Asian squats involve deep squatting. These squats can make legs stronger and have many health benefits. Know how to do Asian squats. Squats are often included in a fitness regime as they can strengthen the lower body along with core muscles. They can also improve posture and flexibility. While there are many variations …
Walk and Talk with Sam Wood: Getting started is all about progress, not perfection
All about Aerial Yoga: 5 tips to help you fly your way to fitness
Nothing compares to the feeling of indulging in a form of yoga that defies gravity! Aerial yoga not only looks interesting, and beautiful, but also comes with a host of health benefits, including healthy blood circulation, digestion and spine health. However, if you are all set to ditch your usual yoga routine or exercise …
Diastasis Recti might be the reason for your post-pregnancy belly! Know all about it
Are you missing your pre-pregnancy flat belly? If you have tried multiple workout regimes and diets, and still not been able to get to the shape that you were before you got pregnant, it might be worthwhile to check if you have Diastasis Recti. In this condition, abdominal muscles separate and create a gap …
Everything you need to know about the 30-30-30 morning routine
Why everyone is talking about VO2 max (& how to improve it)
It seems every author, fitness influencer and PT is talking about VO2 max right now. Australian Institute of Fitness’ Shaun Radford discusses this important fitness metric and how to test it for yourself. WANT MORE FROM SHAUN? To hear today’s full interview, where he gives listeners a refresher on cardio…search for Extra …
All You Need to Know About Gym2k.com’s Signature 100% Whey Protein
Whey protein is a milk-based product with a large amount of protein and some amounts of fat and carbs. The Gym2k.com Signature 100% Whey Protein combines all the benefits of whey concentrate, whey isolate, and whey hydrolysate. The macronutrients are 25 grams of protein, 3 grams of carbohydrates, and 2 grams of fat per …
Everything You Need To Know About Hydration
Dehydration is one of the most popular practices weight-class athletes and bodybuilders use to help shed the last few pounds. In a quest to make weight or come in with a more defined physique, athletes will restrict water intake, perform cardio in head-to-toe sweats, or melt away in a sauna, all in an effort …
It's Time for Bodybuilders to Get Serious About Endurance
At this point, more runners and cyclists know they should lift. But talk to some bodybuilders and gym rats, and they might still consider “endurance” a four-letter word. After all, if size is the prize of all those reps under the bar, why in the world would you risk losing your gains by going for a …
What Every Bodybuilder Needs To Know About Running
Podcast Episode 72 – Hannah Eden: ''Fitness is Not About Winning, It's About Moving''
Subscribe To Podcast | More Episodes Listen To Podcast Episode #72 Podcast Episode 72 – Hannah Eden: “Fitness is Not About Winning, It’s About Moving.” From extremely rebellious kid to extremely fit rebel, Hannah Eden has always approached fitness on her terms. With fiery red hair to match her smoldering intensity and burning desire …
What Every Lifter Needs to Know About the Vertical Diet
What Female Lifters Need to Know About Strength and the Scale
Like many women, I was drawn to strength sports (powerlifting, in my case) because success had nothing to do with appearance. A big deadlift doesn’t require sub 15 percent body fat, right? There’s no subjective winning or losing based on the shape of your body, or your conditioning. You either lift more than the …
What Lifters Need To Know About Essential Amino Acids
For regular lifters—and a whole lot of other people these days—protein is probably the most prioritized macronutrient. Gym rats were decades ahead of the curve on protein, and the reason why was never a secret: Protein forms essential components of muscle, as Dwayne Jackson, Ph.D., explains in the article “What Does Protein Actually Do …
5 Ways You're Sabotaging Your Fitness Goals, And What to Do About It
All human beings have amazing potential. Unfortunately, few of us ever realize that potential to its fullest. This can happen for a number of reasons. Sometimes there are simply factors which are out of our control. Other times, however, people sabotage themselves without knowing it, preventing their own progress toward achieving their fitness goals. If […]