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Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and PRVN Want To Take Over HYROX
The excitement surrounding Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and PRVN Fitness as they enter the HYROX world is well-deserved. Toomey-Orr, her partner and the co-owner and head coach of PRVN, Shane Orr, and PRVN HYROX coach James Kelly recently shared a video on the PRVN YouTube channel discussing why and how the brand is “taking over” HYROX this…
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New Research on Creatine: Is It Effective for Untrained Individuals?
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The Chest Session Martin Fitzwater Recommends When Training Alone
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Planks Suck; Ab Rollouts Are Better — 5 Exercises You Should Replace for Good
“[Planks] are an exercise lazy people made up to give themselves the illusion they’re training their abs. They’re doing nothing at all,” hypertrophy expert Dr. Mike Israetel said in a recent YouTube video. Is it a hot take? Possibly. But he didn’t stop there. Here are five exercises Dr. Israetel says to avoid, along with…
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The 11 Best Triceps Exercises and Workouts, Recommended by a CPT
The biceps get too much credit. Don’t get us wrong; training your biceps is a must for bigger and stronger arms. But your triceps make up two-thirds of your upper arm mass and cover the entirety of the back of your arm. That’s a chunk of prime real estate. With that in mind, here are…
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