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Weekly averages: the key to sustainable progress
One of the simplest lessons – but hardest to implement – is that your body works in weeks, not days. You might be getting caught up in the daily parts of your training and diet when the proper focus is on the long-term. Today we’re going to briefly hit up...
You’re Never Too Good for a Push-Up
Does strength training help you lose weight?
If you’re trying to lose weight, it can be all too easy to focus on cardio work – but pounding the treadmill isn’t the only answer in the pursuit of dropping a trouser size or two. Strength training is a hugely effective way of slimming down. In fact, some experts...
Progress: Getting Past the Weight
Bad Days: Making the Best of Poor Training Days
When was the last time you had a training session that sucked? It’s probably quite recent, since they get more common the better you get.
Learning to deal with a “bad” day is one of the most important and economical ways of improving your training.
Strength Goals: How and why
What’s the point of all this strength training?
For many people, knowing that you’re getting better and achieving something notable is a key motivator.
Today we’re going to discuss strength goals – what they are, why they matter, and how they should be approached.
Deadlift Grips and Straps: What and Why?
Shop at Repel Bullies for Wraps, Straps and Supports The deadlift is one of the most important movements for building raw strength in the hips, legs, and back. However, it also requires – and builds – a strong grip. Today we’re taking you through the grips that you can...
Are you Ignoring Power?: How Power Training Can Help Your Lifting
Training Anxiety: Risks and Strategies
oday we’re going to take you through anxiety in training – what it means, why it’s a crucial factor you’re not thinking about, and how to improve harness it.
We’re going to take you through some of the risks of poor anxiety management, but also what you can do to improve it and harness it for the best performance and results!
Adaptation vs Skill: Conflict and Compliments
The art and science of the light training day
There’s a lot of value to training hard – it’s an absolute necessity for getting better.
However, today we’re not talking about that: we’re talking about light days. Why they matter, what you should use them for, and some examples of how to make the most of them.
Reg Ranges are BS...Usually
Today its big science time, you can tell from this highly-detailed graph: We’re discussing the importance of rep ranges and other key factors on gains. We’re going to break down the real simple science of how to weight train effectively while simultaneously cutting through the nonsense you’ll see on...
5 Keys to Athleticism
When it comes to training, it’s easy to get caught up in the specifics of what you’re doing. Taking a step back to take a wider view of your overall development can be difficult, but crucial. The time spent looking at the bigger picture is a great way to stay...
How Can Co-Contraction Exercise Make YOU Stronger and Healthier?
Co-contraction refers to the simultaneous activity of antagonistic muscles. These are muscles that act in opposite directions on the same joint or structures – such as the bicep and tricep, which both move the elbow. The importance of Co-contractions is a seriously overlooked part of health and fitness, even though...
Gaining Muscle and Strength While Losing Weight: A User’s Guide to Your Body!
Gaining muscle and losing fat are the two key goals that make up most of fitness. They’re common and meaningful changes to your body that improve health, confidence, and performance. Choosing between the two is crucially difficult and makes a significant difference to your experience. Cycles of “bulking” and “cutting”...
Progressions in Strength Training: New Methods from Old Wisdom
If you’re familiar with gymnastic strength training, you’ll see serious differences from regular weight training for strength and size. The way that these two compare is interesting by itself – especially when combined – but you can learn a lot from bodyweight training for better strength training and weight lifting....
More Weight vs More Reps: A Simple Outline of Volume and Intensity
How you structure your training around reps-performed (volume) and weight-used (intensity) are key to your physique and performance. Utilising these two variables to your advantage is the essence of good strength training. Today, we’re discussing what they’re for and how you can make use of them for strength, muscle, and...
Variety in Training
Getting better involves repetition and overload – these are hot buttons in strength training.
Recently, however, we’re seeing an emerging scientific push towards exercise variety.
Powerlifters and Weightlifters live and die by squats, presses, and pulls – but what room is there for change and novelty?
