Created by professional bodybuilder and powerlifter Stan Efferding, the vertical diet claims to improve athletic performance and body composition. While initially developed for high-level athletes, it’s now gaining traction with average gym-goers, too. It should be noted that there’s not much…
Fat is an equal opportunity squatter. It camps out just about anywhere: On the belly and lower back On the hips, butt, and thighs On the arms and face Even on your upper back and underarms/armpits The underarms? Really? ‘Fraid…
There aren’t many bodyweight movements that mobilize as much upper-body muscle as the triceps dip exercise. Spanning two joints and four major muscles, classic bar dips are an incredibly simple and effective way to build muscle and strength in your triceps,…
A contrast bath (or contrast water therapy) is a technical term for a hot bath, followed by a cold bath, followed by a hot bath, then a cold bath (repeated for about 20 minutes). This recovery modality could be more…
This recipe was inspired by a baked penne and cauliflower dish that was served to me by my Sicilian friend, Roberto. He called it simply, pasta al forno, the Italian term for food baked in an oven. I liked the…
A pull-up is a “compound exercise” that involves a large number of big and small muscles, most notably your latissimus dorsi (lats) and biceps. In addition to working multiple muscles at the same time, the pull-up is also a multi-joint…
There’s a lot of information out there about food cravings and what to do about them. Cravings for salty snacks can be incredibly confusing since humans need sodium — just not as much as we get daily (the RDA is 2300 mg…
Note: This article is intended for our U.K. audience. Click here for the U.S. version. “I’m not in Mongolia. I’m on the outskirts of Malibu in my private yurt. And that’s me in a nutshell,” says Darin Olien, superfood hunter…
You’ve probably heard the saying, “everything in moderation.” Did you know this rule even applies to the healthiest of fruits and vegetables? Dark, leafy greens have great nutrient-rich profiles that vary with each individual green, but it’s important to eat…
We get a lot of weightlifting program questions. One of the most common ones involves the term muscle hypertrophy. Sounds intimidating, doesn’t it? Basically, when it comes to fitness, hypertrophy is the growth and increase in the size of muscle cells.…