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If you’re looking for a shapely, contoured midsection you may think training your abdominal muscles daily and incorporating heavy weights into the equation is the answer. However, that might lead to the opposite of what you’re looking to achieve and result in boxy, bulky, or square-looking...

THE HEALTHIEST DRINK IN THE WORLD That's it. The contest is over. We knew coffee lowered the risk of heart disease, thwarted different types of cancer, protected your liver, lowered your risk of type 2 diabetes, and made you live longer in general, but the results of a new study cinch it...

Whether you're eating for fat loss or muscle gain, your nutrition strategy doesn't have to be complicated. It may seem that way, though. Why? Because of all the "diet experts" out there telling your different things. This might ruffle a few feathers, but I'm going to say it anyway. A lot of the...

The day we celebrate mothers all over the globe is right around the corner which means shopping for her perfect gift is at the top of your ‘to-do’ list. For the mothers who put not only their families first but also make health and fitness a top priority in their busy schedules, these gifts...

The 5 Worst Exercise Machines and What To Do Instead And What To Do Instead Exercise Machines Don’t (Always) Suck Lifters who begin training with barbells and dumbbells scoff at machine training. And sure, many exercise machines don’t suck. The right ones will overload muscles (not joints)...

Stubbornness goes hand in hand with competitiveness. This is why most of us will look for ways to keep squatting and deadlifting even when we're banged up. I get it. My father, a champion distance runner, ran with Achilles tendinitis for 20 years. How did it finally clear up? Ice and rest – he...

How about a boost in muscle growth, fat loss, and recovery? How about getting a more restful sleep while doing so? The following tips can help to optimize hormonal output to help with our body composition and performance, and make us feel better while doing it! This optimization includes not...

We often hear conflicting evidence about whether we should train through an illness with suggestions made from various people to either butch up and fight through it, using preworkout supplements to drive your training performance, or to avoid any activity unless 100% fit and healthy. Rather...

Waist training isn't an exercise but rather the use of a waist-training corset around your middle, called a waist trainer. It's designed to promote an hourglass shape, but the user can decide whether the benefits outweigh the risks. Corsets have been worn for hundreds of years, and waist...

They say that the outside environment is a good indicator of the internal environment, but how much of that is true? New research finds that while it’s easy to say things are always off better organized and tidy, there’s hidden benefits to less organized spaces. When it comes to...

by Micaela Young, M.S., C.P.T. Let’s face it: Eating healthy all the time can be tough. Nearly half of Americans fall short on the daily recommended amounts of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains put forth by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. On top of that, many of us regularly chow down...

by Isadora Baum Unlike many of your standard diets, the high-fat, carb-free keto diet leaves little room for beloved cheat days. But what are you supposed to do when your cousin gets married, your best friend hosts a birthday brunch, or you just need a slice of pizza? We asked the experts about...

by Lauren Bedosky It’s an all-too-familiar scenario: An hour after eating breakfast (or lunch, or dinner), you find yourself still hungry. Not only is this urge to eat again annoying—but feeling like you need to follow up your latest meal with more food can indicate that something is off with...

Working out while sick may not sound enjoyable, although a popular urban myth argues that a person can “sweat out” an illness through exercise. While this is not true in the strictest sense, working out while sick may be helpful in some cases. In general, a person with symptoms in their head and...

Originally Written By: PerfectBeast2001 @ forums.steroid.com Clenbuterol FAQ After reading and answering the same questions every week I decided to write this FAQ. Hopefully it will answer the most commonly asked questions about Clen and also dispel some of the myths and untruths associated...

Busy professionals like us have a laundry list of excuses of why we are justified in abandoning our fitness goals while on travel, and some of them are actually pretty good! But, for the most part, it really isn’t all that hard to make it work. I wrote a piece earlier on eating right on the...

Cell phones certainly have made life a lot easier and more convenient in many ways. And, as technology continues to improve, it’s been playing a much bigger role in helping people live a healthy lifestyle. There are apps for absolutely everything in the fitness world – apps for bodybuilding...

Many of you are likely beginning exercise programs to get in shape or lose some body fat. And, as the age-old saying goes, your weight loss goals will be approximately 80% diet and 20% gym efforts. Let that sink in. Your results will be predominately driven by your dietary habits – not how much...

How many times have you heard people say when they are dieting for fat loss that they are flat, weak, losing muscle, or all of the above? Usually the people who say such things do not have a proper grasp on how to effectively construct a diet for extreme fat loss while maintaining muscle tissue...

I always find it fascinating how there seems to be a certain type of music connected to respective castes of gym-goers: Step Aerobics Enthusiasts/Soccer Moms: Techno Powerlifters: Death Metal Recreational Lifters: Alternative and Punk Rock Cardio Bunnies: Pop Bros: Mainstream Rap Olympic...