Tart Cherry Juice When it comes to supplements and solutions to improve your performance, be it on the track or in the gym most guys tend to disregard the natural solutions that've been proven to assist and instead opt for some hyped up BS by another supplement company that popped up over night, take for example a supplement that claims to work as well as EPO for boosting … [Read more...] about Tart Cherry Juice: An Unconventional Endurance & Recovery Method
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The Chinese Back Plank: The #1 Posterior Chain Exercise You’re Not Doing
The Chinese Back Plank The Chinese Back Plank is without a doubt one of the most beneficial exercises to perform, period. Regardless of whether you're a competitive CrossFit athlete, a boxer, a weekend gym-goer or a surfer the Chinese Back Plank can offer you numerous benefits Benefits of the Chinese Back Plank I personally used to disregard the benefits of exercises … [Read more...] about The Chinese Back Plank: The #1 Posterior Chain Exercise You’re Not Doing
Biomarkers Explained: 6 Key Biomarkers For Performance & Health
Biomarkers Explained The aim of this article is to explain what biomarkers actually are (as if you've read essentially any health or performance optimization book in the last few years you'll no doubt see references to biomarkers) as well as provide you with some simple, useful biomarkers that you can measure easily and inexpensively. First of all, what actually is a … [Read more...] about Biomarkers Explained: 6 Key Biomarkers For Performance & Health
How To Build Calves Like Will Sasso
How To Build Calves Like Will Sasso When it comes to calves outside of the world of elite bodybuilding you'd be quite hard pressed to find an individual with better calves than Will Sasso (founder of the great Ten Minute Podcast and regular guest on The Fighter And The Kid). Now, when it comes to calves like all other muscle groups genetics has a role to play, that said the … [Read more...] about How To Build Calves Like Will Sasso
Should You Superset Biceps And Triceps?
Should You Superset Biceps And Triceps? Supersetting biceps and triceps exercises provides an insane feeling, the 'pump' often leaving your arms feeling twice as big as normal. I must admit, training them together and obtaining that skin tearing pump is addictive... Whenever a fitness magazine promotes a new skin tearing arm workout or bicep blasting routine to add size … [Read more...] about Should You Superset Biceps And Triceps?
Aesthetic Exercises: 5 Exercises To Build An Aesthetically Pleasing Physique
Aesthetic Exercises To Build An Aesthetically Pleasing Physique When it comes to building a timeless aesthetic physique it's far more than just a matter of hitting the gym consistently and eating well. It's all about proportions of muscle groups to each other, symmetry and emphasis. Before we delve into the 5 exercises that I believe are key and should be performed as a … [Read more...] about Aesthetic Exercises: 5 Exercises To Build An Aesthetically Pleasing Physique
Gironda Dips: Blow Your Chest Up With This Old School Dip Variation
Gironda Dips When it comes to bodybuilding legends from decades ago you'd be hard pressed to find any as influencial and notable as Vince Gironda. Gironda opened a gym way back in 1948 in North Hollywood, soon thereafter he gained the alias of "The Iron Guru" as he trained many of the greats from the Golden Era of bodybuilding (Schwarzenegger and Ferrigno for … [Read more...] about Gironda Dips: Blow Your Chest Up With This Old School Dip Variation
Kick Shield Drills: Increase Your Conditioning & Power
Kick Shield Drills When it comes to overall fitness and cardio conditioning I'm a big fan of martial arts based workouts. The treadmill, the assault bike, the rower... these things can become quite monotonous. Mixing in workouts using focus mitts or in this case, the kick shield is a great way to stay motivated while improving your gas tank, coordination and eliminating … [Read more...] about Kick Shield Drills: Increase Your Conditioning & Power
How To Get More Defined Abs
How To Get More Defined Abs Over the last few days I've cast my eye over a number of BS articles on how to get more defined abs, all of which contained techniques and methods that've been debunked. Once again, let's dispell these myths and take a look at proven techniques that actually will increase the definition of your rectus abdominius. Firstly, this isn't an article … [Read more...] about How To Get More Defined Abs
Training In The Morning Vs Afternoon
Training In The Morning Vs Afternoon Regardless of whether you're training in boutique studio gym in Canada or a large chain gym in Indonesia you'll find the same thing, early in the morning (generally 5am - 9am) and later in the afternoon (4pm - 8pm) are peak periods. 90% of gym-goers are either waking up early and getting in some caffeine before hitting the gym to start … [Read more...] about Training In The Morning Vs Afternoon
