Whether your goal is to break your lifting records, build lean muscle, or improve strength for general health, we have articles to help you achieve those goals.
Strength training has become a part of almost every fitness program. No longer is it just for bodybuilders and powerlifters. Athletes of all sports and everyday people can benefit from a strength training program.
More than a fitness blog, our strength training articles cover everything from exercise descriptions to comprehensive workout programs. If there is a topic that we can cover to help you strength train in a better way, then it is our goal to discuss it in full detail.
Become your own personal trainer by gaining knowledge surrounding the subject of strength training.
Learn the fundamental resistance training movements and alternatives and DIY versions. Find out the right way to perform weight training exercises for your specific goal. Here you can learn about exercises specific to building muscle mass or those that serve a unique purpose, such as strength training for golf.
Understand how to build up pure muscle strength, muscular endurance, or any other type of strength training outcome you hope for. We believe that furthering your knowledge will help prevent or at least shorten the duration of the dreaded fitness plateau.
It used to be believed that strength training opposed weight loss. Thankfully, this myth has been debunked in recent years and most understand the benefits of weight lifting if your goal is to burn fat. But do you know the right way to strength train for losing body fat?
Our articles will help you understand the correct amount of…
if weight loss is your goal.
We have access to more fitness tools than ever before. Unfortunately, this can overwhelm a good majority of people.
Training for strength is more than just hitting the bench press or performing some curls. There are a wide variety of ways that you can strength train.
We cover the many modalities of strength training including, yoga, boot camp, cross training, powerlifting, bodybuilding, group fitness classes, or bodyweight exercise programs. Our goal is to meet you where you are and support you in the workout routine you feel is best for you.
Anywhere you want to go on your fitness journey, we will be there to support you. Our mission is to see that you have a full understanding of this crazy field we call fitness.
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The Calves are perhaps one of the most stubborn muscle groups on the body. Many suffer from small calf muscles because of genetics, while others suffer from a lack of frequency, intensity, and workout variation. If you have small calves stemming from the training related issues, we have a workout that you can use in […]
Have you ever looked at a smith machine and thought maybe, just maybe, you could use it for a leg press? Have you seen people perform a vertical leg press on YouTube but don’t have this piece of fitness equipment? Are you trying to get creative in your home gym and add more leg exercises […]
In the quest for bigger muscles, a serious lifter looks for ways to pump blood and exhaust a muscle. While this may be a simple task for upper body exercises, isolation exercises are more difficult for the legs. But where there is a will, there is a way. Gym goers manipulated exercises such as the […]
German Volume Training is a bodybuilding program popularized by one of the greatest strength coaches of all time, Charles Poliquin. The basis of this training method relies on three principles. You can increase your muscle size if you train with higher volume, more frequency, and shorter rest periods. In this article, we will talk about […]
What Is The Army Combat Fitness Test? An introduction to the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) Out With the Old: Basic Fitness Requirements Our U.S. Army has been conducting physical fitness assessments since 1858. The Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) has been the standard for test physical fitness readiness standard since 1980. The three event […]
How to Belt Squat at Home To build big-powerful legs you must squat regularly. Bodybuilders and powerlifters both agree that the barbell squat is the key to full leg development. Being able to squat to the proper depth with a decent amount of weight on your back is a guaranteed way to grow tree trunk […]
What is a Resistance Band? The original intent of the resistance band was to be used a rehabilitation tool. The developers made the first versions out of surgical tubing, which allowed the tension to increase as the band stretched out. In the rehabilitative setting, this allowed for individuals to perform resistance band workouts that moved […]
In the beginning you can get it all wrong. You can train too often, perform exercises incorrectly, and still end up developing lean muscle tissue. Even with horrible programming we get stronger due to what we call neurological adaptation. We build muscle because our body is experiencing a new training stimulus. What is A New […]
Chest and Triceps Resistance Band Workout In the quest for an athletic physique, building a bigger chest is usually the first point-of-call. Like Kanye West said, “I hit the gym, all chest no legs.” Are you trying to build a bigger chest? Looking for a tricep workout for mass? Need a chest and tricep home […]
Equipment Alternatives for Training Legs Equipment That Fits in Your Gym Bag or Your Home Gym Training legs doesn’t take a lot of equipment. With a barbell, squat rack, and weights you have an effective leg training program. Strength training lifts like the barbell squat, walking lunge, and stiff leg deadlift will go a long […]