A 5K run was one of the central workouts at the 2023 CrossFit Games, testing the speed and cardio endurance of both fields of Individual athletes. However, before the competition started in early August ... Continue Reading
Chris Hemsworth Diagrams a Killer Upper Body Workout Fit For an Action Star
When he's not flexing his guns on the silver screen, Chris Hemsworth is usually busy polishing them when off. "Guns" refers to his stacked arms, of course, not the weapons he occasionally carries in roles ... Continue Reading
Hugh Jackman Returns to Wolverine Condition in Workouts for “Deadpool 3”
As a performer, Hugh Jackman has an extensive on-stage and cinematic resume dating back decades. Though, despite such a laundry list of credits per IMDb, Jackman might be best known for his role as ... Continue Reading
Check Out Rapper Method Man Cruising Through 120-Pound Incline Dumbbell Presses for 10 Reps
These days, Clifford Smith Jr., also known as the rapper "Method Man," can bask in his status as a founding member of the influential music group — the Wu-Tang Clan. Though that part of his life still ... Continue Reading
Rapper Method Man, Showing the Method to His Strength Madness, Deadlifts 500 Pounds at Age 51
An artist in the music industry doesn't need to be strong and fit, per se. They've got their talents as writers, they've got the golden pipes as rhymers and singers, and everything else is superfluous. ... Continue Reading
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Crushes 5 “Monster Sets” of a Leg Workout
Few Hollywood performers might be as committed to their physique as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. While the movie star has an impetus to maintain his strength and conditioning — most of his roles involve some ... Continue Reading
Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors Look Like Shredded Boxing Stars in “Creed III”
The Rocky movies and their spin-off franchise, Creed, have a theme of overcoming athletic adversity. They're about athletes, in this case, boxers, achieving the seemingly impossible while simultaneously ... Continue Reading
How to Run an 8-Minute Mile Pace
Your body naturally knows how to run, right? You ran around as a kid. You can (hopefully) run when you’re in danger. While lifting weights will always be near and dear to many people, running is a ... Continue Reading
The Benefits of Hill Running — More Speed, Better Mechanics, and Power
I grew up in the late ’70s and ’80s, have been an athlete my entire life, and have loved football for as far back as I can remember. So one of my favorite training stories from the mainstream media as a ... Continue Reading
When It Comes to Exercise, Different People Get Different Results
Are you not getting results from your exercise program? Here's what you can do that is backed by science. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to exercise. Two people doing the same workouts may ... Continue Reading
Find the Missing Links to Better Performance and Physique
Image Source: Cat Medic Image Source: Cat Medic When it comes to optimizing body composition, one of the key areas I see men struggle with is prioritizing their performance. In most cases, the ... Continue Reading
Building Muscle as You Age
It’s common knowledge that we lose muscle mass and strength as we age. This is known as sarcopenia. As someone approaching their 40th birthday, I’m interested to know what the research shows about this ... Continue Reading
3 Ways to Address the Myth of Good Posture
Not many words make people shift in their seats as the word posture does. Probably just reading it made you straighten up. What did you do? How are you sitting now? When most people think of good ... Continue Reading
Aerial Fitness Gyms Might Go to Dizzying Heights
Paula Van Kuren opened Fitness By Paula in June, as the post-pandemic era of a rush to gyms began. We think it might just be a refreshing starting point for all those people breaking out of quarantine and ... Continue Reading
The Push Press To Save Your Shoulders
There aren’t many quick and dynamic exercises that I’d recommend everyone learn and practice. But the landmine push press is something I’d suggest for almost anyone. Once I’ve taught someone what I call ... Continue Reading
Understanding Maximum Heart Rate
The modern fitness era has brought a host of wearable technologies that can track extraordinary amounts of biological and physiological data. Perhaps the most commonly measured variable we see today is ... Continue Reading
10 At-Home Exercises For Women That Actually Work
Since the idea of work-from-home is getting extremely popular during the pandemic, make sure you do not leave your health regimen high and dry. Everyone is suffering from Schrödinger’s disease. The ... Continue Reading
Do This To Increase Your Bench Press
Have you ever said any of the following about your bench press? “I almost had it, I just mis-grooved the lift.” “I always get pinned at the bottom of my bench.” “I can touch and go this weight, but ... Continue Reading
Vitamin D Deficiency in Athletes
Vitamin D is often referenced as the sunshine vitamin since the vitamin's primary source is attained through sun exposure. Yet, many people are vitamin D deficient. Vitamin D is often ... Continue Reading
The Cossack Squat: Reclaiming Your Baseline Balance
This uncomplicated exercise not only builds single-leg strength and coordination but also takes care of the instability of the hips that unavoidably creeps in after years of training heavy two-sided ... Continue Reading
Can I Train With A Herniated Disc?
Short answer? Yes. Before you go rushing to the weight room, we need to take a step back. Even though you can still exercise, play sports, and move in general with a herniated or bulging ... Continue Reading
How Does Resistance Training Rank in Terms of Safety?
A misconception is that weight training and weightlifting (yes, these are two separate entities, more on that later) are dangerous activities and are to blame for several injuries that occur in the ... Continue Reading
How to Keep Yourself Upright During a Squat
We all know we shouldn’t look like we’re bowing to worship the gym floor when we do a barbell back squat. That’s a lot of what you see at gyms, though. So, we do corrective exercises that focus on ... Continue Reading
Simple Tips to Transform Your Back
A big, thick, well-developed back can elevate a physique from good to great. Sadly, the muscles of the back are the ones that most lifters struggle to develop the most. This struggle is partly down to a ... Continue Reading
