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One of the biggest perks of having a personal trainer is that gym visits involve a lot less thinking and a lot more doing. With an expert at your elbow guiding you through each routine and monitoring your form, you don't have to worry as much about slacking off, getting injured or doing too much...

Brad Borland 64 Ways to Tell if You're a Gym Idiot Why do commercial gyms world-wide catch such a bad rap? They are riddled with a$$holes. What follows are 64 of the most predominant types of a$$holes in the gym. How many are you forced to train next to? #1 - Half-Repper The half-repper is...

There's two ways to guarantee making your body change, both of which involve tracking. These are of course tracking your calories/macros and tracking your weight in the gym. It's amazing how many seasoned gym trainers don't do this. This is why people become highly susceptible to ongoing...

Alex Roberts 14 Irrefutable Laws Of Muscle Building Somewhere along the line, adding muscle size to your frame has been partnered with the belief that you must gorge on everything and anything in sight. What we've forgotten is that the bodybuilding and physique movement was birthed out of a...

Are you looking for a proven and simple way to get outstanding ab development and core strength? You've probably seen countless opposing advice on core training, from fitness experts who all claim to hold the truth. The reason why core training is so controversial is because you have many...

I believe everyone has their own crazy idea. You know, that thing that makes them look ludicrous to others? It's that idea that breaks the normative thinking. It's the pursuit that makes them get off work and be-line straight to this activity instead of plopping on the couch to watch a re-run...

Andy Yingling Collaborator No Gimmicks: A Complete "Build the Body You Want" Blueprint Here's the deal. If you're being honest, you've looked at a fitness magazine or scrolled through your Instagram and have admired someone with a superhero type physique. A wasp waist, well-developed shoulders...

Andy Yingling Collaborator 8 Signs of Overtraining & What to Do About It Now more than ever, exercise is making its way into the lives of thousands of people. And, if you're reading this, you're probably one of those people. The benefits of regular physical activity is no longer a question; you...

Jeremy Gray Does Knowing Your Heart Rate During a Workout Matter? It's unlikely you're going to go up to your friends and tell them how you've hit 85% of your max heart rate for 12 minutes. If you do, they will probably look at you like you are crazy. Sure, it's important THAT it is beating...

By Jeremy Gray Is Split Training Better Than Full-Body Training? If you walk into any gym, there's going to be a wide variety of training types. You'll see people posting on Instagram with #legday, and you wonder why people target specific body parts. Split training is simply a strength...

Before we get to the workout though, here's some important points to keep in mind: Lift Heavy The days of going super high reps for ultra-light weight are gone. You're shedding fat here, not muscle. To keep your muscle while eating at a deficit, you have to lift heavy weights. Nutrition Clean...

What is Deloading and How Can it Increase Your Results? It may sound like counterintuitive workout advice, but research shows that doing less may actually help you to accomplish more in the gym. If you want to see increased gains in your muscle strength, size, and endurance, and you're also...

That expensive salt really isn't worth it. In fact, it could be causing a deficiency. Here's why. "Sea salt is healthier than table salt." Okay, maybe your fancy pink sea salt contains a few more nano particles of certain elements like calcium, iron, copper, and a few others, but they're trace...

How to Boost Your Free T A lot of your natural testosterone is bound up in your body and can't be put to work. Here's how to free it. When you get your testosterone blood test back, one of the numbers is for "total testosterone." And you probably feel pretty good seeing a high number. But having...

The Ultimate Guide for the Banged-Up Lifter Joints hurt? Banged up from years of lifting? Keep training but add a few of these healing techniques to your workouts. Most training articles are all about getting strong, staying strong, and preventing injuries. That implies that most people are...

The Truth About CrossFit Workouts, If You Can Handle It Many CrossFit women can lift a ton of weight while sporting six-pack abs without dieting. Sound like you? Probably not. Here's why. Crossfit Women Saved Female Fitness Has anything advanced female fitness more than CrossFit? Nope. If you've...

If your gains won't budge despite your best efforts, you may be making one of the four biggest muscle-building blunders. Fix them and grow. Here's what you need to know... Your gains will stagnate if you only weight train within the same rep ranges and loading patterns. Alternate by using more...

Build Your Biceps, Not Your Belly Here are 10 strategies to help you do what was once thought to be impossible: growing muscle without growing your belly. Building muscle without getting fat isn't complicated, but many lifters search endlessly for the best new method or secret. The truth is...

Bodybuilding, powerlifting, CrossFit, running: Which one will mess you up the most and how can you prevent it? Which type of training causes the most physical damage? It's one of the most passionately battled debates in sports medicine. With the recent popularization of CrossFit, the fiery...

If you're only going to do one mobility drill to improve your squat, this should be it. The Ass Was Far Away From the Grass As someone who struggled with attaining squat depth, I've spent years researching different methods, theories, and reasons why my ass just wouldn't hit the grass. It's not...