Want more power? Follow these six steps that'll help you lift heavy with ease. They'll make moving heavy weights easy — and build strength fast. 1. Drive your feet into the floor When performing deadlifts or squats, making sure your feet are planted firmly on the floor is essential to getting a good lift — and the same is true when you’re benching. Why it helpsPushing … [Read more...] about Lift Heavy With Ease
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The best punching bag workout
Boxers, kickboxers, and mixed martial arts fighters don’t use treadmills to get ripped. Their shredded physiques come from fight training, of which pounding a heavy bag is a major component. Dust off the one in your garage, lace up the gloves, and beat your gut once and for all with our punching bag workout. How it Works Hitting a bag builds punching power, stamina, and can … [Read more...] about The best punching bag workout
The Perfect Training Partner
If finding a reliable workout mate was as easy a reliable drinking buddy we'd be ripped so here's how to find the perfect training partner. Evidently science has proven my desperation to find a partner as multiple studies have shown the benefits of one: Having someone to exercise with makes you more likely to hit the gym more frequently. You’ll push yourself harder than if … [Read more...] about The Perfect Training Partner
Food Myths Busted
We look at the science to separate the food facts from the fiction so you can develop healthier eating habits and finally see the real food myths busted. Carbs after 6pm make you fat Yes, energy expenditure does decrease 35% during early-stage sleep. It then increases significantly during deeper REM sleep. This is to the extent that your RMR is the same at night as it is in … [Read more...] about Food Myths Busted
30 ways to get stronger and leaner
Get lean and strong with these 30 quick tips. 1. Throw your weight around Using machines to train can get you just as big as throwing up free weights, according to a recent study. 2. Go to bed with casein Supplementing with casein—a slow- digesting protein powder—before you sleep has been shown to stimulate overnight muscle growth. Also, a study from the Journal of … [Read more...] about 30 ways to get stronger and leaner