Another week, another summer mailbag! And we have six great questions for you today, including ones about deadlifts, injury rehab, and sleep quality. See the timestamps below. Timestamps: With the player above, you can listen to the episode directly here in your browser. You can download the episode here or use one of the links … Read more
Summer mailbag time, and you guys and gals sent us a bunch of great questions once again! The first one deals with the hidden gap between fitness science and real life: If research shows that building muscle is easy, why isn’t every person you see at the gym jacked? We spent a good deal of … Read more
Getting your first pull-up or chin-up is a major milestone for most people who train. But how do you go about it effectively and quickly? In today’s episode, we present a plan that’s been proven to work time and time again, no matter if you’re a woman or a man, light or heavy. We break … Read more
Yes, CrossFit can and does build muscle. It’ll make you stronger, better conditioned, and more muscular and athletic. But if your number one goal is maximum muscle growth, CrossFit falls short. Here’s how to make it work for you, not against you. Why CrossFit Builds Muscle Muscle growth is your reward for challenging your muscles … Read more
It sticks to the spirit of metabolic conditioning and functional fitness: functional movements, varied workouts, conditioning, strength, and skill, but without any gymnastics that require high-level skills or advanced barbell work. Go directly to the program in StrengthLog. Why MetCon Training? You’ve probably seen the videos of people throwing barbells around, climbing ropes, and collapsing … Read more
Summer vacation is coming up, and we gym rats start wondering how little strength training we can get away with without losing muscle mass and strength. And what if we skip training altogether? In this episode, we cover everything you need to know about scaling back your training when traveling or spending time in a … Read more
Wide. Capped. 3D. Here are the exercises, the tips, and the workouts that build big shoulders. Few muscle groups do more for your appearance than the shoulders. Yet many lifters do a few sets of overhead presses after chest, throw in some lateral raises, and wonder why their delts don’t grow. The good news is … Read more
Go directly to the program in StrengthLog. Strength Training for OCR OCR stands for obstacle course racing. You probably already knew that, but if you stumbled onto this guide by accident, that’s what it means. You run anything from a 100 or so yards to marathon-length events with giant wooden walls, barbed wire, heavy sandbags, … Read more
Strength training is among the best things you can do to improve your health, and that goes for both adults and children. But what kind of effects does strength training have on children who are overweight or obese? In today’s episode, we’re discussing a new study review looking into exactly this – and the results are … Read more
You’re here because you want to build a chest that enters the room before you do, am I right? You’re tired of pecs that look like they belong on a marathon runner. You don’t need 20 chest exercises. You don’t need to shock the muscle every Monday. A thick, full chest is built with a … Read more