4 Things Men and Women Can Teach Each Other in the Gym

Men and women might seem alien to each other in regards to their gym behavior, but really we're just on opposite ends of a continuum and could learn some good lessons from each other.

Hamstring Training for Cyclists

For cyclists, one key area to focus on when weight training to improve your performance is your hamstrings. Here are three exercises you need to be doing, and how to plan your workouts.

Toward a More Holistic Approach to Diet

If our "diet" is not a lifestyle we enjoy, then it tends to not last very long. Let's look at what solid nutrition should include, in my opinion: health, ethics, performance, and foodie-ism.

Healthy Travel Tips, Part 2: Hotel and Lodging

One of the major stresses at holidays is travel. Here are tips for how to keep yourself healthy whether you're staying with friends and family or you're staying at a hotel.

43 Stocking Stuffer Ideas for the Athlete

You've bought all your presents - or so you think. Then you notice the stocking! What do you fill it with when your family member is a fitness nut? Here are 43 great gift ideas for the stocking!

Making Meals Ahead of Time Can Help You Lose Weight

Recent nutrition research has been exploring our motivations for eating, not just what we eat. It seems that measuring and packing our food ahead of time can help prevent overeating.

Dear Coach: Can I Increase Muscle With Bodyweight Exercises?

Dear Coach: It's time for me to change up my routine. My question is, if I'm doing bodyweight exercises are they going to increase my muscle size/definition more than weight lifting?

Sunday Seven: The Week's 7 Most Popular Articles, Vol. 37

Every Sunday we post the "Sunday Seven" so you can quickly see the 7 most popular articles of the week. This week's popular topics: Olympic weightlifting, Erwan Le Corre, Bruce Lee, and more!

How to Choose the Right BJJ Coach For You

BJJ and grappling schools are popping up everywhere. Do you know how to figure out which is a good one? And which coach is right for you? Read on for the criteria you need to make your decision.

5 Effective and Simple Upper Body Strength Routines

Here are five sure-fire upper body routines that can be a part of any strength, power, weight-loss, and/or general fitness program. I’ve also attached recording forms for you to log your workouts.

Primal Fitness: What It Is and Why It's Important

Primal fitness isn't just about running barefoot through the fields and eating a lot of meat. So what is it about, and how can we achieve it? Check out these 10 articles and videos to learn more.

Product Review: Nousuon Ground Beef

Nousuon sources their ground beef from a little farm in Oregon and ships it straight to you. Grass-fed and grass-finished, the taste is amazing, and the price ain't bad either.

Athlete Journal: Charles Staley, Entry 23 - Working On My Squat

I worked on getting my squat a little deeper this week. I also blew my bench press PR out of the water!

Friday Flicks: World's Best Parkour Spring 2012

What if you treated your surroundings like a playground and ignored the "rules" about how to behave? What would that look like? Find out in this beautiful parkour highlight reel.

Hannah's Holiday Wish List

Hannah Caldas writes our weekly articles on swimming, but she knows her stuff about strength training, too. Here's her list of items she wants to see show up this holiday.

The Hardstyle 4-Hour Abs Workout

How do we train to have a six-pack while avoiding potential spine damage? I take one of my favorite Tim Ferriss concepts and pair it with Pavel Tsatsouline to create a killer abdominal workout.

Featured Coach: Erwan Le Corre, Part 1 - The Roots of MovNat

Who is the man behind MovNat? Find out straight from Erwan Le Corre how his own physical evolution brought him to create the MovNat, and how it's going to save the world of zoo humans.

High-Intensity Workouts Help Less the Fitter You Are

Scientists took a look at EPOC - excess post-exercise oxygen consumption - and discovered that the more fit you are, the less benefit you get from intense workouts.

I’m Leaving on a Jet Plane, or a Train, or a Boat: 3 Benefits of Traveling for Sports

Many of us travel for competition, as athletes and/or spectators. Have you ever thought about why it's good to do this? I have and I came up with 3 important reasons to travel to sports competitions.

How to Choose the Right Little Kids Coach For You

Having young children has clued me in to the importance of finding a good coach. Although athletics might not be as serious at this age, your child's coach makes a tremendous impression.

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