Is the brain capable of detecting small imbalances in a loaded barbell? Does it matter that the plates match on each side? Science takes a look at what happens when you load the barbell all crazy.

When training goes right it goes right. Every now and then you get a little kick, a surge beyond what you expect. This has been that week - and it came just in time for my half ironman next weekend.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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: 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?

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!

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.