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Average biceps size

What’s the Average Biceps Size and How Do You Stack Up?

If someone strolls up to you in the middle of the gym and abruptly commands you to flex, chances are that you’re going to ball up your fists, raise your arms, and bang out the classic front double biceps ... Continue Reading

The Differences Between Hip Contact vs. Thigh Contact in Weightlifting

In many ways, the sport of weightlifting is like skipping rocks: If you aimlessly chuck a rock out into the water, it’ll hit with a distinct plunk and sink right to the bottom. But if you get low and sling ... Continue Reading

What Is TDEE?

What Is TDEE? Your Guide to Total Daily Energy Expenditure

What you do in the kitchen and what you do in the gym are intrinsically linked. Nutrition for athletes is the physical fuel behind everything from bodybuilding workouts to finally cracking the strength ... Continue Reading

Weightlifting Blocks Vs. The Hang: The Differences & When To Use Each

Weightlifting Blocks vs. the Hang: The Differences & When to Use Each

The barbell starts motionless on the floor at every weightlifting competition and ends up at arm’s length overhead. That’s the game; get an object from point “A” to point “B” as quickly and efficiently as ... Continue Reading

Work Capacity for Powerlifting

Do You Have the Work Capacity for Powerlifting?

It sounds silly at first, sure: When you think of work capacity, your mind calls forth images of sweat pouring down your face, your heart pounding in your chest, and the ominous, authoritative beeping of a ... Continue Reading

Calisthenics Training

How to Build Muscle and Strength With Calisthenics Training

Calisthenics is a timeless style of exercise. It comes from the ancient Greek words kállos and sthenos, meaning beauty and strength. The beauty of strength training throughout history is that it’s always ... Continue Reading

powerlifting vs bodybuilding

An Overview of Powerlifting Vs. Bodybuilding: The Differences You Need to Know

Every gymgoer chooses to walk a certain path when they first set foot in the weight room. Your “why” — that is, what got you into exercise as a health habit in the first place — dictates what you want out ... Continue Reading

The Best Biceps Stretches

The 8 Best Biceps Stretches to Support Long-Term Arm Thickness and Strength

Picture this — you crush your biceps curls and pull-ups at the gym, and the next day you feel that sweet pain of not being able to straighten your arms. Your biceps muscles flex and supinate your forearms. ... Continue Reading

A person holding a dumbbell.

What Is Isotonic Exercise (and Why Does It Matter?)

Resistance training has undergone plenty of evolution over the years; modern-day gyms carry far more than treadmills and punching bags. That said, when it comes to improving your fitness, all roads lead to ... Continue Reading

How to Avoid Burnout in CrossFit

How to Avoid Burnout in CrossFit — 10 Strategies for Maintaining Your Motivation

If you’re a CrossFitter, you probably don’t put a high premium on taking it easy. The nature of a good CrossFit WOD — that’s the workout of the day for the uninitiated — is to test the limits of your ... Continue Reading

Powerlifting vs. Weightlifting

What Are the Differences Between Powerlifting vs. Weightlifting?

Strength is strength. Fortunately, there’s a lot more to it than that. Human beings have competed in tests of strength since, essentially, the dawn of time. From crude rock-lifting competitions to the ... Continue Reading

What Is Unilateral Training and Does it Really Fix Imbalances?

The last time you fought through a heavy bench press, you might have noticed one side of your body fighting harder than the other to lock out. That precarious tilt of the barbell is a prime indicator of a ... Continue Reading

A bodybuilder working out with dumbbells.

This Is Layne Norton’s PHAT Training, Explained

The absolute best way to grow muscle, get strong, or become more powerful is routinely up for debate within fitness circles worldwide. Everyone seems to have their preferred method. Between personal ... Continue Reading

Cardio for Strongman Athletes

Cardio for Strongmen and Strongwomen to Supercharge Your Conditioning

The sport of strongman — which includes strongwomen — is known for spotlighting absurdly heavy lifts of incredibly awkward objects. But it’s not just about picking up weights and putting them back down. ... Continue Reading

A person doing a barbell hip thrust.

The 8 Best Barbell Hip Thrust Alternatives to Try on Your Next Leg Day

Nowadays, everyone seems to be hammering the hip thrust — and with good reason. A pair of well-developed glutes are something of a status symbol in the gym. Strong, powerful gluteal muscles can help you ... Continue Reading

A shirtless muscular person doing yoga.

Yoga for Bodybuilding: How Getting Flexible Helps You Gain Muscle

The myth of the muscle-bound bodybuilder needs to vamoose. If you’re an Open competitor at the Mr. Olympia, you may not be able to hit the splits (although, some of the best posers in bodybuilding ... Continue Reading

Tiffany Chapon Narrow-Stance Squat

Why Some Elite Powerlifters Squat With a Super Narrow Stance

If you were sitting in the referee's chair when 47-kilogram powerlifter Tiffany Chapon came out for her squats at the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Championships, you ... Continue Reading

Bodybuilder Shaun Clarida

9 Bodybuilders Under 200 Pounds Who Were Absolute Giant Killers

Bodybuilding is often seen as a size game, with the biggest competitors on the stage arguably being the most impressive. But pure muscle mass isn't the only thing judges consider during a competition. ... Continue Reading

A person doing an ATG Split Squat.

How to Do the ATG (Ass-to-Grass) Split Squat for Unprecedented Leg Gains

In the land of leg gains, depth is king. No matter what exercises you perform or what your goals are, by and large, utilizing a full range of motion will move the needle better than cutting things ... Continue Reading

Bikini bodybuilders on a stage.

What Is the Natural Olympia? Breaking Down Natural Bodybuilding’s Show of Shows

In the most straightforward terms, the Natural Olympia is a drug-tested bodybuilding contest held annually by the International Natural Bodybuilding Association and Professional Natural Bodybuilding ... Continue Reading

How to Do the Smith Machine Bent-Over Row to Build a Bigger, Stronger Back

In the same way that your phone comes loaded with applications that you don’t use, your gym comes stocked with equipment and machines you don’t use…yet. First, you need a good reason to work with it. ... Continue Reading

A muscular bodybuilder's chest.

How to Train Your Chest for Maximum Hypertrophy

Let’s be honest. A big chest might be the number one reason why you head to the gym — especially on Monday. But it’s not just about those pecs. Building your chest can have a ripple effect on your entire ... Continue Reading

Tips for Strong Bones and Joints

Training, Nutrition, and Joint Supplements: 7 Tips to Help Keep Your Bones & Joints Strong

You can’t build a house without strong framing. Your bones and joints work the same way — when you run, lift, or roll around in the yard with your kids, they enable you to move and perform how you ... Continue Reading

Muscular bodybuilder's back.

How To Train Your Back For Maximum Hypertrophy

The back is an extremely juicy piece of real estate for muscle growth. Not only does it have some of the largest muscles in your body, but it’s also composed of many smaller parts. Altogether this offers ... Continue Reading

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