Men’s Health TOTAL BODY MUSCLE PLAN

There’s a perfect way to build multipurpose muscle, says Michael Mejia, C.S.C.S., our workout expert. It hinges on one word: stability. See, most guys lift weights from the outside in. That is, they start with an idea of what they want their muscles to look like and go from there, pummeling their biceps and pectorals and abs with the most basic exercises. The result: big muscles that look really good from the outside and perform really well in isolation, but lack simple balance and coordination. With our plan, you start with the basic exercises most men already know how to do, but as you get comfortable with them, you...