Strengthening the posterior chain is a necessity for strength, power, and sport athletes. The ability to integrate fluid knee and hip flexion and and extension is at the root of force production for most ... Continue Reading
Breaking: Eddie Hall Wins 2017 World’s Strongest Man in Botswana
In what many strongman fans might consider a shocking upset, British athlete Eddie Hall has beaten his fiercest rivals to claim the 2017 World's Strongest Man title. Hall's win marks the first time since ... Continue Reading
Amazing Grass vs. Emerald Balance — Which Is Better Value?
Emerald Balance and Amazing Grass are both high in Vitamin C and they both contain plenty of spirulina, barley grass, green tea, rose hips, and probiotic bacteria. But both green superfood drinks have a ... Continue Reading
Organifi Green Juice vs. Patriot Power Greens — Which Superfood Powder is Better?
Here are two pretty popular green superfood drinks with very different approaches to marketing. Organifi has millions of Facebook likes and focuses strongly on the fact that it contains ashwagandha, a ... Continue Reading
A Guide to Strength Training During Ramadan
Fasting from both food and fluid all day, every day, for an entire month, puts the body under stress. And for many Muslims, that’s the point: the month of Ramadan is for spiritual reflection and devotion, ... Continue Reading
Cellucor Cor-Performance Whey Review — Good All Around?
Cellucor is a Texas company that's about 15 years old and probably best known for their pre-workout called C4, but they sell just about every product you can find in the fitness section of a supplement ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of the Sumo Deadlift (That You May Have Overlooked)
Deadlifting is known to produce strong people. All forms. In the world of deadlifting however, there are many debates between conventional style fanatics vs sumo pullers, each staking their turf in the ... Continue Reading
Pure Protein Natural Whey Protein Review — As Good As the Bars?
Based in New York State, Pure Protein is a supplement company that's pretty well known for their popular protein bars. I decided to review Pure Protein's Natural Whey Protein. If their protein powder is ... Continue Reading
How to Use Resistance Bands to Increase Strength, Power, and 1-RMs
One of the many ways strength athletes can increase their power and force production under the bar is with the use of resistance bands. Bands are an awesome modality to incorporate in programming when you ... Continue Reading
FitMiss Delight Protein Powder Review — Best for Women?
FitMiss is actually part of MusclePharm, a brand perhaps best known for its line of "Combat" whey supplements (so called because they sponsor a lot of MMA fighters). But FitMiss was founded in ... Continue Reading
Leather Vs. Nylon Lifting Belts: What Are the Differences?
Of all the lifting belts variations, there tends to be two different base materials that belts will made out of; these are leather and nylon. There are multiple material blends, foam inserts, and ... Continue Reading
Elliott Hulse Talks Strongman, Active Meditation, and Bioenergetics
Elliott Hulse is one of the OG online strength coaches. The 2009 Strongest Man in Florida, he started building his online coaching platform and established Strength Camp in 2007 as a way to bring athletes ... Continue Reading
I’m a Night Owl. Here’s What I Learned from Working Out at 6am
During the remaining four weeks at my first job out of college, I embarked on a little experiment otherwise known as “Morning CrossFit”. I had a new gig lined up that I was starting to get excited for, and ... Continue Reading
Ultimate Nutrition IsoCool Review — Lowest Calorie Protein Powder?
When you go to a supplement store like GNC or Vitamin Shoppe, you're less likely to see Ultimate Nutrition products than competing brands like Optimum Nutrition or Isopure, but the ... Continue Reading
Rehband 7mm Vs. Emerge 7mm Knee Sleeves
The Rehband and Emergy 7mm Neoprene Knee Sleeves are both similar in design, material with 7mm neoprene, durability in that they both have reinforced stitching, and actual size. While there ... Continue Reading
Shakeology Vs. Macro Greens — Is Cheaper Better?
Shakeology and Macro Greens occupy two very different spaces in the green superfood drink landscape. The first is a combination greens drink and protein shake from Beach Body, the same company behind ... Continue Reading
6 Things That Happen to the Body When You Stop Lifting
Every athlete may encounter a time in their career when they stop lifting, this could be due to injury, temporary loss of love/motivation for the gym, or even a forced resignation due to something like a ... Continue Reading
High Volume vs. Maximum Intensity: How to Choose?
There is a maxim in the coaching world; you can train long or you can train hard, but you can’t train both. There are strongman coaches in both camps, and I will attempt to show you the difference and help ... Continue Reading
What Brian Shaw’s 12,000-Calorie Diet Looks Like
"I should probably start out at the beginning by saying...This diet is to make me as strong as I possibly can be. I'm eating to be the strongest man on the planet," says professional strongman Brian Shaw ... Continue Reading
Master of Muscle Beast Tape Review – Did It Stay On?
Master of Muscle Beast Tape is a cotton based kinesiology tape that's designed for multiple types of strength athletes. Like most kinesiology tapes, Beast Tape is said to promote performance, ... Continue Reading
FlexU Supreme Kinesiology Tape Review – Better Than Other Brands?
FlexU Supreme is a kinesiology tape that's very popular on Amazon. There isn't an incredible amount of information about this tape online, nor is there a place to learn about this company's history. The ... Continue Reading
Adidas AdiPower Review – Good Lifting Shoe for Beginners?
The Adidas AdiPower is one of the best known weightlifting shoes Adidas has ever created. These shoes were one of the first to utilize a full TPU heel, which spurred the popularity of this design among ... Continue Reading
Quest Protein Powder Review — Is It As Good As the Bars?
There's an excellent chance that the first thing you think of when you hear "Quest" is the word "bar," and with good reason: Quest Bars are some of the most popular protein bars in the market. But Quest ... Continue Reading
RockTape Kinesiology Tape Review
RockTape is one of the better known kinesiology tape brands on the market, and they make a plethora of supportive strength products. They make a variety of tapes, which can be utilized for multiple ... Continue Reading