If you were a teenager or young adult in the latter half of the ‘aughts, you were probably aware of (or partook in) the infamous Four Loko drink. The “premium malt beer beverage” was all the rage among partiers at the time. Why? The original Four Loko formulation bore a...
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Every Memorial Day, CrossFitters emerge from their boxes ready to rumble. Totaling a two-mile journey — plus 600 bodyweight reps while wearing a weighted vest — the Murph CrossFit workout will challenge even the most hardcore athletes. Murph sandwiches 100...
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Some people love them while others absolutely hate them. Crunches may be one of the most contentious ab exercises out there. The caution about crunches is understandable — if you only focus on this move, you’re paying attention to your “six pack muscles” and risk neglecting to train your core...
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In many ways, the sport of strongman is the Wild West of strength training. Where other sports have rigid rulesets and nuanced technical parameters that can invalidate a lift, strongman takes the reins off. You simply have to push, pull, carry, hoist, or hold the object for as long or...
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The first image that comes to mind when you think about getting stronger may well be of barbells and going hard in the squat rack. That’s certainly one way to do it. You can also get absurdly strong with no equipment at all (well, maybe a pull-up bar). True, you’re...
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