You’ve probably put a lot of work into strengthening your upper body to make lifting, pushing, and pulling heavy loads a cinch, but what about your grip strength? Adding forearm exercises to your workout can help strengthen these often-overlooked muscles. When…
Curious about creatine loading? Let’s start at the beginning. Among the thousands of potions, pills, and powders in the world of sports nutrition, creatine monohydrate is among the most studied, most tested, and most effective. Regular use can help enhance…
There are so many different protein powders available on the market, it can be hard to choose one. Many powders are whey-based, which is an animal protein, but then there are soy and pea powders, which are plant-based. If you’re…
Italian restaurants have a welcoming atmosphere and a menu full of comfort foods — what’s not to love? But the food at Italian restaurants is often “loaded with fat and calories,” says Andrea N. Giancoli, M.P.H., R.D. So does that…
If you do all of your squats with both feet on the ground, you might be missing out. Trainers and exercise scientists have long touted the importance of unilateral exercises, or “one sided” movements that work limbs independently. And the pistol…
If you’re new to the body positivity movement, you might find shifting your mindset and ending negative self-talk to be challenging at first. To help remind you that you are amazing right now, bookmark these uplifting body positivity quotes to…
Age brings with it a lot of good things. Experience. Wisdom. The ability to understand Seinfeld references that predate the need to Google them. If you’re moving past the age at which you routinely get carded at bars, however, you…
You’ve probably come across some moldy food that looks salvageable: that piece of bread with a spot of mold, or that pepper with mossy seeds. And what about moldy cheese? Is that safe to eat? Let’s break it down. What…
Whether it’s part of a backlash against overly complicated high-tech fitness or a yearning for more playful workouts via primal movement or animal flow, bodyweight exercises like the bear crawl have gained considerable popularity in recent years. It’s not uncommon…
Every exerciser wants to get the most out of each workout. The best exercises are all about efficiency — no rep performed in vain. If that’s the case, then why would you want to spend time doing a single-arm row?…