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If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM) Basics

If it fits your macros is a diet that has gained popularity over the course of the past decade. It rejects the notion that you have to cut out certain foods in order to reach your bodybuilding goals, instead favoring the … [Read More...]

What are Electrolytes? Why are they Actually Important?

Electrolytes are minerals dissolved in water or other bodily fluids that carry an electric charge (1). They include sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, and phosphate. Electrolytes are essential for the basic … [Read More...]

How to Structure a Workout on the Fly

You get to the gym and scan the equipment. You didn’t come with a plan, but that won’t slow you down. Getting in a great workout isn’t always about following a program. Rather, it’s about structuring a smart training split … [Read More...]

How to Maximize Your Protein Digestion and Absorption

Your protein digestion and absorption are based on three main factors: the structure of the food you eat, how you prepare that food, and your individual capacity to process it. Each type of food has a unique chemical and … [Read More...]

How to be a Successful Spotter

Being a spotter is bound to happen sometime during your workouts. Whether you’re spotting a workout partner or if someone asks you for help in a commercial gym, you’re going to need to be ready to assist. Spotting is a … [Read More...]

Best Foods for Weight Loss

The time of the bulk is one of joy. There is some discipline required to maintain a consistent calorie surplus, but this adversity is offset by the muscle and strength gains you receive. Yet once the bulk is finished, it’s … [Read More...]

Best Foods for Gaining Muscle

Muscle growth is no easy task. It is a long process that involves consistent bouts of intense resistance training over the course of many weeks, paired with a consistent caloric surplus. Lifters often find that the latter … [Read More...]

How to Stop Feeling Tired All the Time

It’s normal to feel a general level of tiredness throughout your day so long as you can recover after a good night’s sleep or a restful weekend. However, chronic fatigue can be a multidimensional issue with physical, … [Read More...]

Cupping Therapy: Placebo or Performance Promoter

Cupping is an ancient healing practice found in Chinese, Egyptian and Middle Eastern cultures (1). However, its use has been steadily increasing throughout the fitness community as a recovery tool. Cupping therapy is a … [Read More...]

The Importance of VO2 Max Testing, Regardless of Your Fitness Goals

Most people understand the importance of cardiovascular training, yet many still have questions concerning which type of cardio routine is best. Should you go on a low and slow treadmill walk in zone 2, log a long bike ride … [Read More...]

TRAINING

How Social Media Killed The Bulk…And Your Gains

Let's take a trip back in time. How far? Back before the gym was cluttered with dudes with camera crews, and stick figure lifters who strain harder for a selfie than they do during a set of squats.Back then, before the … [Read More...]

3 Reasons Why You Should Eliminate Rest Days

I'm a firm believer of whole-body training, and when it comes to better results, I believe it's important to train seven days a week.Now, there's no reason to worry about overtraining, because the human body is designed to … [Read More...]

Muscle Gain Q&A: Crucial Questions About Packing On Size

Read most articles about gaining muscle, and you could be forgiven for assuming it's purely a male problem. With titles like "Get huge!" "Pack on the pounds!" or "Jack up your mass!" it's no … [Read More...]

Battle Rope Leg Waves: The Ultimate In Lower-Body Power And Pump

The best-known lower-body movements in the gym both ramp up muscle activation, and inflict a fair amount (or a ton) of muscle damage. Squats, for example. Do them hard, and they'll build some serious stumps. They'll also make … [Read More...]

5 Stretches Every Lifter Needs To Do

Let's be honest: Stretching isn't sexy, and most of us don't do it. We'd rather do the fun exercises that make us sweat or burn a ton of calories, and stretching doesn't do either.However, failing to keep your body flexible … [Read More...]

Thakur Anoop Singh Is The Arnold Schwarzenegger Of India

Even when he was a commercial pilot, Thakur Anoop Singh had a physique that would turn heads. It was that tapered body—with good looks to match—that caught the attention of Indian television producers.Soon, Singh was cast in … [Read More...]

CONTESTS

How Social Media Killed The Bulk…And Your Gains

Let's take a trip back in time. How far? Back before the gym was cluttered with dudes with camera crews, and stick figure lifters who strain harder for a selfie than they do during a set of squats.Back then, before the … [Read More...]

3 Reasons Why You Should Eliminate Rest Days

I'm a firm believer of whole-body training, and when it comes to better results, I believe it's important to train seven days a week.Now, there's no reason to worry about overtraining, because the human body is designed to … [Read More...]

Muscle Gain Q&A: Crucial Questions About Packing On Size

Read most articles about gaining muscle, and you could be forgiven for assuming it's purely a male problem. With titles like "Get huge!" "Pack on the pounds!" or "Jack up your mass!" it's no … [Read More...]

Battle Rope Leg Waves: The Ultimate In Lower-Body Power And Pump

The best-known lower-body movements in the gym both ramp up muscle activation, and inflict a fair amount (or a ton) of muscle damage. Squats, for example. Do them hard, and they'll build some serious stumps. They'll also make … [Read More...]

5 Stretches Every Lifter Needs To Do

Let's be honest: Stretching isn't sexy, and most of us don't do it. We'd rather do the fun exercises that make us sweat or burn a ton of calories, and stretching doesn't do either.However, failing to keep your body flexible … [Read More...]

3 Ways To Spice Up The Rear-Foot-Elevated Split Squat

Sometimes the one move that would benefit you most is the one you'd most prefer to skip. In the case of the lower body, you'd be hard pressed to find a move as loved by coaches, and hated by lifters, as the Bulgarian split … [Read More...]




Recent Posts

  • If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM) Basics
  • What are Electrolytes? Why are they Actually Important?
  • How to Structure a Workout on the Fly
  • How to Maximize Your Protein Digestion and Absorption
  • How to be a Successful Spotter
  • Best Foods for Weight Loss
  • Best Foods for Gaining Muscle
  • How to Stop Feeling Tired All the Time




ALL ACCESS

If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM) Basics

If it fits your macros is a diet that has gained popularity over the course of the past decade. It rejects the notion that you have to cut out certain foods in order to reach your bodybuilding goals, instead favoring the … [Read More...]

CONTESTS

How Social Media Killed The Bulk…And Your Gains

Let's take a trip back in time. How far? Back before the gym was cluttered with dudes with camera crews, and stick figure lifters who strain harder for a selfie than they do during a set of squats.Back then, before the … [Read More...]

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