Close your eyes for a moment, take a deep breath, and imagine your daily routine. Think about the positions you sit and stand in, as well as the movements you perform most often. Depending on your job, ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis Aims to Drop 60 Pounds for 2023 Strongman Season
Martins Licis has had a roller-coaster return to elite strongman competition. After winning the 2019 World's Strongest Man (WSM), "The Dragon" sat out of the 2020 and 2021 WSM contests while recovering ... Continue Reading
How Whey Protein Isolate Can Help Build and Maintain Muscle
Envision your future muscle-bound physique. Your clothes drape perfectly over your torso, your jeans cinch around your waist, and the compliments roll in. You feel better than you’ve ever felt: ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Reverse Pec Deck — Tips, Tricks, & Variations
No, they’re not using it wrong. If you’ve ever seen someone sitting backward on the pec deck machine at your gym, know that they aren’t practicing their breaststroke; they're training the upper back and ... Continue Reading
ProForm Pro 2000 Treadmill Review
No matter your experience level, The ProForm Pro 2000 is a solid treadmill for walkers, joggers, and runners across the board. It boasts a 60-inch running deck, a solid speed range of zero to 12 mph, ... Continue Reading
A Preview of the 2022 Zelos Games CrossFit Competition
The second year of the Zelos Games will take place on two fronts. For most, it is an online competition running from November 11 to November 21. Additionally, 12 men and 12 women have been invited to a ... Continue Reading
WWE’s Bianca Belair Shares the “EST” of Lower Body Workouts
Bianca Belair is the self-proclaimed “EST” of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). With her athletic and professional wrestling accomplishments, it's tough to deny that she is one the strongest, fastest, ... Continue Reading
Should Strength Athletes Try Bobsled? (with Paul Rabic)
Today I'm talking a buddy of mine — and occasional training partner — Paul Rabic. Like a lot of folks in the strength space, Paul has a multi-sport background. He discovered CrossFit some time after, and ... Continue Reading
Breaking Down Kara Saunders’ 10 Years of CrossFit Excellence
When Kara Saunders won the final event of the 2022 Rogue Invitational, there was plenty of history to take stock of. If this is indeed her last competitive season, and that is not confirmed, she would have ... Continue Reading
Ramp-Up Sets: How to Get the Most Value From Your Strength Workouts
Getting strong isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. A 500-pound deadlift might sound like an alluring goal, but if you want to pull five plates and more, you have to, literally, get yourself there in the first ... Continue Reading
What is the Suicide Grip and Is it Safe?
When you’re training with barbells, there are a lot of factors to keep track of. You need to check in with yourself about your stance, your posture, and your bar path. One of these critical factors is your ... Continue Reading
Master the Leg Curl for Stronger Hamstrings and Heavier Deadlifts
Free weights generally reign supreme when it comes to the big lower body moves like the squat and deadlift. Don’t be so quick to dismiss machines, though. When you need to target specific muscle groups ... Continue Reading
How to Train Bodybuilding on a Cut — Science-Based Guidance for Getting Shredded
You may have heard the inspiring (and possibly intimidating) quote, “man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.” It’s attributed to Nobel Prize winner Alexis ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Triceps Kickback for Thicker Arms and a Stronger Lockout
Your bench press has stalled, and your overhead press just won’t lock out — no matter how much you try. When you reach a certain level in your training, chest and shoulder strength just aren’t going to cut ... Continue Reading
Rapper Method Man Deadlifts 500 Pounds at 51 Years Old
When Clifford Smith Jr., also known as the rapper, actor, and producer Method Man of the Wu-Tang Clan, steps into the gym, it's safe to expect some big weight to move around. On Nov. 1, 2022, the ... Continue Reading
How to Properly Use a Rowing Machine to Boost Your Conditioning and Strength
Rowing machines seem pretty simple to operate. You sit down, strap your feet in, grab the handle, and pull. Rinse, and repeat. But that’s not the whole story. There’s a difference between using a rowing ... Continue Reading
CBUM Thavage Pre-Workout Review
Products sold by high-profile athletes can often leave us disappointed, but that isn’t the case with Chris Bumstead’s Thavage pre-workout. If you aren’t familiar, Bumstead is a modern bodybuilding legend ... Continue Reading
Nick Walker Flings Around 180-Pound Dumbbells For 11 Reps During Chest Day
For good reason, Nick Walker gets a lot of press during his prep for the 2022 Mr. Olympia contest. He ranked fifth overall at bodybuilding's grandest show in his 2021 debut, locking himself a return ... Continue Reading
Close-Grip vs. Wide-Grip in the Lat Pulldown — Differences, Similarities, and Does It Really Matter?
There may be a buffet of back exercises out there to pick and choose from, but chances are you probably include the lat pulldown — or one of its many variations — into your training in some ... Continue Reading
10 Best Core Exercises for CrossFit to Help You Crush Your Next WOD
Ask anybody in your gym, and they’ll all probably have slightly different definitions of what it means to have a strong core. Some will say a visible six-pack, while others will talk about how long they ... Continue Reading
The 6 Best Fat Burners for Women in 2026, With Insight from a Dietitian
This can’t be said enough: No one gender identity needs (or should use) fat burners more than another. And that being said, even the best fat burners aren’t a necessary supplement for weight loss ... Continue Reading
Here’s How to Train Like a Superhero
Strength sports aren’t easy. Training for powerlifting, strongman, weightlifting, CrossFit, or bodybuilding is all tough. So why do any of it? Many athletes might tell you they started training because ... Continue Reading
8 Best Bodybuilding Supplements of 2026 for Muscle Growth
Bodybuilders are known to train hard and diet intensely. To gain a lot of muscle mass, they lift weights often. Then, to reveal a chiseled, ripped physique, bodybuilders usually count their macros to ... Continue Reading
How To Do a Bulgarian Split Squat, With Benefits + Advice From an Expert
How do you train legs? Most people perform some type of squat at some point during their lower-body workouts. But the popularity of the squat doesn’t answer that question; it poses new ones. If you’re ... Continue Reading