Gym Do These 3 Back Exercises for a Massive Back Despite how big the back may look or the sheer number of muscles it comprises, there are only 3 back exercises you need to absolutely blow it up.
Gym The Only 2 Hamstring Exercises You Need for Massive Legs Let's not overcomplicate it. Your hamstrings only play 2 roles: hip extension and knee flexion — so it only needs 2 exercises. Learn which here.
Gym The Only 3 Quad Exercises You Need for Massive Legs There's nothing complicated about getting massive quads. TBH, all you need are these 3 quad exercises — and done correctly. Learn more here.
Gym What’s Better for Recovery: Hot or Cold? What's better for recovery: hot or cold? Here, we pit hot immersion baths against cold ones to see which is better for your sore, sore muscles.
Fitness Is Weightlifting at a Young Age Safe? (Will It Stunt Growth?) Weightlifting at a young age seems dangerous — but is it so? Here, we explore the risk of injuries and stunted growth associated with the sport.
Gym How To Prevent Excessive Fatigue After Training Fatigue after training: too much is not good, but neither is too little. So, how do you straddle the thin line and achieve optimal muscle growth?
Gym How to Apply Stretch Mediated Hypertrophy to Your Training for More Gains Stretch-mediated hypertrophy gives you more muscle growth. But how can you apply it to your training in a safe and sensible way? Here are 3 tips.
Gym How to Perform the Barbell Bench Press for Out-Of-The-World Chest Gains The barbell bench press can give you out-of-this-world chest gains. But that's only if you do it properly — and perhaps more importantly, safely.
Gym Should You Be Training to Failure? (New 2024 Research) We last talked about training to failure in 2019. It's now 2024! Five whole years have passed — what's new? Has our stance changed? Answers here.
Fitness How to Find the Best Workout Shoe for You Finding the best workout shoe for you could help you lift more and lower your injury risk. Here's how (we cover weightlifting + running shoes).
Gym Deadlift vs Romanian Deadlift: Which Is Better for You? At first glance, the whole "deadlift vs Romanian deadlift" debate seems pointless — like comparing apples and oranges. But is it really? (No.)
Gym How to Gain Muscle and Lose Fat Like a Minimalist in the Gym Want to spend less time in the gym, but still want to achieve your physique goals? Mm. Here's how to gain muscle and lose fat like a minimalist.
Gym How to Do Superset for Maximum Time Efficiency and Muscle Growth Not all supersets optimize your training performance and, thus, muscle growth. Here's how to do superset in a way that truly serves your goals.
Gym “Effective Reps”: 5 Reps Is All It Takes for Maximum Hypertrophy? The "effective reps model" argues that only (only!) the last 5 reps you do to failure stimulate muscle growth. Is it right? Or pure rubbish?
Advanced Wait … Partial Range of Motion Is Now Better than Full ROM? The days of full ROM training is over. Or ... is it? While research increasingly supports partials produce better hypertrophy, there's a catch.
Gym Surprise, Surprise: Most “Worst Gym Exercises” Are Perfectly Safe and Growth-Stimulating Leg extensions. Smith machine squats. And deadlifts. Are these truly the "worst gym exercises" you could do? Well, that depends. Learn more here.
Gym Functional Fitness: What Is It and How to Incorporate It into Your Training Does going to the gym count as "functional fitness training"? And if it doesn't ... should you care? Answer: yes. Find out more in this article.
Gym The 4 Types of Workout Split (And How to Choose the Best One for You) The full-body. Upper and lower. Push pull legs. And individual body parts. Of these 4, which workout split is the best? Find out in this article.
Fitness How to Prevent a Sneaky Muscle Strain from Derailing Your Fitness Progress Are you increasing your risk of a muscle strain — without even knowing it? Learn why you need to care (and what to do about it) in this article.
Fitness Not Seeing Growth from Calves Raises? You’re Likely Doing Them Wrong Doing all the calves raises but still struggling to see growth? The problem is not with calves raises — it's with how and when you do them.
Gym How Many Exercises per Muscle Group Should You Do? Here’s What Research Says With so many exercises to choose from to train one muscle group, one can't help but ask: "How many exercises per muscle group should I do?" Answers here.
Fitness 3 Things to Do During Any Workout Session to Maximize Muscle Growth We all want to make the most of our gym sessions. Here are 3 things you must do in any workout session to maximize your muscle growth results.
Getting Started How to Brace Your Core and Breathe Properly for Stronger, Safer Lifts "Brace your core". You've seen this term, like, everywhere—but what does it mean? Is it the same as a crunch? (Finally) find out what it is here.
Fitness 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.
Gym 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.
