You want to improve your deadlift but you haven’t seen a lifting platform in months. You’re near panic mode, and I feel you. But you don’t have to completely despair — sure, it’ll take time to get back ... Continue Reading
Brent Fikowski’s Training Plan, Recovery, and Competition Tips
Brent Fikowksi is one of the most consistent and accomplished CrossFit Games athletes in recent memory. He's competed at the Games in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, and he finished in second place overall in ... Continue Reading
What the Cue “Spread the Floor” Means In the Squat and Deadlift
The words "spread the floor" get thrown around a lot when lifters are discussing positioning and cues for the squat, deadlift, and press. For the newer lifter that might not be as familiar with the barbell ... Continue Reading
So You’re Jogging More Than Ever – Here’s How to Maintain Muscle Mass
In the good old days when your gym was open, you reliably strolled past the treadmills every morning to go right to the strength floor. Now, your barbells aren’t available to you, and instead of ... Continue Reading
4 Keys to Using Running Intervals to Improve Your Metcons
Improve your running and you’ll get better at kipping pull-ups. Sounds like a pretty crazy assertion, right? It’s true: If your aerobic capacity—meaning your ability to deliver oxygen to your cells ... Continue Reading
Watch Arnold Schwarzenegger Teach Training In This Fun Retro Interview
The year is 1977. The British television show Magpie geared towards children's entertainment was in its ninth year on the air and they invited Arnold Schwarzenegger to come on the program and share some ... Continue Reading
9 Ways to Improve Your Bench Press Without Weights
You don’t have weights at home and you’re getting pretty tired of regular push-ups — but one of your biggest anxieties about being away from the gym for so long is your bench press suffering. Figuring out ... Continue Reading
7 Proven Strategies to Lose 2 Pounds Per Week
The amount of weight you can safely lose each week depends on many factors, ranging from your weight and body fat percentage to how much sleep you get per night and your activity levels. (Genetics, height, ... Continue Reading
3 Exercises Everyone Should Keep Doing Once Quarantine’s Over
Last week, I was fortunate enough to have the chance to do a question & answer seminar on Instagram with one of my bodybuilding mentors, John Meadows. During the Q&A, John and I touched on training ... Continue Reading
4 Dumbbell Exercises You Should Try Adding Bands To
Resistance bands are a fantastic training accessory tool. They are portable, lightweight, inexpensive, and you can train in multiple planes of motion. Plus, because the further the band stretches the ... Continue Reading
25-Time World Record Holder Stefi Cohen Talks Eating Like an Athlete
Twenty-five all-time world records. Twenty-five. Dr. Stefi Cohen — she’s also a physical therapist — is one of the great athletes of our time. We know that sounds hyperbolic, but did we mention ... Continue Reading
3 Triceps Training Rules (for Every Workout)
The triceps play a crucial role in lifting, sports, and everyday life. They play the incredibly important part of extending the elbow and help stabilize the shoulder extension, so yeah, without the triceps ... Continue Reading
This Old School Back Exercise Is a Secret for Improving Strength and Power
Okay, I’ll admit it: I’m an “old-school” kind of lifter. I guess it comes with being, well… old! That said, I do believe there’s wisdom we can take from guys who pioneered strength and aesthetic sports. ... Continue Reading
7 Ways to Prepare Your Body (and Your Nervous System) to Lift Heavy Again
The name of the game in CrossFit circles in recent weeks has been high-rep bodyweight workouts. They have allowed people to continue to workout from home, get their heart rates up, possibly improve ... Continue Reading
4 Challenging Pull-Apart Variations For A Stronger Upper Back
Seven years ago, my right shoulder was hurting. My A/C joint was inflamed, and any bilateral pressing movements were out of the question. Life in and outside the gym sucked. The only option was to give ... Continue Reading
Kari Pearce, America’s Fittest Woman, Reveals Her Diet Tips
Kari Pearce is a 5-time CrossFit Games athlete and she earned the title of “America’s Fittest Woman™” in 2016, 2018, and 2019. So right now, she is the best female CrossFit® athlete in the United States. ... Continue Reading
7 Upper Body Landmine Exercises for Building Strength and Mass
The landmine is a seriously underutilized tool when it comes to building strength, size, and power. A lot of times the landmine isn't left out of programs due to dislike of the implement, but simply not ... Continue Reading
Pay Attention to Your Foot and Ankle Mobility: Your Lifts Will Thank You For It
Foot and ankle mobility is a bit like clean drinking water: We take it for granted and don’t truly appreciate its value until we lose access to it. While seeking to improve ankle mobility or stability ... Continue Reading
15 No-Equipment Moves For Lower Body Hypertrophy
Your muscles respond to training stimulus, and unless you have an awesome home gym, you’re sorely missing your favorite stimuli right now (think barbells). So when you’re training your lower body at home ... Continue Reading
3 Ab Challenges You Might Not be Able to Complete on First Attempt
While you’re likely not going to PR your deadlift or clean, or achieve your first muscle-up while doing bodyweight workouts from your living room, there are tons of areas where you can still improve. One ... Continue Reading
3 Progressions for Nailing the Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift (RDL)
The single-leg Romanian deadlift (RDL) is one of the most popular unilateral lower body exercises for training the posterior chain and for good reason. The single-leg RDL targets multiple muscle groups, ... Continue Reading
Jujimufu Doesn’t Count Calories — Everything You Want to Know About His Diet
Jon Call, better known as Jujimufu, is a very unusual guy. He's a man who does not take accept dogma of any kind, an athlete who experiments relentlessly with how far he can push his body's boundaries, and ... Continue Reading
Bar Floating Away From You In the Deadlift? Try This!
Bar path is key for strong deadlifts regardless you pull sumo or conventional. In the deadlift, if bar path is a problem, then likely leverages are not being optimized. Think about the last time you tried ... Continue Reading
4 Mini Band Exercises That’ll Give You Stronger and More Stable Hips
When it comes to the hips, the glute max gets all the love. Browsing through Instagram only reinforces this point, since after all, the aesthetics of a firm tush are pretty highly valued. Remember the ... Continue Reading