In early 2017, Optimum Nutrition dropped their Protein Cake Bites, which shook the protein bar landscape. There were other "bite" oriented protein snacks on shelves, but few, if any, took the approach of ... Continue Reading
Short Vs. Long Powerlifting Meet Preps: How Are They Different?
My first meet as a professional powerlifter was Boss of Bosses 3, held by Dan Green and Animal Pak in Mountain View, California. It was a hugely important meet to me for personal reasons: besides being my ... Continue Reading
Study: Does Sex the Night Before Impact Leg Force Output?
Sexual intercourse before an athletic performance or lifting, does it have an impact? If you watch some of the older Rocky movies, then you may be thinking, "Yeah, Mickey said it does," but I'm going to ... Continue Reading
Tsogo 100% Food Replacement Review – Great Price, Great Nutrition?
“Tsogo” is a word in Setswana, a language spoken by approximately four million people and originating in southern Africa, that means “resurrection” or “new life.” And the meal replacement company has some ... Continue Reading
Raw Grass Fed Whey Review – A Super Transparent Whey?
Raw Grass Fed Whey is a product of an Iowa-based company that is also called Raw Grass Fed Whey™ although the company also sells Raw Organic Whey under the name Raw Organic Whey™. The difference is that ... Continue Reading
How German Volume Training Can Add Muscle to Your Frame
Building muscle takes a lot of time and dedication — it’s not quite as easy as Hollywood makes it seem. Most people understand this when they step into a gym for the first time. Yet undoubtedly there’s ... Continue Reading
Is a High Protein Diet Really Bad for Your Kidneys?
If there’s one thing popular opinion is good at, it’s scaring you off of doing healthy things. If it’s not mid-20th century doctors warning that lifting weights would lead to heart problems and low sex ... Continue Reading
Ambronite Drinkable Supermeal Review – Naturally Complete Nutrition?
Manufactured in Finland, Ambronite straight up says that it's "the most complete meal replacement available" and contains "everything your body needs." Those are some pretty serious claims, and they're ... Continue Reading
Program Comparison: Jim Wendler’s 5/3/1 Vs. StrongLifts 5 x 5 Vs. Starting Strength
How do you choose the best program for your needs? There are so many workout programs out there it's nearly impossible to definitively brand one as superior to another without context of an athlete's ... Continue Reading
2018 CrossFit® Games Regionals Week 1 Recap
One down, two to go. The first weekend of the 2018 CrossFit® Games Regionals competition has come and gone, and we now have the first 15 individual competitors for the 2018 Reebok CrossFit ... Continue Reading
Glute Bridge vs Hip Thrust
Glute training is a key for increasing strength and power in movements like squats, deadlifts, sprinting, and the Olympic lifts. Strength, power, and fitness athletes can perform glute/hip specific ... Continue Reading
The Fascinating Story of the First Bodybuilding Show
Astute fans of the Mr. Olympia contest will note that the statuette given each year resembles a stocky mustachioed man of yesteryear. The man in question is Eugen Sandow, a Prussian born physical culturist ... Continue Reading
The Surprising Benefits of Salt for Strength Athletes
Sodium is a lot more useful for strength and performance than you’ve been told. If you’re a fan of strongman, you might have seen Brian Shaw pouring many, many times the recommended daily intake of salt ... Continue Reading
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Plant-Based Protein Review – Do Gums Matter?
Optimum Nutrition is one of the best-known names in the supplement industry, and with good reason. Their ubiquitous whey protein, Gold Standard Whey, may be the best-known and most widely consumed protein ... Continue Reading
PlantFusion Complete Plant Protein Review – The Most Hypoallergenic?
Based in Edison, New Jersey, PlantFusion was founded by two guys who already worked in the nutrition industry. One created a popular chain of health food stores and the other a "nutritional innovation ... Continue Reading
Klokov Press vs Military Press
Shoulder training is key for better performance in weightlifting, powerlifting, strongman, and competitive fitness sports. When determining which exercises to perform to build strength and muscle mass ... Continue Reading
Elbow Tuck and Flare In the Bench Press: How to Find the Perfect Amount
In the last few weeks, the bench press has gotten a ton of attention across the internet and social media. Strength athletes from all walks of life are searching and talking about the bench press more than ... Continue Reading
Sprout Living Epic Plant-Based Protein Review – Where Are the Vitamins?
Sprout Living is a supplement company that strongly believes in the potential benefits of an organic, plant-based diet, writing on their site that it "can help act as the foundation for a healthy life ... Continue Reading
GNC Women’s Ultra Mega Energy & Metabolism Review
Women's Ultra Mega Energy & Metabolism is a women’s multivitamin that is made by the well-known vitamin company GNC (chances are you’ve found yourself shopping for supplements and powders there once or ... Continue Reading
Why Probiotics Are Extra Beneficial for Athletes
In nutrition science, a lot changes and a lot stays the same. Sure, there’s something of a divide between the low-fat and low-carb fans, but pretty much everyone agrees on the big picture: lots of plants, ... Continue Reading
Klokov Press – Muscles Worked, Exercise Demo, and Benefits
Overhead strength and muscle mass necessary to snatch heavy loads is often something that lifters struggle with. The Klokov press, named after Dmitry Klokov, is an accessory lift that can build serious ... Continue Reading
A Ladies’ Guide to Your First Pull-Up
It's possibly the most difficult bodyweight movement for women to learn. One of the fundamental building blocks of many calisthenic movements. The white rabbit many of us have been chasing through the ... Continue Reading
IdealRaw Organic Protein Shake Review — Super High in Iron
IdealRaw is part of IdealShape, a nutrition company based in Utah that has several different branches with different foci, including IdealShake, IdealBar, IdealLean, IdealBoost, and so on. IdealRaw is a ... Continue Reading
How to Increase Your Strongman Game Without Lifting a Single Weight
Smart strongmen are doing everything they can to get ahead of their competition. The game is getting tighter and the spots at the top are getting more difficult to grab. When the bar rises this high, there ... Continue Reading