Oh the transition. The elusive muscle-up transition. It’s where the great majority of those seeking a muscle-up struggle the most. They can do a strict chest-to-bar pull-up, and they can do deep ring ... Continue Reading
3 Kettlebell Workouts to Help Powerlifters Build Stronger Glutes
If you’re looking to build a powerful squat and formidable deadlift, there’s no way around it — you need to develop strong glutes. If you’re yanking the bar off the ground and mostly relying on your low ... Continue Reading
7 Ways to Build Stronger Shoulders With Kettlebells
While a lot of kettlebell movements are about explosiveness, most of the ones you’ll use to specifically target your shoulders are about the opposite — they’re all about slow, steady control. That control ... Continue Reading
Everything You Want to Know About Katrin Davidsdottir’s Diet
Only three people in history have repeated as the Fittest Woman on Earth™ and Katrin Davidsdottir is one of them. She only started CrossFit in 2011, but she had ten years of gymnastics training under ... Continue Reading
The Incredible Life Story of Bodybuilding Legend Frank Zane
"There are five categories for being in shape. The worst one is FAT. This condition exists when a person is in a layoff from training and not eating properly. Next, SMOOTHNESS. This means you don’t have ... Continue Reading
Joe Rogan Tried the Carnivore Diet and Looks Pretty Good?
At any given time, Joe Rogan's podcast is pretty much guaranteed to be in the top five most popular on iTunes, and the man has millions of listeners hanging on his every word about fitness and nutrition. ... Continue Reading
3 Unusual Unilateral Leg Exercises to Improve Your Squat and Deadlift
Deadlifting makes you stronger. Squatting makes you stronger. Breaking personal records means you're stronger. However, all this bilateral work can come at a cost of injury and strength ... Continue Reading
We Interviewed Mat Fraser to Learn Everything About His Diet
We don’t really track anything specifically, I don’t really adhere to any specific diet like Paleo or keto or anything like that. We have a ballpark number in terms of what we’re striving for with ... Continue Reading
Study: How the Back Squat and Hip Thrust Impact 1-RM Strength and Muscle Growth
The back squat and hip thrust are both popular lower body training options for lifters on the quest of building strong legs, hips, glutes, and quads. There's been a fair amount of research published on the ... Continue Reading
Three Alternative Methods to Build Strength and Size When Progress Stalls
For many strength athletes, progression is a straightforward concept and looks like the following: Start with linear progression (e.g., StrongLifts) Implement periodization (like in my 12-week ... Continue Reading
4 Barbell Complexes To Improve Grip Strength and Lifting Stamina
You love the feeling of moving barbells, but maybe you’ve hit a plateau. Or maybe you just want to mix it up and add some spice to your routine. Or — I almost hesitate to suggest it — you want to add some ... Continue Reading
Arms Growing Stubbornly Slow? Try Using Biceps and Triceps Eccentric Training
The biceps and triceps are some of the most popular muscle groups to train, and that comes to no surprise. After all, if you ask most regular gym goers about their goals and intentions for training, then ... Continue Reading
How Hiring a CrossFit Coach Helped Jonathan Headley Lose 100 Pounds in 2019
Johnathan Headley was tired. Tired of feeling out of breath as he walked off the stage after leading a service as a worship pastor. He was tired of feeling frustrated that he couldn’t keep up with ... Continue Reading
The History of Circuit Training Goes Back Way Before Your Favorite Bootcamp
It is a form of training we have all dabbled with at some point in our gym going lives. When I began working out as a teenager, the only training offered for younger trainees was circuit training. Now, ... Continue Reading
Touch and Don’t Go? An Easy Answer for Your Deadlift Problem
I get a lot of deadlift-specific questions, and I understand why: it can be a really frustrating lift! That’s especially true when you suffer from a stubborn sticking point. If you’re not already familiar ... Continue Reading
Maintain These Points of Contact for a Stronger Bench Press
Have you ever looked at your fellow gym goer and noticed them benching only to see their legs flailing around during the eccentric and concentric movement patterns? This is what we'd call having happy feet ... Continue Reading
We Tried the Primal Swoledier’s Kettlebell Flows!
What happens when two moderately fit guys try some of the hottest workouts on social media? Eric Leija, better known on Instagram as "Primal Swoledier," has become famous for programming workouts that ... Continue Reading
Watch 72-Year-Old Lauren Bruzzone’s Jaw-Dropping CrossFit Feats
You may not have heard of Laura Bruzzone from Stamford, Connecticut, but if you have the goal of staying fit forever, you should. Bruzzone is a 72 year old athlete making some major headlines for ... Continue Reading
The Insider’s Guide to Tia-Clair Toomey’s CrossFit Diet
On an average workout day, Tia-Clair Toomey eats: 140 to 150 grams of protein 230 to 250 grams of carbohydrates 65 to 70 grams of fat For a total of 2,200 to 2,500 calories a day. But what ... Continue Reading
Trouble “Feeling” the Glutes In Squats? Try This
There's no denying how incredibly important the glutes are in the squat. They're the main driver for hip extension and play a large role in controlling our hips when it comes to their stability, power, and ... Continue Reading
Move Forward! A Strongman Athlete’s Guide to Not Beating Yourself Up with Past Mistakes
We all make mistakes. Sometimes we go too hard on a first event and burn ourselves out for the rest of the contest. Other times we attempt to go too fast on a medley causing our grip to give and costs us ... Continue Reading
Barbell Etiquette: How to Keep Law and Order at the Gym
The ultimate rookie mistake: An athlete is finished lifting and begins to unload his barbell. He strips off the two 45 lb. plates from one side of the barbell, leaving the other side loaded. Uh ... Continue Reading
When and Why to Use the Neutral Grip Bench Press
One of the best attributes about the bench press is how versatile some of its variants can be and how you can increase pressing strength with multiple types of benching. In fact, you'd be hard pressed (pun ... Continue Reading
The Stoltman Brothers Explain Their Unusual Strongman Diet
Eight thousand calories a day, diarrhea medication, saltwater, and CBD are just part of the unusual dietary regimen of two of the World’s Strongest Man athletes Luke and Tom Stoltman. (The ... Continue Reading