Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.
– Robert Louis Stevenson
April 2017
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December 2016
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December 2015
November 2015
- When Is The Best Time to Train?
- Choosing the Best Grip for the Bench Press
- Using Video to Improve Your Form
- Maximize Strength to Look Your Best
- Insights from Active Tension vs. Passive Tension
October 2015
- Avoid Accommodating Resistance
- Why Only Three Exercises?
- A Basic Guide to Nutrition for Improving Fitness
- Evaluating the Prowler
September 2015
- Why You Need More Sleep
- Use the Low-Bar Back Squat with a Barbell Only
- The Value of Daily Walks in the Sunlight
- Avoid Face Pulls
August 2015
April 2015
March 2015
January 2015
December 2014
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014
July 2014
June 2014
- Avoid Pattern Seeking in Lifting
- Some Good Cues for Lifting
- Avoid Cycling (Biking)
- Avoid Powerlifting for General Training
- Back Thickness vs. Back Width
- How to Be a Good Spotter for Lifting
- Ensuring the Bench Press Is Safe
May 2014
- Avoid the Pull-Over
- Maximizing Tension When Lifting
- Cheating when Lifting
- Understanding the Principle of Individuality
- Use the Right Shoes for Lifting
- Use the Stretch-Shorten Cycle When Lifting
- Avoid Suspension Training
- Avoid Peak Contractions
- Insights From Types of Muscle Contraction
April 2014
- Avoid Kettlebells
- Central Nervous System (CNS) Fatigue in Lifting
- Time Under Tension (TUT) in Training
- Avoid Support Gear
- The Serape Effect in Training
- Avoid Cardio Machines
- Understanding Concurrent Activation Potentiation
- Insights from Stabilizing and Destabilizing Forces
- False vs. Closed Grip
March 2014
- Closed-Chain vs. Open-Chain Exercises
- Avoid Leg Extensions
- Avoid Leg Curls
- Understanding Force Application
- Active and Passive Insufficiency in Lifting
- Avoid the Kipping Pull-Up
- Hormones in Training
- The Pump in Training
- Determining Workout Length
- Try a Higher Rep Warm-Up Set
- Lactic Acid in Training
February 2014
- Lower Body and Core Muscle Anatomy
- Avoid Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation (RICE)
- An Insight from Joint Ranges of Motion
- Using a Progress Log for Training
- Upper Body Muscle Anatomy
- Muscle Roles in Training
- Levers in Training
- Understanding Detraining
- Avoid Intensity Cycling
- Create Endpoints for Good Form
- How to Do a Weighted Push-Up
January 2014
- Avoid Instinctive Training
- Muscle Fiber Type in Training
- Understanding Energy Systems in Training
- Bodyweight vs. Free Weights
- Avoid Thick Bar Training
- How to Get a Bigger Back
- Avoid the Turkish Get-Up
- Avoid Assistance Exercises
- Choosing an Exercise Order
- Avoid Lunges
- Avoid the Olympic Lifts
December 2013
- Bilateral vs. Unilateral Exercises
- Motor Unit Recruitment in Training
- Force-Velocity Relationship in Training
- Work Harder, Not Longer
- Length-Tension Relationship in Training
- Avoid the Ab Rollout
- Sprinting vs. Jogging
- Deadlift vs. Squat
- Understanding Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)
November 2013
- Getting Motivated for Lifting
- Avoid the Hip Thrust
- How to Design an Interval Training Workout
- Getting That Final Rep
- Running Stairs for Intervals
- Good Form Is Balanced
- Choose the Perfect Grip or Stance for Any Exercise
- Understanding Good and Bad Instincts During Exercise
- Choose an Underhand Row for Your Pull
- Stay Tight Enough on Your Lifts
- How to Get a Bigger Chest
October 2013
- Each Lift 2-3 Times a Week
- Push, Pull, Squat, and Sprint
- Evaluating Negative Reps
- How to Get Lower on Squats
- Sprinting Is the Best Option for Cardio
- How to Get Bigger Forearms
- How to Have Good Posture
- How to Build a Strong Neck
- Avoid Using a Wide Grip or Stance
- How to Build Bigger Traps
- How to Do the One-Legged Squat
- Why Include a Weighted Carry?
- How to Get Bigger Shoulders
September 2013
- Be Patient with Progress
- How to Do the Parallel Bar Dip
- Taking a Week Off to Deload
- Applying Progressive Eating
- Avoid Long Cardio Sessions on Rest Days
- Full-Body vs. Split Routines
- Secondary Growth Factors
- The Advantages of Higher Reps
- The Advantages of Lower Reps
- Three Pillars for Complete Fitness
- Sticking Points on Exercises
- Perfecting Your Form on Any Exercise
- Using Only Three Exercises to Build Size and Strength
- How to Get Bigger Legs
August 2013
- How to Get Bigger Arms
- Learn Some Unique Benefits of Cardio
- How to Build Bigger Calves
- Walking for Health and Recovery
- Doing Each Exercise Once a Week
- Avoid Advanced Training Techniques
- Consider Training to Positive Failure
- Avoid the Overhead Press
- How to Do the Dumbbell Split Squat
- Applying Auto-Suggestion in Training
July 2013
- Use a Tight Enough Grip
- Make a Cue List for Good Form
- How to Prevent and Stop Cramps
- Should You Deadlift?
- The Indirect Effect on Training
- Should You Drink a Gallon of Milk a Day (GOMAD)?
- Front Squat vs. Back Squat
- Sarcoplasmic vs. Myofibrillar Hypertrophy
- Avoid Resistance Band Training
June 2013
- Hold Your Breath During Heavy Training
- Eat Enough to Gain Muscle
- Avoid Focusing on the Stabilizers
- The Best Aerobic Exercise Uses Every Limb
- Avoid Exercise Addiction
- Avoid Functional Training
May 2013
- Learn a Simple Bodyweight Training Program
- Avoid Grip Training
- How to Train the Core
- How to Do the Dumbbell Single-Armed Row
- How to Do the Trap Bar Dead-Lift
- How to Avoid Bad Exercises
- How to Do the Underhand Pull-Up
- How to Do the Barbell Low-Bar Back Squat
April 2013
- How to Do the Barbell Flat Bench Press
- Ignore Your Muscular Growth Potential
- Signs of Overtraining
- Improving Speed
- Improving Cardiovascular Endurance
March 2013
- Developing a Positive Mindset
- Determining Lifting Frequency
- Determining Rest Lengths Between Sets
- Use a Single Working Set per Exercise
- How to Cool-Down
- How to Warm-Up
- Avoid Periodization
- How to Progress in Lifting
- Exercising Through Heat and Cold
- Weight vs. The Number of Reps
February 2013
- How to Sleep Better
- Understanding Flexibility
- The Specificity Principle in Training
- Avoid Variety in Training
- Slow Reps vs. Fast Reps
- Avoid Too Much Range of Motion
- Free Weights vs. Machines
- Compound vs. Isolation Exercises
- Anatomy and Functional Terminology
- Some Benefits of Resistance Training
- How to Improve the Lower Back
- Keep the Chest Up When Lifting