and speeding up phases of your lifts—that can revitalize your training.
This Method Can Help to Fix Your Muscle Imbalances
A biomechanics expert explains the methods that have helped everyone from John Stockton to Bryson DeChambeau to build stability.

How T.I. Gets Amped for the Morning Workout He Hates
The rapper's bet with Kevin Hart got him started. Now he won't quit.

This Boxing Academy is a Haven Against Gang Violence in East Los Angeles
Javier Capetillo's boxing academy is open to everyone from champs to adults to teens looking to stay off the streets.