When And How To Deload The Right Way
Deloads are one of the most valuable tools the lifter has to combat over-exercising and manage recovery within a long-term training plan, but you have to know how and when to use them properly. Here’s how.
Warming Up Properly For Heavy Lifting
Warmups are a crucial part of your workout that everyone can agree is important in order to maximize performance and minimize injury risk. At the same time, I often see people wasting their time on inefficient warmups that waste a lot of time.
The Rest Period Broscience Is Wrong
The old-school belief is that we needed to vary rest periods depending on how strength or endurance focused we wanted our adaptations to be, as well as how much metabolic stress we want to provoke. Recent research suggests otherwise.
How Do Our Bodies Really Adapt?
How do our bodies respond and adapt to exercise? While this seems like a very basic question, most people don’t really know the basics.
Sleep Is The Fountain Of Youth
How often do you hear a personal trainer recommending more sleep? The reality is that better sleep is one of the single most important things you can do for your health, fitness, productivity, and intelligence.