Circuit Training
Fighting Fit: The Spartan Warrior Workout Plan
The Spartans are legendary, and for good reason. Hailing from ancient Greece and famous for their red cloaks and bronze armaments, the Spartans were masters of…
Strength training
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Training
Strength Training for Golfers: Swing Into Shape With These Exercises & Training Program
It wasn’t long ago that strength training was strongly discouraged for golfers. Golfers assumed that it would make them too bulky, robbing them of their flexibility…
Training
12 Best Swiss Bar Exercises for Muscle Mass and Strength
The barbell was arguably the most important invention in strength training history. People have been doing bodyweight exercises forever, but when the barbell became popular, structured,…
Powerlifting
6 Powerlifting Strength Training Programs – Beginner to Advanced
Strength training, also known as resistance training, involves lifting weights with the goal of building muscle mass, strength, and endurance. Although all strength sports, including bodybuilding,…
Body Mechanics
Autoregulation for Better Bodybuilding and Strength Training Workouts
You need to follow a program to get the best results from your training. Your program will specify what exercises to do for each muscle group,…
Bodybuilding
How to Use Lifting Straps
It’s often said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, but what does this mean? In simple terms, a chain will always…
Body Mechanics
How to Warm Up for Strength Training
An old athletics coach of mine once told me, “if you don’t have time to warm up, you don’t have time to work out,” and this…
Muscle-Building
Hypertrophy vs. Strength Training – What’s the Difference?
When it comes to designing the perfect training program, there are a lot of things you need to consider. Factors you must think about include: Training…
Calisthenics
High-Frequency, Low-Volume Strength Training – Definition, Benefits, and Workout
Most bodybuilders train using a body part split. This means they work different muscle groups on different days. For example, chest on Monday, back on Tuesday,…
Muscle Science
Dead-Stop Training – Why and How to Do It
You are only as strong as your last workout. If you want to get stronger (or more muscular, for that matter), you need to train a…
Training
Escalating Density Training – A Different Way to Work Out
Traditional strength training workouts involve prescribing specific weights, sets, and reps. A set of repetitions is separated from the next set by a rest period which…
Circuit Training
Build Muscle and Get Lean Fast with PHA Training
If you want to build bigger, stronger muscles, you need to lift weights. It doesn’t matter if those weights are dumbbells, barbells, kettlebells, machines, or your…
Body Composition
Body Recomposition – How to Lose Fat and Gain Muscle
If you want a great-looking physique, you need to increase muscle mass and reduce fat mass. This will leave you muscular and lean. The relationship between…
CrossFit
Functional Strength Training: What It Is, How to Do It, and How It Will Radicalize Your Workouts
When you think of fitness, what does that look like to you? Do you picture yourself with rippling muscles ideal for a catalog or magazine? Do…
Training
Get More From Your Workouts with Supersets: The Ultimate Guide
Supersets are a type of training system. Training systems are recognized methods that you can use to make your workouts more demanding, productive, or time-efficient. Drop…
Powerlifting
Starting Strength vs. Stronglifts 5×5: Which Program Is Best For Building Muscle?
As a beginner, the idea of starting strength training can be a daunting one. However, thankfully, there are a vast array of programs and coaching materials…
Training
How to Increase Strength: Your Guide to Getting Strong
If you lift weights – even relatively light ones – you are already increasing your strength. Anything that overloads your muscles and nervous system will make…
Cardio
Three Common Interval Training Mistakes You Might be Making
Whether you’re a strength or power athlete, an endurance athlete, or a recreational fitness enthusiast, we can all agree interval training is effective. But are those…
Strongman
How and Why To Do The Windmill Exercise
The windmill is not a new exercise. In fact, it’s been around for hundreds of years. The strongmen of old used to do this movement with…