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Will Brink, January 3, 2019, Articles, Brinkisms And Other Stuff, Strength Training, Training Programs, 17 If there’s one group of strength athletes that seems to be stuck in the late 60s -70s when it comes to their training approach, it’s bodybuilders. Some might argue bodybuilders are...

Will Brink, July 11, 2021, Articles, Bodybuilding, Strength Training, 0 Editors Note: Concurrent training (explained below) has always been a controversial topic. Brooke covers the current science on the topic. I have discussed concurrent programing a number of times on this page over the...

This Guide Teaches You: How to build muscle regardless of your age. About age-specific workout challenges, and how to overcome them. The steps required to improve your post-40 physique. How to modify the major muscle building exercises to reduce wear and tear on the body. Table of Contents...

Nutrition and Supplementation The importance of food and a solid eating plan or approach can’t be understated. Hard training much be backed by quality nutrition and proper intake. Without the proper nutrients or calories, you will limit your body’s ability to repair and strength muscle and...

Injury Prevention How to Warm Up The process of warming up before a weight training session involves 3 different phases: Mild cardio – 5 to 10 minutes of non-taxing cardio. Stretching – Several minutes of full body and workout specific stretching. Working warm up sets – Prepare your body and...

Structuring a Workout When structuring a strength building workout it is best to throw aside the muscle building notion of training bodyparts. While you will be placing some focus on strengthening important bodyparts, in general strength training focuses on training movements and not bodyparts...

Common Strength Training Workouts and Systems Though strength training approaches can be very diverse, there are several extremely poplar and notable workout systems that every lifter should know something about. These programs are effective, time tested and produce results. Starting Strength...

Strength Training Basics Defining Your Goals Before you pick a program and set up a solid eating plan, it’s important to define your goals. Take a minute to think about your long term goals, and write them down. Try to make goals realistic but challenging. A 400 pound bench press might be...

This Guide Teaches You: What the differences are for beginners between training for muscle and training for strength. What natural strength standards and expectations are. Which 7 lifts are the cornerstones for building strength. The fastest way for a novice to build strength. How often to test...

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Building muscle & strength is a relentless pursuit — one that requires consistency, dedication, and effort in the gym as well as in the kitchen. Yet, even the most diehard lifters will hit a sticking point where the gains seem to slow to a snail’s pace. At this point, you have two options...

This article is written for the man who wants to begin a strength training program but doesn’t know where to start. Men and women more often than not strength train for different reasons (this conclusion comes from my 15 years of personal training experience). Where women are mostly concerned...

Concurrent training is the inclusion of both resistance and endurance training within the same training program. For example, if you lift weights on Monday and run a few miles on Tuesday, then repeat this pattern throughout the week or on the same day, you are training concurrently. This can be...

Athletes and fitness enthusiasts usually attempt to put on more mass for two fundamental reasons: to improve physical appearance or to enhance athletic performance. For weight gain in the form of muscle mass a combination of diet, progressive resistance training, and the right type of cardio is...

Key Points If You Don’t Have Time To Read The Whole Article: Childhood obesity rates have more than doubled over the last 20 years. If a child is ready for sport activity they should be ready for some type of resistance training. Multiple studies have concluded that supervised resistance...

By itself, a high-quality protein supplement is a potent ergogenic aid that can assist with muscle growth and recovery. However, when protein is stacked with other performance enhancing ingredients, training efforts and gains may be amplified to a greater degree. Some of these ingredients work...

The best measure of absolute pressing strength is not the bench press (please don’t tell the powerlifters) but the overhead press. Although the bench press is pretty standard among lifters, the same cannot be said for the overhead press or the many overhead press accessory exercises. Why? You...

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In order to reach any health and fitness goal, you need to build a solid strength foundation. To get you there, we have all of the resources you need for workouts, nutrition guidance on how to fuel your body, and supplements to help give you that edge! Create A Game Plan Building strength...

What Is A Turkish Get Up? The Turkish getup is a full body, multiplanar movement, usually performed with a kettlebell (but can also be done with a dumbbell, sandbag, or bodyweight only). Unlike many of the other movements typically associated with kettlebell training; like swings, cleans, and...