From knowing which is the best event for your goals to creating the most effective training plan, this expert advice will get you to the finish line feeling good. Ah, January. It’s the time when most of us set a goal along the lines of packing our lunch each day, …
Most people are incorrectly or inefficiently preparing for endurance events lasting over an hour by focusing on their anaerobic threshold (AT) instead of their aerobic threshold (AeT). If you analyze the endurance training programs of elite athletes, you will find that the majority of their mileage is done at a relatively slow …
Getting in a solid leg training session while dealing with a case of knee pain can be really challenging. But a few simple changes to your technique and a few exercise variations can let you get a great workout in without further aggravating your pain. Looking for some extra joint support? Fish Oil …
Should you have protein or carbs before weight training? Is it safe to eat before a workout? Do you need electrolytes or hydration drinks during your workout? Is it best to work out on an empty stomach? If you ask around you’ll hear a lot of conflicting information; however, if you want to push …
Special Ops Tactical Fitness | Patrol Officer Tactical Fitness | Firefighter Tactical Fitness | Pass Your PT Test Firefighters may not have the typical physique of pro athletes or bodybuilders, but that doesn’t mean they’re not incredibly physically fit. Take a moment to visualize a firefighter in action. Are you picturing someone carrying a heavy …
Muscle Growth | Arms | Legs | Back | Chest | Shoulders | Core Let’s be honest: You can’t build full-body size and strength without training your legs. Training legs not only helps them look great, but also gives you a strong, stable base for improved performance and additional physical power. Plenty …
Muscle Growth | Arms | Legs | Back | Chest | Shoulders | Core A lot of guys go to the gym to build a big, thick chest, and the story pretty much begins and ends with bench press variations. Twenty, 30, or 40 sets of bench press in one workout—it’s all fair game, until that fateful …
Muscle Growth | Arms | Legs | Back | Chest | Shoulders | Core It’s tempting to train the big, showy muscles on the front of your body and sleepwalk—or take a rest day—for the rest. Your arms, pecs, and abs look great in the mirror—who cares what goes on behind you? A few sets of …
Muscle Growth | Arms | Legs | Back | Chest | Shoulders | Core Guys and girls alike want a killer set of arms. Why? Do you really have to ask? Because they’re one of the most impressive and visible muscle groups on your body. There’s a reason you can’t walk into a gym without seeing …
Strongman in a Normal Gym | Strongman Competition Guide | Nutrition for Strongman | Strongman for Bodybuilders The names just sound strong: Magnús ver Magnússon. Jón Páll Sigmarsson. Mariusz Pudzianowski. The immortal Bill Kazmaier. Many of us grew up watching these giants performing unfathomable feats at the World’s Strongest Man competition and knew right away that we wanted to be like …
The Meaning of Murph | How to Train for Murph On May 24, 2020, Lee Davis walked into Rhapsody CrossFit in Charleston, South Carolina. He was there to perform “Murph,” a popular CrossFit “Hero WOD” that many gyms offer as a Memorial Day ritual. It was 6 p.m. on Sunday evening, so Davis was a little early for the traditional …
Here’s a secret: I’ve written workout programs that were featured in men’s magazines and workout books, only to see those exact same programs later printed in the same publisher’s women’s magazines and books. The only thing that was changed was the terminology. In the men’s version it said something like, “use this workout program to …
Police recruits spend hours upon hours running. Depending on the academy and training officers, these runs can vary greatly, ranging from a brisk 1.5 miles to a will-shattering 7-10 miles, almost always in formation. Once the recruits graduate and hit the streets, however, they develop a new relationship with running. Officers who are more …
We’ve all heard people complaining at the gym that no matter what they do, their calves simply won’t grow. The truth is, calves are a very small, stubborn muscle group, full of slow-twitch muscle fibers that seem completely dormant in many people. I was one of them. For years, I would hit calves a …
You may think that if you’re training less, doing less cardio, or even being inactive altogether, you don’t need as much protein in your diet as when you’re going full bore in the gym. Totally wrong! Granted, those who train and stay active have great protein demands, but that doesn’t mean …
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...]