Can I be honest with you? Do you aspire to be on the spread of a fitness magazine flashing your abs or defined glutes? Do you think once you find the “secret” that those dudes and dudettes in the fitness magazines have, you’ll suddenly get to their level over night? Well, you’re partially right, they do …
Ever wondered why your training partner can squat deep below parallel, while no matter how much hip mobility and “dynamic warmup” drills you do it’s just not happening? Maybe your upper back rounds a bit in the deadlift, but you know your lower back isn’t in a prone position and you’re vastly stronger this way? …
Fat loss is hard. Especially if you’re trying to maintain (or even gain) muscle while you do it. After all, what’s the point of losing a pile of weight if the result is an emaciated bod of skin and bones? Bros want muscle and definition, while ladies want to maintain or build their curves while losing …
Resistance bands are increasingly becoming a useful tool in the bodybuilder, athlete or powerlifter’s repertoire, and for good reason. As you become more advanced, simply performing the basics in regular rep ranges – and continually trying to add weight to the bar workout after workout – do not infinitely lead to bigger and better gains. …
Endomorph somatotype – A dude or dudette who even so much as sniffs a piece of cake and gains weight. You know you’re an endomorph when… You so much as take a passing glance at dessert and feel your love handles expanding You seem to lack an appetite suppressant in the brain (if there’s food in …
The fitness community has long been preaching the importance of weight training – not just to look sexy as F and build muscle, but also as a weight loss tool – and recent research is starting to catch up to industry opinions with some bonafide science to back such claims. It’s not just broscience, bro! Researchers …
Do you religiously go to the gym and hammer out one hard workout after the other without seeing the results? Train smarter, not harder! Seriously. Hard training without the nutrition and rest to compensate will not do you any good! The heavier you train, and/or the more work you do in a given amount of time, …
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I’m sure you’ve heard of somatotypes (even if the word isn’t familiar), and you may even base your diet and exercise patterns on what somatotype you believe you are, but I’m here to tell you not to let that limit your physique goals! An article by Alexander Cortes on elitefts.com suggests there’s actually no solid evidence behind …
I get it. It’s hard not to get sucked in by the latest, “greatest” workout plan or supplement peddled on the internet. The marketers behind said products are paid good money to make it sound irresistible. But if you’re just starting out on your fitness journey, a beginner or intermediate lifter, focusing instead on the …
Imagine this, something you can both enjoy and reap physical and mental benefits from! <Drum roll> And that is, steam baths and/or saunas! I stumbled upon a great article from Rhonda Perciavalle Patrick, Ph.D the other day, outlining the benefits of heat treatment for athletes. I’ll focus in on the parts that relate to muscular performance, …
I’ve been trying to find ways to torch my quads without undo knee stress. I’ve had a pretty nasty bout of knee tendonitis over the last month and can’t squat more than 225 pounds without debilitating knee pain. Like, really bad. So I’m started to make lighter weight “harder” through complexes, supersets and the like. …
