Although steady state cardio can be great for your overall health, it probably isn’t the most effective way to lose weight. Here are four reasons why you should start your weight loss journey through diet and lifting weights instead of slaving away on a treadmill. Reason #1: Doing Cardio Doesn’t Burn That Many Calories …
First Time Bikini Competitor Talks Competition Prep
Have you ever thought about entering a bodybuilding competition but have no idea what to expect? Starting your first bodybuilding prep can be an extremely exciting and sometimes scary journey, but the results are definitely worth it. First time bikini competitor and Gym2k.com employee Madison Schosek walks us through her first ever bodybuilding show. …
Thinking of Going Plant-Based? Read This First.
What Exactly is a Plant-Based Diet? Depending on who you ask you might get a different answer. To some, a plant-based diet means you are only eating vegetarian or vegan foods; however, a plant-based diet is actually different from a vegan or vegetarian diet. Instead, most of your meals will come from vegetables, fruits …
Which Comes First: Strength or Hypertrophy?
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 In our pursuit to become our strongest, most jacked selves, is it better to train using heavy weights for fewer repetitions? Or should we be …
Your First Weightlifting Meet: What You Need to Know
What is Olympic Lifting | Learn the Olympic Lifts | Olympic Lift Variations | Olympic Lifting and Bodybuilding | How to Master the Olympic Lifts | How to Prep for a Weightlifting Meet You can do the snatch and the clean and jerk at your CrossFit class, and you can watch it during the Olympics, but at some point, there’s no better way to learn the …
“I Want to Be the First 6-Foot-2 Bikini Olympia Champion”
Going Plant-Based? Read This First
Plant-based eating is becoming increasingly popular, with more people ditching burgers and chicken for vegetarian alternatives every day. Cutting back on your meat consumption offers wide-ranging potential benefits, from losing weight to feeling more energetic, but a common concern is whether a plant-based diet can provide all the nutrients you need, especially if you …
You Mean It Matters Which Macro I Eat First at Mealtime? It Sure Does!
The United States is in the midst of obesity and Type 2 diabetes epidemics, one seemingly feeding the other. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 71 percent of adults over the age of 20 are overweight, while 38 percent are obese.[1] And the American Diabetes Association reports that 30.3 million Americans, or 9 […]