IKEA’s latest collection will have wellness and fitness fanatics racing in store. Here are the best products set to drop on January 1st. There are two types of people in this world– those that love an IKEA trip, and those that have nightmares about one. If you’re like me, …
What is CrossFit | CrossFit for Bodybuilders | Bodybuilding for CrossFitters | Best CrossFit Supplements In certain bodybuilding circles, there are some words you simply don’t use. And CrossFit is one of them—right? Actually, a large and growing number of bodybuilders are more exhausted with beefing with CrossFit than they are with CrossFit itself. And honestly, it’s …
Many athletes act like running and bodybuilding are mutually exclusive. Do one, and not only is it unlikely that you do the other, but it may be downright impossible. “You’ll run away your gains,” one side will tell you. The other side will swear that a muscular man on the road is like a …
It’s damn-near impossible to search for anything related to women’s fitness without coming across the word “toned.” Magazines, television advertisements, group fitness classes, and diet books all claim to help women get those “toned, sexy arms.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard a friend say, “I wish my arms were more …
It’s no secret that a variety of exercises are needed to effectively train your shoulders. Presses, raises, reverse fly variations—they’re all great and contribute in their own ways to building healthy, balanced shoulders. But these shoulder-day staples aren’t the only tools you have at your disposal! Your shoulders can also benefit from some quality …
There’s a plethora of diets out there, each with its own unique list of what and what not to eat. And in many cases, let’s face it, the “what not” can seem way bigger. This can leave high-level strength athletes in a quandary: How do they prioritize whole foods while still eating enough to …
Dear ladies of all shapes, sizes, backgrounds, and experience levels, I want to start by saying I’m a big proponent of advising women to do whatever the hell they want with their body. Your body is yours. I dislike anybody telling anyone what they’re “supposed” to be doing for fitness. So no, you won’t …
If you know me, you know I love to train with nothing but my own body weight. There are just so many ways to progress calisthenics exercises that I’ve got a lifetime’s worth of challenges without even worrying about external weights. I understand that not everyone feels that way, however. Plenty of people love …
Ladies, the time has come to descend from the ivory tower of the women’s workout room at your comfortable gym, step up to the platform, and get under a barbell. It’s time to put down the chrome dumbbells and pick up something that at first glance looks as big as you are. But trust …
Gym2k.com contributor and doctor of physical therapy John Rusin writes a lot about the elusive search many lifters find themselves on for pain-free pressing and upper-body lifting. And for him, it begins with one key idea: having more reps of pulls in your program than pushes. Like, far more. Specifically, in his recent article “Safe, […]
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...]