Determining the Right Weight for Your Lifting Routine
How much weight should you lift? Here’s the short answer: You should always lift the maximum amount of weight that will allow you to complete all of your reps in all…
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Comprehensive Guide to Quad Muscles: Essential Information
If you want to sculpt a pair of awe-inspiring, strut-worthy legs, look to your quad muscles, a.k.a. quadriceps femoris, a.k.a. “quads.” This meaty group of leg muscles makes up the…
Achieve Shredded Shoulders with the Cable Rear Delt Fly Technique
Want better posture, more strength in pressing movements, more mobile shoulders, and a more impressive-looking upper body — from all angles? There’s a single move that can get you there…
How Many Steps Make Up a Mile?
When determining how many steps are in a mile, there are a few factors to consider, including how tall you are and what kinds of steps you’re taking. Are they…
What to Expect When You Cut Out Sugar for 3 Weeks
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a sugar junkie. I probably got this trait from my dad, who can make half a pan of brownies disappear in…
Is It Beneficial to Do Ab Workouts Daily?
Veteran lifters avoid hammering their quads, hamstrings, or pecs every day, because if all you do is break your muscles down, they’ll never have time to recover. The same goes…
How to Determine if You’re Engaging Your Core Properly
You’ve heard the term bandied around at the gym, in yoga classes, or maybe even from your personal trainer: “engage your core.” But what does it really mean? Understanding how…
Approved Dressings for the 21 Day Fix | BODi
If you think you have to subsist on dry, undressed salads in order to eat healthy, think again. All you need is a recipe for a 21 Day Fix dressing…
11 Fruits High in Protein for a Healthy Diet
When it comes to healthy snacking, fruit is hard to beat — it’s loaded with vitamins, minerals, and filling fiber. But if you’re trying to lose weight and/or build muscle, you may…
Mastering the Decline Bench Press (Video Guide)
The decline press is sort of like the redheaded stepchild of the bench press family. While the flat bench press — one of three tests of fortitude in the sport of powerlifting…