Everyone likes to bench — us included. But let’s be honest, unless you’re a beginner, you won’t get far by waltzing into the gym, loading up a barbell, and mindlessly pounding away at set after ... 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
Brandon Lilly’s Cube Method, Explained and Unpacked
Powerlifting can be a game of attrition. Without the right program, you may be predisposed to overuse, aches and pains, and even boredom. Brandon Lilly’s “Cube Method” was designed to reinvigorate your ... Continue Reading
The One-Month-Long Beginner Pull-Up Program
If the deadlift is the ultimate test of pure strength, then the pull-up is the Olympic qualifier for your functional strength. To do a pull-up, you need to be both mobile, stable, and strong enough to pull ... Continue Reading
The Candito Six-Week Strength Training Program, Explained
From humble beginnings as one of social media's earliest online strength training content creators, powerlifter and YouTube personality Jonnie Candito has spent the last decade or so growing his reputation ... Continue Reading
Is Your Training Feeling Stale? It’s Time to Back Off and Re-Evaluate Your Approach
There are many roads to change, and “more” and “harder” are not the way to breathe new life into your goals. This approach is often a surefire way to shoot ourselves in the foot. Suppose you’re ... Continue Reading
Jim Wendler’s 5/3/1 Workout Program, Explained
Sometimes your training just needs a good stiff kick in the butt. If you're the type of chronic program-hopper that constantly wonders if your workout routine is adequately servicing your fitness goals, ... Continue Reading
5 Deadlift Programs Worth Trying to Boost Your Pulling Strength
There are few experiences in training that are more viscerally satisfying than hitting a hard-fought deadlift personal record. Without a doubt, the deadlift can be one of the most rewarding exercises to ... Continue Reading
8 Powerbuilding Program Benefits: Strength, Muscle, Focus, and More
Sometimes you’re training mainly to get strong. Other times, your primary focus is on gaining muscle mass. And still, other times, you want the best of both worlds — to lift heavy and build muscle. Enter ... Continue Reading
The Best All-Around Kettlebell Training Program
Figuring out how to work out with kettlebells — in all their off-balanced glory — is one thing. You’ve long since mastered the kettlebell swing, and you’ve even got enough training pizzazz to perform a ... Continue Reading
The Best Bodybuilding Programs for All Experience Levels
Flip open any muscle mag and you’ll easily find a bodybuilding routine championed by someone with a Herculean physique that is guaranteed to get you to their level. It can be tempting to follow in the ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilding vs. Powerlifting Programs — Understanding the Difference
When it comes to slinging weight and getting huge, bodybuilding and powerlifting are the two training methods at the forefront of every conversation. In order to excel at either goal, putting as many eggs ... Continue Reading
How to Program for CrossFit Athletes Returning After a Break
As vaccinations roll out, more and more people are feeling comfortable returning to their local CrossFit gym. Many of these people, however, have had severely altered training habits for the last year or ... Continue Reading
5 Steps to Effective Remote Individual Program Design
If you have been a personal trainer or group class coach for a while, the thought of remote coaching sounds appealing. For starters, in-person coaching can be pretty exhausting, especially if you’re ... Continue Reading
Gyms Are Re-Opening, Use This 4-Week Guide to Strategically Increase Weight
Everywhere around the globe, gyms are beginning to re-open slowly which means eager lifters are prepping themselves to get back into their tradition training. While it's certainly exciting to return to ... Continue Reading
How to Strength Train for Your 5K (and Why You Should)
To get better at running, you need to run. And to get stronger, you need to lift weights and when you combine the two, you’ll get even better at both. (Especially at running. Strength makes you ... Continue Reading
So Your CrossFit Box Is Closed? Adapt With A Week of At-Home Workouts
On March 15th, COVID-19 became a lot more real for those of us in France. The French government announced restaurants, entertainment venues and all non-non-essential stores would close as of midnight. The ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilding Versus Powerlifting Programs: Three Big Differences
Over the past year, I’ve trained for both the world’s most prestigious powerlifting meet (the Kern US Open) and for a national-level bodybuilding competition (the NPC North Americans). It wasn’t the best ... Continue Reading
The Best Powerbuilding Guide and Program (Brought to You by Gravitus)
Powerbuilding, a relatively new and trendy buzzword in strength training, is continuing to grow in popularity due to the principles that most powerbuilding programs aim to accomplish: (1) get stronger, ... Continue Reading
3 Best Muscle-Up Progressions (Beginner Friendly Guide!)
The muscle-up is an advanced bodyweight movement that requires total-body coordination, stability, and strength. In this article we will offer beginner lifters (and coaches) a few beginner-friendly ... Continue Reading
3 Epic Push-Up Challenges to Test Your Fitness
Push-ups are one of the most foundational upper-body bodyweight movements you can do. Some may think push-ups are too easy, which is exactly why we came up with these three (3) push-up workouts to ... Continue Reading
3 Crucial Tips for Using Speed Work In Powerlifting
Speed work for raw lifting gets a bit of a bad rap. Many lifters believe that it isn’t an effective way to train, and honestly, if you follow the common recommendations for speed work (45-55% of 1RM for ... Continue Reading
3 Keys to the Perfect Weightlifting Workout Program (Partnership with TrainingIQ)
If you're already a weightlifter, then you're probably well aware of how long it takes to really dial in proper form for the snatch and clean & jerk. It can take years to fully understand the Olympic ... Continue Reading
Why Program Hopping Isn’t Always Bad
If you were to ask the top 100 lifters of 2018 what their “secret” is, you might get a lot of different answers, but I bet that a lot of them would say exactly the same thing: Consistency. Consistency is ... Continue Reading