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Is Collagen Protein Powder a Waste of Money? (An Updated Stance)

Wondering if collagen protein powder is worth your money (especially when compared with other protein sources)? You'll find answers here.

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Cooldown Exercises: Must-Do or a Complete Waste of Time?

We all have a limited time available to workout—so, do you really need to dedicate an additional 15 minutes to cooldown exercises? Answers here.

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How To Create Delicious Vegan Meal Plans That’ll Help You Crush Your Fitness Goals

Last week, we published this article, “How To Create Delicious Meal Plans You’d Eat for a High Protein Diet”, and promised that we'd follow up with a vegan-friendly version. Well, here's us fulfilling it! Your browser does not support the video tag. Continue reading for a step-by-step guide on

How To Create Delicious Meal Plans You’d Eat for a High Protein Diet

How To Create Delicious Meal Plans You’d Eat for a High Protein Diet

There are countless meal plans suitable for a high-protein diet. But? None show you how to tailor recipes to your needs. So, let's change that.

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Stubborn Fat: What’s the Deal? (Plus Learn How to Reduce Belly Fat)

Stubborn fat is annoying—especially when it keeps clinging on to your belly. Learn why stubborn fat is stubborn and how to reduce belly fat here.

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Why You Should Take Your Workout Outdoors

Should you take your workout outdoors? Answer: yes—and research wholeheartedly agrees. Here, find out what you could gain from outdoor exercise.

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How Many Sets and Reps Should You Do to Build Muscle? (Exact Numbers!)

The higher your training volume, the more gains you'll get ... right? Wrong. Find out exactly how many sets and reps you should do right here.

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Will Drinking a Protein Shake Before Bed Give You Larger Gains?

How can you distribute your protein consumption daily for better gains? Will drinking a protein shake right before bed help? Find answers here.

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Injury-Related Chronic Pain: What Is It and How to Train Through It

You're supposedly "fully healed". So, why do you still feel pain around the injury site when training? Answer: chronic pain. Find out more here.

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Getting Started

How To Go from the Couch to 5k

If you haven't been running much (or at all), 5K seems like a reasonable target to hit. But how can you get from the couch to 5K? Find out here.

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Should You Mix Creatine with Caffeine?

Mix creatine with caffeine: yes or no? Find out if these two are BFFs or mortal enemies here, so you make the most of your supplements.

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Do Women Build Muscle Slower Than Men? (And Other Strength Training Differences)

Women can't build as much muscle (or as quickly) as men—agree? If you do, well, you're about to get the shock of your life. Let's get reading!

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Is More Protein Always Better in Body Recomposition?

If 1.6 g/kg of protein is great, then bumping it up to 3 g/kg, or maybe even 6 g/kg is even better during body recomposition, right? Let’s see.

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Continuous Glucose Monitoring: The Key to Helping You Eat Better and Healthier?

Continuous glucose monitoring—you don't have diabetes, but you wish to use it to tweak your diet for better blood sugar control. Should you?

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Is More Range of Motion on Your Exercises Always Better?

More range of motion through your exercises is always better because it results in more gains. True or false? Find out for yourself here.

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Strength Training to Lose Weight? Here’s What Matters (and What Doesn’t)

How much you sweat, your heart rate, and muscle soreness—do these matter if you're strength training to lose weight? Find out in this article.

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3 Foods You Don’t Have to Avoid in Your Fitness Journey

Carbs, artificial sugar, and soy protein — if you want gains and weight loss, all these got to go when you start on your fitness journey. Right?

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How To Choose the Best Gym for You

Looking to settle down? Just so we're clear: we're talking about the gym. Still interested? Then these tips on how to choose a gym are for you.

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Diastasis Recti: What Is It, and Can You Fix It with Exercises?

What is diastasis recti - and can you "fix" it with exercises? Ans: you can. But there are a few things to note. Find out more in this article.

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Does Exercise Always Result in Weight Loss?

Exercise equals weight loss. Or does it? In actuality, the relationship between physical activity and weight is complicated. We explore why here.

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How Much Water Should You Drink a Day?

Should you be guzzling water 24/7? Is everyone chronically dehydrated? In this article, find out (exactly) how much water you should drink a day.

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Barbell vs. Dumbbell: Is There a Clear Winner?

Barbell vs. dumbbell - which should you choose? And, perhaps more importantly, does it even matter in the grand scheme of things? We explore.

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How to Get Motivated to Workout (or Do Anything, Really)

Don't feel like heading to the gym? Missing a session one time is fine. But long-term? Not so great, TBH. Here's how to get motivated to workout.

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Can I Build Muscle with Bodyweight Exercises?

"Can I build muscle with bodyweight exercises?" Yes, you can. But you'll need to make a few adjustments to the way you train. Find out more here.

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Ectomorph, Endomorph, Mesomorph: Does Your Body Type Matter?

Ectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph: should your body type influence how you train and eat? Will you see better results if you do? Find answers here.