From eight weeks to six, or 30 days to 21 – what’s the best time frame for your fitness goals? Fitstop’s athletic director Andrew ‘Pap’ Papadopoulos discusses how to work out which is best. WANT MORE FROM ANDREW? To hear today’s full interview, where he shares his secrets to staying motivated when …
Training adaptations occur as a result of two opposing, but equally important stimuli: overload intensity, and intentional rest and recovery. Without the latter, the body may experience a decrease in performance that could last anywhere from a few days to several weeks. There are three different ways this performance decrement is categorized: …
Are Isolation Movements Better for Muscle Growth? | Which Comes First: Strength or Hypertrophy? | Do I Need Rest Days? | Overtraining vs. Overreaching | How to Balance Volume and Intensity | The Power of Autoregulation As simple as the concept of a rest day might seem, most people still don’t seem to really understand what it actually …
Sometimes opportunity knocks and all you need to answer it is an updated resume or some spare cash. Other times, the only thing you need is to just look damn good physically. If your bod’s not ready for that photo shoot, beach vacation hot spot, or Vegas pool party, what do you do? Cancel? Make […]
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...]