This strength program is not complicated, but it is effective because of all the high-quality practice you accumulate over the four weeks.

Powerlifters should train like bodybuilders.

Plain and simple, a deload is a short planned period of recovery. Here are four ways to do it and why you absolutely must include it in your training.

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.

Take some time to see how training methods and philosophies play out over time, but always plan to reevaluate again and again.

Haphazardly loading a barbell and doing one set until you fall in exhaustion shouldn’t be the plan for the majority of lifters.

Train these movements regularly and you will gain strength, and avoid pain, especially if you’re new to training.

Your ability to move up and down the spectrum of specificity based on what will yield the best long term results is a critical skill.

You may have the desire to impress others with your summer guns, but all that is overrated.

If you prioritize your training to focus on generality and volume of work, you will set a better foundation to push the bench press harder and longer and keep it from stagnating.

You have to have some solid basics, or you just won't progress.

We all have mountains to move in order to grow and because of that we grind hard in the gym and sometimes treat it as therapy.

If you stop having an emotional relationship with your style of training, then you’ll achieve more success.

I mean who would have a leg day and not squat, right?

Biceps don't get much isolation time in functional fitness workouts but it's cool to show them some love. Nothing wrong with well-developed arms and they do look good, there's always that.

A look at weightlifting's rival in iron, powerlifting, and the things they share in common. Let's embrace the differences, too.

By varying your exercises strategically not only will you gain strength and muscle faster, but you lay the platform for continued long-term progress over successive phases.