If you’ve always thought resistance bands had more to do with stretching and rehab than actual training, prepare to have your mind changed. Undersun founder and fitness expert James Grage has been building his impressive physique with bands for years, and he’s here to explain why using bands will not only help your workout, …
CarnoSyn beta-alanine is a powerhouse in the sports supplement arena. Proven to help you sprint faster, row harder, cycle longer, and maximize your lifting capacity, it can take your athletic performance to new heights and fast-track your results.[1,2,3,4]* Beta-alanine is a nonessential amino acid, also called a naturally occurring amino acid. It’s produced in …
When it comes to unlocking muscle growth and repair, protein is the master macronutrient. It’s the skeleton key to building serious size and retaining quality mass on a cut. You can train like a person possessed, tinker obsessively with your fats and carbs, and rest like it’s your job, but the door to significant …
Protein shakes and smoothies are as much a part of the fit life as a closet bursting with spandex. For many of us, shakes are a non-negotiable daily ritual. Getting enough protein is critical for building muscle, burning fat, and boosting recovery after strenuous workouts, and a powder that delivers 20-plus grams in one …
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 …
Looks can be deceiving, particularly when it comes to training with elastic bands. This unassuming piece of equipment doesn’t appear nearly as “hardcore” as a loaded barbell or pair of heavy dumbbells, so it stands to reason that bands are probably great for rehabbing injuries and low-impact workouts for the elderly but lousy at …
Keeping your immune system strong is important, especially if you do intense workouts. And it doesn’t just mean taking vitamin C. There are a lot of lifestyle steps you can take to boost your body’s immunity and stay healthy. As you may notice, some of these steps are the same ones I recommend for …
Through years of trial and error, experienced athletes have learned that optimizing their time in the gym is a key to improving their performance. Many beginner and intermediate lifters discover this the hard way—say, when they’re crushing a workout at a new level of intensity and suddenly their gas tank runs dry. They’ve got …
To maximize the benefits of eating collagen, you want to make sure you’re getting plenty in your diet. From whole foods like fruits and veggies to convenient supplements, there are more sources of this health-boosting protein than you might imagine. Here are six easy ways to get more collagen into your meals: 1. Foods …
A quick scroll through fitness social media, and a brief scan of those lovable meatheads in the gym, will reveal no shortage of quadzillas out there. After all, #LegDay is now more popular than ever and there a few things more impressive than a set of killer quads. But precious few have a set …
“There was a point in my life where I thought, ‘I don’t care if I die young. I just want to be in the biggest pine box possible,'” recalls Kaleb Redden. Back in those days, he was a football player and diehard lifter with plenty of gains—and plenty of injuries—to show for his efforts. …
At the risk of stating the obvious, you need to load up your daily menu with nutrient-dense foods if you want to trade flab for muscle. And when it comes to packing a ton of good things into a small package, nothing rocks it like sweet potatoes. These orange health bombs include fiber to …
For many people, just being “fit” isn’t enough. Creating big beefy goals and chasing them for all you’re worth is a timeless part of the fitness journey, and in the age of sharing (and over-sharing), it’s more front and center than ever. And why not? There’s something incredibly thrilling about seeing how far you …
Bananas are the most commonly purchased supermarket fruit, but their bad reputation for delivering a deluge of sugary carbs keeps them off the shopping lists of many a fitness enthusiast. You might be surprised to learn that underneath that yellow peel is a fruit that contains nutritional heft that promotes a healthier body inside …
One of the greatest things—and most underappreciated—about bodybuilding-style training is how diverse you can be with your workouts. No workout need ever be the same! Day by day, you can change the grips you use, the machines or weights, and body positions as much as you’d like based on what feels right to you, …
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...]