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Sumo Vs. Conventional Deadlift: What Are the Differences?

By Tate Fox; December 18, 2024

In the health and fitness space, there are a number of fearsome ideological match-ups: cardio vs strength training, plant vs animal protein, the front squat vs back...

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You Can Do a Muscle-Up. Here’s How

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; December 20, 2024

Unless you’re already a trained gymnast, bar muscle-ups are one of the most challenging bodyweight movements you can attempt. In addition to requiring significant core...

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How to Train Type 1 Muscle Fibers for Greater Endurance

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; December 17, 2024

If your goal is to PR a marathon, climb a mountain, or crush your coworkers in the annual office plank competition, you need to understand...

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What Is My Body Type, and Can I Train for It?

By Chuck Thompson; December 16, 2024

In the 1940s, a University of Houston professor named William Sheldon coined the concept that all humans fall into one of three body types, or somatotypes....

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Reduce Soreness and Accelerate Recovery With a Contrast Bath

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; December 6, 2024

A contrast bath (or contrast water therapy) is a technical term for a hot bath, followed by a cold bath, followed by a hot bath,...

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Zone 2 Cardio: The Aerobic Workout Everyone Should Be Doing

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; November 21, 2024

Zone 2 cardio puts the “steady” in “steady-state cardio.” It’s not flashy like high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or dramatic like bonking, yet it deserves just...

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3 Benefits of Adding a Weighted Vest to Your Workout

By Linnea Zielinski; November 14, 2024

A weighted vest might be the workout tool that your workouts have been missing. Because they’re wearable, they can add resistance to almost any exercise...

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Move Smarter by Learning the 3 Planes of Motion

By Andrew Heffernan CSCS, GCFP; November 7, 2024

Picture a gymnast performing a floor routine. Their options for movement are almost infinite — they can run, flip, cartwheel, leap, or twist. Any move...

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Take Your Push-Ups to the Next Level With the Archer Push-Up

By Elizabeth Millard; November 6, 2024

Push-up variations abound, from modifying by elevating your hands to dialing up the challenge by adding plank jacks. One particularly valuable (and quite challenging) variation...

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4 Sprinting Tips to Help You Build Power, Strength, and Speed

By Ted Spiker; November 6, 2024

When was the last time you really had to sprint? Heart pumping, legs burning, and going as fast as you possibly could? If you can’t...

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7 Winter Motivation Tips to Keep You Focused on Your Goals

By Chelsea Frank; October 25, 2024

Maintaining the motivation to work out and eat right can be an elusive task no matter what time of year it is. But for most...

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6 Ways to Lose Water Weight and Avoid Retaining It

By Mattie Schuler; October 24, 2024

Our weight can fluctuate daily, which can be highly frustrating for those who have a competition coming up or are trying to hit a goal...

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Is a Push/Pull/Legs Routine Fastest for Building Muscle?

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; October 23, 2024

If figuring out how to organize and manage your strength-training routine feels more challenging than a heavy set of deadlifts, it’s time to consider a...

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Go Sideline-to-Sideline in Less Time by Improving Lateral Quickness

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; October 16, 2024

“Lateral quickness” sounds like a skill that’s exclusive to professional athletes. After all, most of us mere mortals are just trying to balance a healthy...

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Cold Weather Exercise: 5 Reasons to Work Out in Winter

By Beth Howard; October 14, 2024

Baby, it’s cold outside — but that’s no excuse to put your sneakers in hibernation. If you can get past the initial sting of arctic...

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8 Exercises for Your Best Full-Body Workout

By Jordan Burchette; October 11, 2024

Maybe you want to break out of your split-routine. Or maybe your current workout regimen isn’t effectively hitting all of your major muscle groups. Either...

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How to Get an Adonis Belt for V-Shaped Abs

By Andrew Heffernan CSCS, GCFP; October 1, 2024

Some muscles are like fashion trends. Their owners flaunt them, dress to feature them, and post about them. Different muscles can lurch in and out...

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Get Horseshoe Triceps With These 6 Simple Moves

By Andrew Heffernan CSCS, GCFP; October 1, 2024

When your neighbor’s kid tells you to make a muscle, you’ll almost certainly flex your biceps — that flashy mountain of muscle on the inside...

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9 Bench Ab Exercises That Will Light Up Your Core

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; September 30, 2024

Weight benches are good for more than just chest presses and seated biceps curls. If you want to add some spice to your go-to abs circuit or...

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4 Wall Ball Exercises That Work Your Entire Body

By Lauren Bedosky; September 27, 2024

Wall ball exercises are a staple in strength training workouts for their benefits to strength, power, and coordination. And because these exercises generally work all four...