morning

The good morning is often overlooked, yet it’s a powerful hinging movement that can significantly enhance your training program. When integrated thoughtfully, it can cater to your specific movement needs while promoting resilience and minimizing pain. This exercise effectively targets the...

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Certain aspects of nutrition can be highly individualized. Take breakfast for example. After generation of parents telling us it’s the most important meal of the day, a study published in the journal Appetite indicates that people should follow their instincts when it comes to their morning...

WITH THE POPULARITY OF 24/7 FITNESS CENTERS AND HOME GYMS, ONE CAN SEEMINGLY GET IN AN EXERCISE SESSION WHENEVER CONVENIENT FOR THEIR LIFESTYLE. While it’s good to get in the reps whenever you can, is there a specific time of day better suited for exercise? The answer, according to science...

You’ll wake up for about 25,000 mornings in your adult life, give or take a few. According to a report from the World Health Organization, the average life expectancy in the United States is 79 years old. Most people in wealthy nations are hovering around the 80–year mark. Women in Japan are...

The 4 Variations You Need It’s time to reap the benefits of the often-overlooked good morning (GM) exercise. Moving the load around during the exercise alters the force vector and stress demands on different regions of the body, providing multiple opportunities for targeted, pain-free...

Wake-Up Push-Ups! Eliminate your bad morning habits, leave your phone in another room, and summon your inner bro-yogi. Wake yourself up every morning with just a few sets of yoga push-ups. Yoga Push-Ups: What They Are, Why They Work Yoga push-ups are basically regular push-ups 52 with a hip...

HEART HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS: BEYOND CARDIO & CLEAN EATING When it comes to your ticker, everybody knows about the merits of fish oil, regular exercise, stress avoidance, not snacking on lard, and trying not to let electrical appliances fall into your bathwater. But there are several lesser-known...

In part 1 of our series we looked at evidence in whether the distribution of protein had an effect on body composition as well as whether breakfast was necessary. Today we look at whether when we eat our food, matters, with a particular focus on when we consume carbohydrates. No Carbohydrates...

When you see the famous clips and videos of Arnold Schwarzenegger clanging and banging in “Pumping Iron,” it’s summertime in Venice Beach, CA. There are moments you can see him on the beach, in the ocean, or getting some sun as he prepares to defend his Mr. Olympia title. It’s quite the...

Charles Staley, Strength Training, 0 In order to experience further progress, do you need to know more, or do you need to make better use of what you already know? Don’t answer yet, just absorb that question…just let that question penetrate your brain for a moment… Incidentally, I grew up in the...

Have you noticed how we feel sleepy around the same time each night? There is a reason behind that. There is also a reason behind why we tend to wake up at the same time each morning if we forget to set up an alarm. It all has to do with your sleep schedule. A sleep schedule differs from person...

Not trying to throw shade at cereal, we’ve all enjoyed a big ole’ bowl with nice, cold milk but there are quicker and better breakfast options. Remember those bowls with built-in straws so you could sip the sugar-filled milk that the cereal created? I do. It might have done your tastebuds good...

Have you seen lifters turn a barbell squat into a good morning by losing upper back tightness? Now the problem isn’t that the good morning exercise isn’t a great exercise, but the issue here is placing the lower back in a risky position. A squat is a squat, and good mornings are good mornings...

Need a new and effective approach to your morning cardio? Check out Coach Dustin Myers' coconut cardio and get on the fast track to a shredded six pack! First thing in the morning. Post workout. Before you lift weights. After work. Only on every third Saturday of months that end in “Y”… Everyone...

Most workout routines are designed for the evening lifter. If you're an early riser, we've got the perfect morning workout routine and advice for you! WORKOUT SUMMARY Main Goal Build Muscle Workout Type Full Body Training Level Beginner Program Duration6 weeks Days Per Week 4 Time Per...

Morning workouts present a common conundrum: should you eat a pre-workout meal? If you aren’t a breakfast person and prefer a fasted workout, then maybe you can just chug some water, skip the food, and go right into your warm-up. But if you find yourself crashing mid-workout on an empty...

Some people insist that getting your workout done first thing in the morning is the key to successful weight loss. Other exercise devotees tout the benefits of sweating before bed. So, who’s right? Well, there’s plenty of research to argue both sides. ARGUMENTS FOR MORNING EXERCISE YOU’LL BE...

Whether or not you track food or count macros, it’s no secret getting adequate protein is key to satisfying meals and overall health. You’ve also likely heard it’s important to include it at every meal — skimping on protein all day long and then capping things off with a giant piece of meat for...

Ask an expert or anyone, and they will agree there’s no secret fast track to long-term weight loss. It requires consistency, dedication and having faith in the idea each good decision and habit you create is an investment in a healthy lifestyle and a healthy weight over the long haul. All of...