Intermittent fasting is a popular pattern of eating. Millions of people use it to lose weight, improve their overall health, simplify everyday life, and even live longer. What is intermittent fasting? Does it work, is it safe, and how do you do it? And can you build muscle while doing it? If you’re looking for … Read more
Strength training for children used to be frowned upon, but fortunately, those days are in the past. Humans are meant to move and use their muscles, and children are no exception. Children need 60 minutes of physical activity every day. That’s a minimum recommendation, and increasing this amount offers additional benefits. Daily moderate to vigorous … Read more
Lifting weights while pregnant is no longer something doctors and trainers scoff at. On the contrary, strength training is now part of physical activity guidelines for pregnant women in most, if not all, countries around the world. Key Points: Regular exercise and physical activity benefit pregnant women in numerous ways. In the past, women were … Read more
Should you do cardio or weights first? If you’d like the answer to that question, you’re not alone. Millions of athletes and fitness enthusiasts who want to reap the benefits of both types of exercise have wondered the same thing for decades. By now, there is plenty of research on “concurrent training” – the technical … Read more
Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when I was new to lifting and the bodybuilding scene, we didn’t think of sleep as a helpful tool for getting in shape. Why would you lie in bed snoring when you could be up and about, burning calories, and getting things done? I’m not sure how … Read more
Key Points: Urinary incontinence in women powerlifters is a common condition. Female powerlifters who know how to flex their pelvic floor muscles or have undergone a pelvic floor exam are less likely to experience severe urine leakage. Women experiencing urinary incontinence during training or competition have found plenty of strategies to combat the problem. *** … Read more
Urinary incontinence is a common problem affecting women in general and even more common among female athletes. If you have urine leakage while exercising, you’re far from alone. Exercising females in many sports experience urinary incontinence. At the same time, it’s something of a hush-hush phenomenon, perhaps because many find it embarrassing. This article looks … Read more
Water is one of the essential nutrients for life, health, and performance, second only to oxygen. You might not even think of oxygen in the context of nutrients, but since you won’t survive many seconds without it, it’s safe to say that it’s a crucial one. You can go without water for some time, but … Read more
Key Points: A new meta-analysis compared strength training with stretching and found that both increased flexibility and range of motion to a similar extent. By training all your major muscle groups and joints through a long range of motion, you don’t only get better gains in muscle mass and strength, but you also improve your … Read more
Soy, soybeans, and soy protein: muscle-building alternatives to meat, healthy legumes, or hormone-altering cancer beans? Few foods are as controversial as soyfoods. As always is the case when it comes to controversial stuff, the truth is entirely black or white. Soy means different things to different people. For the weight-lifting fitness aficionado, soy protein for … Read more