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So You Wanna Be a Powerlifter? Know Your Equipment
In our first episode, we discussed different powerlifting federations you can compete in. This week we’ll explore the equipment available to athletes in each of those federations. The decision about ... Continue Reading
Kinesiology Tape for Shoulder Pain and Stability
Kinesiology tape can be a useful tool to strength athletes for multiple reasons. This article is going to dive into why an athlete would tape, or need to tape the shoulder. One of the main, and possibly ... Continue Reading
Official Strongman Announces New Online Qualifier (and Path to World’s Strongest Man)
Official Strongman made an announcement a few days ago that left every aspiring strongman and woman looking at flights to North Carolina. This news that has caused waves in the strength world is that they ... Continue Reading
Is Your Sleep Schedule Preventing You From Getting Stronger? 8 Questions to Ask Yourself
Most people don’t realize it, but getting stronger and sleeping go hand in hand. In fact, sleep is one of THE most important components of the recovery cycle. “With each workout, you are essentially ... Continue Reading
5 Effective Tips for Stronger Handstands
Handstands: for some, they feel more natural than standing on feet, and for others, they may seem foreign or even downright impossible. As a bodyweight athlete and avid handbalancer, one of my most ... Continue Reading
Evlution Nutrition BCAA Energy Review — Surprising Benefits?
Evlution Nutrition is a Florida-based supplement company that really likes to focus on Branch Chain Amino Acids. They sell three different kinds: BCAA 5000, the slightly more expensive BCAA Lean Energy, ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of the Kettlebell Clean and Jerk
While many athletes and coaches are familiar with the barbell clean and jerk, only a select few train the kettlebell clean and jerk variation. The kettlebell variation offers us many unique benefits that ... Continue Reading
15 Things Only CrossFitters Understand
When asked why we love CrossFit® training, most of us will tell you it’s all about the community and personal growth we’ve experienced since joining a box. In herds, people sign up to give the sport a try, ... Continue Reading
Squat Alternatives for Strength, Hypertrophy, and Functional Movement
In some circumstances, a lifter may want to vary their squat training to increase squat performance, work around injury, induce metabolic hypertrophy, or promote sound functional movement ... Continue Reading
AG1 Vs. Kylea Total Living Drink Greens — Surprisingly Similar?
AG1 is considered by many as the gold standard in green superfood drinks: it has a wide variety of ingredients that perform just about every function you could want from a greens drink. There's grasses and ... Continue Reading
How to Make Two-A-Day Strength Training Work for You
I try to avoid talking too much about lifting outside of the strength world. Understandably most people just don’t care what you do in the gym, and for the most part the ones who do are often after ... Continue Reading
Light Therapy: Why Putting Red Light Up Your Nose Can Increase Strength
You know that old quote that says any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic? That’s how it feels to look through the scientific literature for light therapy, also called ... Continue Reading
Is It Okay to Work Out With Sore Muscles?
Ah, one of the age old fitness questions: Is it okay to work out on sore muscles? More isn't always better when it comes muscle growth and strength, but where do you draw the line between some soreness, ... Continue Reading
Paleo Meals to Go Review — Portable, But Is It Tasty?
The Colorado based Paleo Meals to Go offer a different type of paleo based meal delivery service. Unlike normal delivery services that provide ready-made meals, Paleo Meals to Go provides true on-the-go ... Continue Reading
Tom “The Quad Father” Platz Turns 62 and Is Still Squatting Big Weight
Bodybuilding legend Tom Platz is still showing us he can squat big weight at the age of 61. Platz — also known as "The Golden Eagle" or "The Quad Father" — is still regarded to this day to have had some of ... Continue Reading
How to Deadlift – Muscles Worked, Variations, and Benefits
The deadlift can be generalized to encompass any movement that has a lifter lift an object from a dead start position (no momentum) off the floor from an unsupported position to standing. While this is a ... Continue Reading
Learn About Arthur “The Iron-Master” Saxon, a True Strength Visionary
Arthur Saxon was born on April 28, 1878. He passed away in August, 1921 at a young age of 43 due to pneumonia, but not before leaving a legacy and lasting impact on the strength world. He's one of the ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Jerk vs Push Press – Which is Best for Endurance, Strength, and Power?
In this article we will compare and contrast two overhead movement patterns that have been used across strength, power, and fitness sports in a variety of competition and training settings. Specifically, ... Continue Reading
3 Moves that Break Through Strongman Sticking Points
The strongman is the most diverse strength athlete on the planet. The best in the world can press, pull, and load stones at bone crushing weights all while being athletic and in great anaerobic condition. ... Continue Reading
Do-Win Weightlifting Shoe Review
The Do-Win Shoe is relatively well-known in the sport of weightlifting and originally rose to popularity in the 90s. The Do-Win Weightlifting Shoe originally started as the Pendlay Do-Win, but is now ... Continue Reading
BodyTech Whey Tech Pro 24 Review — A Very Surprising Supplement
BodyTech is the in-house sports nutrition brand of Vitamin Shoppe, a well-known supplement chain with over 750 stores in the United States. The line has a few different protein supplements that include a ... Continue Reading
Athletic Greens Vs Patriot Power Greens — A Clear Winner?
Athletic Greens and Patriot Power Greens are two of the most popular green superfood drinks, though they have pretty different approaches: Athletic Greens targets modern, engaged consumers by making use of ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Clean and Jerk vs Clean and Press: Which Is Best for You?
In an earlier article we discussed the differences, benefits, and training considerations between the clean and press vs the clean and jerk. In this article we will take things one step further, comparing ... Continue Reading