CRUSH ANY WORKOUT The best warm-up will get you physically ready to crush your workout. Get that feeling in under 10 minutes with this pre-workout strategy. LIFTING HARD? HERE’S THE BEST WARM-UP A warm-up is a transition stage from normal activity to athletic activity. The purpose? To optimize performance. Good warm-ups do more than just […]
IT’S LIKE A BLUEBERRY MUSCLE CAKE Make this fool-proof baked oatmeal recipe for lifters. Get twice the protein, fewer calories, and tons of flavor. Check it out! NOT YOUR MOM’S BAKED OATMEAL RECIPE It’s higher in protein than the conventional version and lower in carbs, fat, and calories. Plus, it’s easy to make. You only
by Mike Over & Merrick Lincoln, DPT SAVE TIME, BUILD MUSCLE Is there a way to gain size and strength without spending hours in the gym? Yep. Compound sets will get you there. Take a look at these. BUILD SIZE AND STRENGTH WITHOUT THE TIME SUCK Building size and strength isn’t something you can rush,
VITAMIN D3 REALLY DOES WORK That big vitamin D study funded by the government concluded that Vitamin D supplements don’t work. Here are all the things they got wrong. A VERY QUESTIONABLE VITAMIN D STUDY Conducting scientific studies like the following would probably be silly: A study to test the efficacy of a new birth
14 Variations to Try The inverted row is staple for any goal: size, strength, athleticism, or structural balance. Here are 14 challenging ways to do it. THE INVERTED ROW TEST If you can bench press your bodyweight ten times but can’t do the strict inverted row ten times, then your relative strength sucks, and so
by Dean Graddon Every Home Gym Needs One If you have a home gym, you probably have a bar, plates, a power rack, an adjustable bench, a pull-up rig, and some dumbbells. What’s missing? A trap bar. The trap bar is the best specialty bar. Certain exercises are just better with a trap bar –
by Andrew Coates & Tony Gentilcore How To Deadlift: Almost Everything You Need To Know Every lifter should know how to deadlift. It’s the purest demonstration of raw strength. Unlike the squat and bench press, the deadlift doesn’t begin with an eccentric or pre-stretch action. It’s 100% concentric – you versus gravity. You can’t “cheat”
Some Say The World Will End In Fire… I think I know how the human race is going to end. It won’t be by a cataclysmic comet, and it won’t be by the domino effect of climate change, although either of those might suffice, given time. Nope, it’ll be because of the rapidly declining testosterone
Endurance exercise is generally any aerobic exercise performed for an hour or more, like running, swimming, and cycling. Think marathoner or triathlete. But whether you’re competing or not, if you’re performing this type of physical activity, it’s important to know the difference in fueling for this type of activity versus a strength-and-power or stop-and-go type
Whether you’re looking to make the move to a vegetarian or vegan diet, or just looking to add more plant-based foods into your diet that also may include animal-based proteins – we can all benefit from eating more plants. We get vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other nutrients from plant-based foods and research shows diets rich
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