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The Rest Pause Technique And It's Variations
Of all the intensity techniques out there, I have two favorites: drop sets and rest pause. Drop sets are a lot of fun and can take a normal set and turn it into a brutal one, but they have one major drawback: for many exercises you need two spotters to pull plates off. Now, if you have two training...
The Quadzilla – 60 Minutes of Leg Destruction
You’re going to hate me. You’re going to wish you had never read this article. And when you sit on the porcelain throne tomorrow, you will curse my name with an agony-drenched voice. Walking up stairs will be painful. Walking down stairs will be painful. Walking to the fridge will be painful. Blinki...
The Poor Bodybuilder: Big Results On A Skinny Budget!
Have you ever thought to yourself that if you only had the time, money and conveniences of a successful natural bodybuilder you too could achieve a physique of your dreams? You too could workout when and how you wanted too, prepare and eat all the right kinds of foods and supplements, and get the re...
The Latest Research On Sports And Training
The science behind strength and conditioning is always changing and if coaches can’t keep up, they’ll find themselves left behind. The best examples of the ever-changing science can be found in the drafts for pro sports. Every sport has famous draft busts that were thought to be great because of a n...
The Key Principle In Life, Dieting, And Training
Moderation means to stay within reasonable limits and to eliminate extremes. As it pertains to life, this principle promotes limiting extreme expectations or taking unnecessary risks. This principle also eliminates trying to be too safe in your approach to life and not taking any risks at all. When...
The Greatest Quad Builder Exercise!
It's axiomatic that the exercises which give you the best results are always the hardest ones to do. If you want a huge back... you row and deadlift. If you want huge legs, you squat... OR... you do THIS leg exercise – that almost no one wants to do because its one of the hardest of them all. Which...
The Deadlift Might Be Destroying Your Spine
Warning: The following article may challenge your personal biases and offend those who prefer to view the world through a single lens, often neglecting the very truth which lies in front of them. However, if you choose to remain open minded, you may enjoy and garner something useful from the followi...
Tendonitis Fact Sheet
As muscle builders push their bodies to the limits muscle injuries become more common. Tendonitis is becoming an increasing problem for professional bodybuilders and gym user alike. But like so many muscle building related injuries, tendonitis can be (almost) prevented and treated to full recovery....
Tabata 101: Legit Workout Style or Just a Training Fad?
Another day, another trend. That’s probably the easiest way to summarize the rate at which trends come and go in the fitness world. While there are some trends we’d happily say goodbye to (we’re looking at you, diet teas!), there are others that we may first mistake as a mere trend that in fact have...
Superhuman Strength: A 2 Stage Plan To Get Strong Fast
Right now you feel hopeless. You feel weak and pathetic. You've tried and tried and tried, but you can't seem to get any stronger. Well don't give up quite yet, because I have a plan just for you. This plan involves 2 stages: Stage 1: Fast Start - Linear Progression Stage 2: Consistent Prog...
The Super Toning Training Routine for Women
This routine is such that you must be prepared for hard training and you should ensure that your health is of such that you may embark on this type of routine. If you are not sure then seek medical advice before starting. If just starting out then you must cut the routine down until your level of fi...
Why You Should Focus on Building Core Strength
What comes to mind when you hear the word "core"? If you say the word “core” to any recreational gymgoer, chances are they picture a strong, lean set of 6-pack abs. Though they’re not entirely wrong, there’s more to the story. Learning more will help you understand and appreciate how much of a centr...
Incorporating Strongman Style Training: Don't Forget Speed & Agility
Strongman is getting more popular in the recreational world of fitness. It is now much easier to gain access to the same implements that are used in local strongman competitions. This is great for the sport and great for anyone that wants to give it a try. Many powerlifters and bodybuilders are swit...
What Is Strong? Real World Strength Standards For Raw, Natural Lifters
What is strong? We live in a world filled with 1000 pound squat and 800 pound bench press Youtube videos. Kind of makes you feel weak, doesn't it? It sure makes me feel weak. There are a couple of key things you need to know about most of these lifts. 1000 Pound Squats and 800 Pound Bench Presses?...
How to Perfect Your Strict Overhead Press
Gym bros are like NBA players discussing height. They may already have reasonable stats, but they’ll always go the extra mile to fluff up their numbers. People get preoccupied with the amount they can bench. They may even lie about their squat. But the biggest deviation from the truth comes in the f...
6 Strength Training Tips for the Average Lifter
I’m sick and tired of “strength standards”. The reason why? They mislead average lifters into thinking they’re not “good enough” or “strong enough” to sustainably succeed if they don’t hit these numbers. They also make lifters think that elite levels of strength are the only goal that should be purs...
Stretching and Flexibility
We have all heard of it, and yet the amount of people who don’t stretch after their warm up is astounding. Most weight trainers think that is not ‘macho’ to be seen in front of their mates stretching and miss it out all together this is a big mistake because Stretching is a fundamental way to improv...
Am I Strong? Use These Real World Strength Standards
It’s good to be strong. We don’t need to use this article to go over the endless benefits of having more general strength. We all know what they are. What this article will highlight is something that the fitness world could do well to put to question. Let’s start things off with a comparison. In...
Strategic Variation for Maximum Muscle Growth
“The best program is the one you’re not doing.” - Random Guy on the Internet The above statement is a gross over-simplification, but there is a grain of truth to it. You need some variation in your training to progress optimally. When applied logically, variation in your training helps you build mor...
Stop Working Out And Start Training: 4 Steps To Better Results
There are many days when I walk in the gym and I see the same people, doing the same exercises, with the same weights and they look the same as when they did months (or even years) before. It makes me wonder, “How can these people spend so much time in the gym and not be making any strength gains or...
The Steve Reeves Solution For Size, Strength And Health
I'll be honest: I'm not a big fan of modern-day bodybuilding. It's gotten way out of control and no longer is it about developing health and vitality but more about getting massive, no matter what the cost to health. It wasn't always this way. When looking at the state of bodybuilding now, it's h...
Squatting: 3 Things You've Been Doing Wrong All Along
Key Points Knees out isn’t right for everyone and some may benefit from a slight “valgus twitch” (i.e. knees in) coming out the hole as this can improve load distribution through the quads. Instead of thinking about “chest up” when coming out of the hole, think about driving your traps ba...
Squatting Made Simple: 5 Tweaks That Work Every Time
Squatting is simple; you’ve been doing it since birth, right? Sit down, stand up, rack the bar, upload the video to Instagram, receive immediate gratification from each subsequent notification - yep, we’ve all been there, you get the idea. Well, what do you do if the movement starts feeling awkward?...
Squatting And Posterior Tilt: A Look At Butt Wink
Butt wink refers to the posterior tilting or rotation of the pelvis in the hole of a squat. As a lifters sinks to depth and beyond, the lower back will lose its tightness, the spine will straighten or round slightly outwards and the hips will move closer towards the direction of the feet. This poste...