Hypertrophy vs Powerlifting Nothing can replace being strong. Physical strength helps you perform functional movements without pain or injury. A healthy body is a strong body. Powerlifting and hypertrophy are two different types of fitness styles. If you want to up your game in the gym, you have to know the difference between the two. Both types of […]
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Upper and Lower Splits Did you know that about 44% of people in North America are trying to lose weight? An overwhelming majority say they want to lose weight for their family members, to help their professional or social life, and to improve their health. Most people jump straight on crash diets to lose the weight quick, but
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Finding Tight Hip Flexors and Fixing Them Depending on the state you live in, between 17 and 48% of American adults are inactive. If you’re one of these inactive adults trying to get into exercise, you might have noticed the problem of “tight hips”. You know what I’m talking about. They just won’t move like they used to,
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Why You Need Better Grip Strength As we get older, our grip strength tends to diminish. As crazy as it sounds, overall grip strength could potentially be even more important than you think. A 2021 British study found that there may be a correlation between grip strength in midlife and whole brain volumes and nonverbal reasoning in
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Improve Your Bench In 2021, Jimmy Kolb set the record for the heaviest bench press at a weight of 1,120 pounds. Now you may not be trying to lift that much weight or set any records, but you can still work to improve your own bench press and set new personal bests. It can be intimidating and
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Fixing Overuse Injuries An estimated 33-42% of athletes have overuse injuries. And many don’t even know it. With it being so important to take care of your body and health, and especially for those whose careers are on the line, injuries can be a really scary thing. So, what do you do if you get injured? In
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Cheap Ways to Get In Shape Only about 23% of Americans meet national exercise guidelines. That’s not a great outlook. That’s especially true when you consider how 150 minutes per week is that standard. Works out to be 2.5 hours a week. A WEEK. You probably get more time for breaks at work each week than that.
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Incorporate Those Plyometrics for Your Own Good Have you ever wondered how NFL running backs such as Jonathan Taylor and Raheem Mostert can sprint as fast as they can? Or how ball players can have a vertical that launches them into space? Maybe you’re just looking for a way to develop explosive strength at the same time
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Tips for Improving Your Hip Mobility If you care about your health then mobility issues will be the bane of your existence. Not only can they impact your day-to-day life but they can also hinder your ability to exercise effectively. Hip mobility issues can be among the most inconvenient and debilitating to experience. They’re also on the
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Decrease Your Potential for Injury If you play sports or work out on a regular basis, then you need to know about the right steps to make sure you’re looking after yourself. Every time you exercise, you’re putting strain on certain parts of your body. This creates the potential for you to injure yourself. But
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