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How to Gain Weight Fast (and Safely), According to Science

Weight loss is a popular pursuit, particularly at the start of the new year. But your health & fitness goals may not center around reducing the number on the scale. If you’re trying to gain weight fast ... Continue Reading

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Does Training for the Pump Build Muscle?

Nothing hits like a good pump. Your shirt drapes over your chest after a few high-rep sets of pec flyes. Your shoulders, engorged with blood, stretch wider than usual and accentuate your V-taper. Leaving ... Continue Reading

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Does Lifting Weights Burn Fat? Here’s What You Need to Know

Losing weight is simple, but not necessarily easy. When you boil it down to the most basic biology, losing (or gaining) body weight is mostly about balancing your calories: Create a deficit by burning more ... Continue Reading

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What Is Barbell Knurling? Plus, Other Barbell Features to Know About

Today is the day. After weeks and months of hard training, your strength training program finally calls for a new 1-rep max in the deadlift. You’ve got the gym to yourself, your favorite song pounding in ... Continue Reading

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Do Cold Showers Burn Fat? Everything You Need to Know About Weight Loss and Cold Water Exposure

Your experience with fitness may well take you through some unique lifestyle changes. From dialing in your nutrition to finally locking in that eight-hour sleep window, what you do in your downtime has a ... Continue Reading

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7 Tips to Get Stronger After 40

It's been said that getting old isn’t bad when you consider the alternative. And while aging is inevitable, that doesn't mean your strength training days need to slow down with each new trip around the ... Continue Reading

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What Is NEAT and How Does it Impact Your Training and Weight Loss Potential?

As a strength athlete, you might find yourself spending a lot of time thinking about your program: your training volume, what exercises you choose, and how heavy you’re lifting. If you’re committed to ... Continue Reading

Kinesiology Tape

How Does Kinesiology Tape Work? + How to Use It Properly

You’ve probably seen it at your local gym or if you happened to catch part of an event like the CrossFit Games on television: Athletes strutting around looking like Amazon packages, bound up in black ... Continue Reading

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Powerlifting Over 40: How to Start, Benefits, & More

Strength training is no longer a young person's game. While professional athletes in most sports live out their glory days long before their 30th birthday, the landscape of strength sports spin a different ... Continue Reading

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How to Clean Home Gym Equipment

Your favorite fitness facility is probably well-stocked with disinfectant wipes and spray bottles, along with signs advising you to do two things: re-rack your weights and wipe down your equipment. It ... Continue Reading

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Can a Portable Smart Gym Really Give You a Good Workout?

With the ever-increasing cost of living and free time being at a premium for most people these days, sticking to a consistent fitness routine isn’t a walk in the park (which, by the way, does count as ... Continue Reading

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7 Retired NFL Stars Who Are Still Strong as Hell

Meet football: A sport that averages around 16.7 million TV viewers per game annually and is the undisputed king of TV in the U.S. Some of the sport's best – and biggest – moments revolve around ... Continue Reading

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These Are 7 of the Most Famous Gyms in the World

Most of Robbins Lane — a narrow strip connecting two larger highways in the blue-collar Syosset neighborhood of Long Island, New York — is punctured by potholes. There’s an inlet between 231 Robbins Ln. (a ... Continue Reading

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Running on a Treadmill Vs. Running Outside — Which Is Best for Your Goals?

For strength athletes, running is about more than catching your bus or just generally getting from point A to point B faster. When you’re in the market for an effective form of cardiovascular training to ... Continue Reading

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How to Build a Powerlifting Home Gym

You get to your commercial gym, and all you want to do is squat. But — lo and behold — there’s someone already using the squat rack. And to make matters worse, they’re not even using it to do back squats ... Continue Reading

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Demystifying Your Fat-Burning Heart Rate Zone

If you’re aiming to create a caloric deficit to drive some fat loss, you may rely on cardiovascular training to give that deficit a boost. In your search for the most efficient cardio workouts to help you ... Continue Reading

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Jogging Vs. Running — What’s the Difference and Why Does it Matter?

As a fitness concept, jogging was popularized in Western cultures by New Zealand running coach Arthur Lydiard in the 1960s. Then, it was rare to see people running as a form of aerobic exercise. Sixty ... Continue Reading

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How Do You Stack Up? Here Are the Average Marathon Times for Different Types of Runners

Every year, marathon runners across the globe sign up to participate in races. On any given year, any of these distance athletes will be lining up to run the very first marathons of their lives. If you are ... Continue Reading

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Does Rowing Build Muscle? How to Get Ripped on a Rowing Machine

Chances are, if you’re settling down onto a rowing machine, you’re seeking all the cardio gains it has to offer. You’ll improve your endurance, build your work capacity, and pursue stronger heart health — ... Continue Reading

Deadlift Benefits

The 12 Deadlifts Benefits You Need to Know About

Everyone should deadlift. If you’re a strength athlete, deadlifts (and their many variations) are non-negotiable. Bodybuilders who train to gain muscle and improve the quality of their physiques can also ... Continue Reading

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19 Halloween Costume Ideas for Strength Athletes

Halloween is rapidly approaching, and you're not sure what to wear. Sure, you can always call it a wash this season and promise yourself to order early next time. (Isn't that what you said last year?) But ... Continue Reading

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The 6 Benefits of HIIT to Inspire You to Go Hard

If you’re looking for a physical activity that is both effective and time-efficient, you needn’t look any further than a high-intensity interval training session, otherwise known as a HIIT workout. Few ... Continue Reading

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Different Types of Strength Training (+ How to Get Started)

Strength starts with weakness. Everyone who commits to getting stronger does so for a reason — they want to improve their health, improve stability as an older adult, need additional strength for their job ... Continue Reading

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What is Cardio? How to Get Started (+ Best Types of Exercise for Beginners)

Unless you were homeschooled as a child, you probably have vivid — and perhaps horrific — memories of gym class. From running laps around the gymnasium floor to relay races and very poorly orchestrated ... Continue Reading

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