After an intense workout, especially when lifting heavy objects like barbells, the importance of post-workout recovery cannot be overstated. Recovery is a vital part of any training regimen, as it allows your body to heal, rebuild, and prepare for the next workout. Understanding the recovery process, including the essential practices and principles behind it, …
In the pursuit of strength, muscle growth, and overall fitness, people often focus intensely on their training regimen, pushing their limits and seeking the best workout routines. However, one critical aspect that is often overlooked is the power of recovery. Recovery is an essential part of any successful training program, and understanding its …
Infrared saunas are well-known for their health benefits including increased blood circulation, sleep, anti-aging, detox, and improved immune function, but not everyone can purchase a sauna whether because of inaccessibility or cost. That doesn’t mean the benefits are out of your reach. With infrared sauna blankets, you can get the same benefits you …
Your core is the connector, coordinator, and stabilizer to your entire body from your arms down to your legs. No movement is truly isolated, because the core has to be active to a certain extent to execute that movement. Early in postpartum your core may not feel the way it did prior to …
People spend more time recovering from a workout than actually working out, enduring hours of soreness brought on by muscular inflammation. If not treated right, this workout side effect can make it harder to go for another session. Whether it’s fatigue, muscle cramps, or the classic delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), combating inflammation should …
In recent years, gaining access to sophisticated recovery modalities and technologies has become increasingly easier. From personal e-stim to cryotherapy and infrared sauna studios, the general population may indulge in the same treatments as professional athletes and celebrities. There are dozens of options for passive recovery methods which, by definition, are not worn or …
If you follow top strongmen, powerlifters, bodybuilders, and CrossFitters on social media, you’ve probably already seen them post pictures of vials, droppers, or CBD creams, or talk about how and why they use CBD. It’s rapidly joined protein and carbs as part of many athletes’ post-workout recovery regimen, and many say it has helped them control post-workout muscle …
So, you injured yourself lifting weights? You’re not alone. I recently suffered a complete tear of my pectoralis major tendon while performing a barbell bench press. The weight I was using would put me into the powerlifting category. I had to have surgery and was immobilized in an arm sling for six weeks. If …
Speeding up recovery is a good idea for many reasons, and getting back to the gym strong and healthy is chief among them. When you recover more quickly between workouts, you’re able to perform at a higher level the next time you train, leading to added intensity and overload. The upshot of continuously pushing …
When I first started training seriously in the late 90s and early 2000s, the post-workout window was gospel. We all knew that if you didn’t drink that recovery shake—with exactly a 1-4 protein-to-carbohydrate ratio—within 15 minutes of your workout, you were losing all the gains. OK, maybe not all of them, but most of …
The idea that if you’re going to train hard, you have to recover hard has been around for a long time, but the concept of recovery—and what approach is best—has changed considerably over the years. When I first started training seriously 25 years ago, things were quite different. Back then, if you crushed yourself …
Back in the day, I used to throttle myself in the gym. Russian squat routines. Deadlift specialization programs. And, of course, my high school days, when I benched three times per week and maxed out every Friday. (Because you never know—you may have gotten stronger that week!) I’ve trained and pushed myself a lot …
There’s no better way to finish a hard training session than with a post-workout shake that not only promotes gains in size and strength, but tastes great, too. When I’m formulating a new JYM product or flavor, my mantra is that great gains should also taste great! I’d never want anyone to feel like they […]
With the Internet at our fingertips, it’s surprisingly easy to stay up-to-date on the latest research or find new and innovative training techniques to enhance muscle growth. If modern technology has brought the latest training information to our fingertips, then it stands to reason we also have access to the best ways to enhance post-workout […]
If you’re like most gym rats, you’re probably looking for an edge, that “thing” that will turn you from a mere mortal into a gym-crushing, injury-proof, never-had-a-sore-muscle machine. If you think a couple of ice packs or a heating pad could help you transcend the aches and pains that cause the rest of us to […]
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...]