You’ve just finished a grueling workout, and as you’re catching your breath and heading to the locker room, you’re already thinking about what your body needs from your post-workout meal. Do you reach for ... Continue Reading
How to Do Hanging Leg Raises for a Rock Solid Core
A strong midsection sits as the cornerstone of your training. Whether you’re looking to finally hit a 500-pound deadlift, pack on high-quality lean muscle, or even sharpen techniques for your sprint ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Smith Machine Bench Press for Underrated Chest Gains
Go into nearly any commercial gym, and you’re likely to find a Smith machine or two in a corner somewhere. More often than not, you might find it deserted in favor of lifting platforms and highly-muscled ... Continue Reading
How To Do the Bayesian Curl for Bigger, Beefier Biceps
In statistics, the Bayesian field of probability refers to the degree of belief in the occurrence of an event. The Bayesian curl is named for its statistical significance — there’s a high probability that ... Continue Reading
How To Do the Dumbbell Shrug (+ Best Variations and Alternatives)
Some muscles are defined by a single exercise. If you want to grow your guns and fill out your favorite t-shirt, you have to do biceps curls (or their many variations). To achieve that coveted “X-frame” ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Bottoms-Up Kettlebell Press for Shoulder Stability and Strength
Whether you’re a kettlebell aficionado or you’re new to the club, you probably spend most of your time holding a kettlebell the way you pick it up — with the handle in your hands and the bottom of the bell ... Continue Reading
Everything You Need To Know About Rucking (+ How To Get Started)
If you stay tuned in to the health & fitness industry, it might feel like rucking is, well, everywhere. And that’s because it is. According to Google Trends, search volume for the term “rucking” has ... Continue Reading
12 Best Back Exercises and 5 Back Workouts for More Muscle
Proper back training begins with the exercises you choose to help you pursue your fitness goals. Commonly regarded as “pulling movements,” there are more viable back-training options than there are muscles ... Continue Reading
The Top Tips for Running on a Treadmill, According to Running Coaches
While cardio equipment from rowing machines to ellipticals have gained popularity over the decades, treadmills remain virtually unchallenged as the most popular cardiovascular training apparatuses around. ... Continue Reading
How To Do the Alternating Dumbbell Press (+ the Best Variations for Muscle and Strength)
If you think about it, almost all dumbbell exercises are performed simultaneously. You curl with both arms at a time. When you grab a pair of ‘bells to bang out a few sets of lateral raises, you move your ... Continue Reading
The Best Bodybuilding Breakfast for All Your Physique Goals
In the game of building muscle, it’s not all about what you do in the gym. How you fuel your workouts is a crucial factor in how you gain muscle. Without adequate nutrition, all the leg presses and ... Continue Reading
How Many Calories Should I Eat Per Day? A Guide for All Your Fitness Goals
If you’re in the fitness world, you can’t avoid it: whether in your gym locker room or scrolling on Instagram, it seems that everyone has something to say about nutrition. A favorite topic among ... Continue Reading
Develop a Better Mind-Muscle Connection With These Quick Tips
For most, “lifting weights” is a very literal pastime. Sure, goals may differ between a recreational gymgoer who strength trains to benefit their health and a career powerlifter chasing an ever-higher ... Continue Reading
How to Make Homemade Meal Replacement Shakes to Fuel Your Training Goals
One of the best ways to set up a healthy lifestyle or work on a fitness goal when you’re busy is to carve out times in your schedule. If you like to hit the gym in the morning before work, you’ve got a ... Continue Reading
How to Do Pelvic Tilts for Better Core Strength and Control
Pelvic tilts are often an underrated move in the gym despite being a favorite of many physical therapists. They help to strengthen the core muscles, which are active in pretty much everything you do. This ... Continue Reading
From Walking with a Cane to Powerlifting Competitions (with Angelo Poli)
Today we have one that really spans the spectrum from fitness to nutrition. I'm talking to Angelo Poli, who is the founder of a company called MetPro. The first part of the podcast talks about Angelo's ... Continue Reading
Working Out After a Tattoo: The Do’s and Don’ts, According to a Veteran Artist
You’ve lost what little sensation remains in your arm. An indistinct buzzing bounces from ear to ear. Your phone’s battery is on its last legs — you’ve checked your e-mail, scrolled social media, and most ... Continue Reading
30-Minute Treadmill Workouts to Build Stamina and Strength
Given an infinite amount of free time and a perfectly stable climate, you could run anywhere, any time, for however long you want. That may be enticing, but if you’re juggling school, work, travel, or ... Continue Reading
Everything You Need to Know About LISS Cardio and Why You Should Do It
As a fitness enthusiast, you’re used to pushing yourself through your training sessions, feeling the burn, and making major progress on your goals. You’re working to build muscle, lift heavier, and leaving ... Continue Reading
Should You Try the 75 Hard Challenge? Here Are the Pros and Cons
Fitness fads have risen and fallen in modern popular culture since, well, ever, basically. If you had cable television in the early to mid 00’s, you were bombarded with ads for the P90X program at some ... Continue Reading
The 8 Best Push Exercises You Should Be Doing for Muscle and Strength
If you follow fitness, it probably feels like the posterior chain is all the rage. (For the uninitiated, your posterior chain is basically your backside. It counts all of the muscles that span the base of ... Continue Reading
The 5 Best Lower Lat Exercises for a Denser Back
Big lats serve two primary purposes: They support your spine during squats, deadlifts, and bench presses and make you look big in sweaters. However, many lifters have trouble engaging their lats because we ... Continue Reading
Does Protein Powder Expire? And How to Properly Store
The best protein powders can be a tasty and convenient way to up your daily protein intake no matter your fitness level. Even the bulkiest of tubs can go pretty quickly if you mix up a shake everyday. But ... Continue Reading
Why Do My Shins Hurt When I Run?
There are few feelings more deflating than having your early morning run prematurely halted by a sudden and sustained aching in your shins. All your planning goes out the window when that time you set ... Continue Reading