When it comes to strength training, figuring out how to do the exercises has always come pretty naturally to me. But the diet component of getting strong and making gains has been a perennial source of confusion. Especially when it comes to the purpose, timing, and...
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How to Stay Fit on Vacation While Enjoying It
Going on vacation (or traveling for business) can throw a lot of things in your life out of their routine — including your diet and strength training program. Oftentimes the place you’re traveling to doesn’t have the equipment you usually use for your workouts. You’re...
How to Make Exercise an Unbreakable Habit
Exercising regularly is surely one of the most commonly made New Year’s resolutions. And surely one of the most commonly broken. Gyms around the world fill up with freshly-minted members in January . . . who are almost all gone by February. If you’ve resolved and...
How to Gain Weight
Most articles and books out there about diet and nutrition focus on how to lose weight. It makes sense. When 70% of the U.S. population and 30% of the world population is overweight, that sort of information is going to be in demand. But there are some folks...
How to Establish an Exercise Routine
Why You Need a Fitness Routine 1. Increases testosterone. Testosterone is what makes men, men. Unfortunately, most young men have lower testosterone than their grandfathers did because of changes in diet, activity levels, and chemicals in our environment, water, and...
Why Barbells Are Better Than Machines
When a man walks into a gym, he may be confused about where to spend his time - in the section full of gleaming, easy-to-figure-out machines, or over by the barbells, where he might be more intimidated both by how to use them, and the kind of guys who are gathered...
6 Tips for Gym Newbies
1. Push beyond the intimidation and just go for it. I was super intimidated when I first walked into the gym. I had on my athletic shorts, grubby t-shirt, and headphones in hand, and I felt like a total poser. “I’m not a bro, I’m not a gym rat…” Even if you are...
20 Rules for Walking
The benefits of walking are numerous and entirely obvious to those who frequently partake in this activity. Walking not only functions as the easiest exercise available, it enlivens the mind and spirit as well. The simple act of taking a walk every day could be a...
How Caffeine Can Optimize Your Workouts
It can be hard to head out the door for a run around the neighborhood or a tough workout at the gym. And once you’ve gotten going, it can be hard to push yourself to your limits and go all out. Understandably then, athletes and exercisers of all kinds frequently turn...
The Connection Between Nutrition, Exercise And Mood
Nutrition, exercise, and mood – How are they connected? Your brain works 24/7. It works even when you are sleeping. Unlike you, your brain does not get any holidays. It is working nonstop to control your thoughts, feelings, and movements. This implies that your brain...
5 Foods That Enhance Your Workout
There are many foods we can eat that will help us perform better at sports and life, but they will also help us perform better at the gym. Many people take pre-workout supplements to boost their energy and performance levels, but there are foods already found in...
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How to Finally Nail Your Pre- and Post-Workout Nutrition
When it comes to strength training, figuring out how to do the exercises has always come pretty naturally to me. But the diet component of getting strong and making gains has been a perennial source of confusion. Especially when it comes to the purpose, timing, and...
How to Stay Fit on Vacation While Enjoying It
Going on vacation (or traveling for business) can throw a lot of things in your life out of their routine — including your diet and strength training program. Oftentimes the place you’re traveling to doesn’t have the equipment you usually use for your workouts. You’re...
How to Make Exercise an Unbreakable Habit
Exercising regularly is surely one of the most commonly made New Year’s resolutions. And surely one of the most commonly broken. Gyms around the world fill up with freshly-minted members in January . . . who are almost all gone by February. If you’ve resolved and...
How to Gain Weight
Most articles and books out there about diet and nutrition focus on how to lose weight. It makes sense. When 70% of the U.S. population and 30% of the world population is overweight, that sort of information is going to be in demand. But there are some folks...
How to Establish an Exercise Routine
Why You Need a Fitness Routine 1. Increases testosterone. Testosterone is what makes men, men. Unfortunately, most young men have lower testosterone than their grandfathers did because of changes in diet, activity levels, and chemicals in our environment, water, and...
Why Barbells Are Better Than Machines
When a man walks into a gym, he may be confused about where to spend his time - in the section full of gleaming, easy-to-figure-out machines, or over by the barbells, where he might be more intimidated both by how to use them, and the kind of guys who are gathered...
6 Tips for Gym Newbies
1. Push beyond the intimidation and just go for it. I was super intimidated when I first walked into the gym. I had on my athletic shorts, grubby t-shirt, and headphones in hand, and I felt like a total poser. “I’m not a bro, I’m not a gym rat…” Even if you are...
20 Rules for Walking
The benefits of walking are numerous and entirely obvious to those who frequently partake in this activity. Walking not only functions as the easiest exercise available, it enlivens the mind and spirit as well. The simple act of taking a walk every day could be a...
How Caffeine Can Optimize Your Workouts
It can be hard to head out the door for a run around the neighborhood or a tough workout at the gym. And once you’ve gotten going, it can be hard to push yourself to your limits and go all out. Understandably then, athletes and exercisers of all kinds frequently turn...
How to Finally Nail Your Pre- and Post-Workout Nutrition
When it comes to strength training, figuring out how to do the exercises has always come pretty naturally to me. But the diet component of getting strong and making gains has been a perennial source of confusion. Especially when it comes to the purpose, timing, and...
How to Stay Fit on Vacation While Enjoying It
Going on vacation (or traveling for business) can throw a lot of things in your life out of their routine — including your diet and strength training program. Oftentimes the place you’re traveling to doesn’t have the equipment you usually use for your workouts. You’re...
How to Make Exercise an Unbreakable Habit
Exercising regularly is surely one of the most commonly made New Year’s resolutions. And surely one of the most commonly broken. Gyms around the world fill up with freshly-minted members in January . . . who are almost all gone by February. If you’ve resolved and...
How to Gain Weight
Most articles and books out there about diet and nutrition focus on how to lose weight. It makes sense. When 70% of the U.S. population and 30% of the world population is overweight, that sort of information is going to be in demand. But there are some folks...
How to Establish an Exercise Routine
Why You Need a Fitness Routine 1. Increases testosterone. Testosterone is what makes men, men. Unfortunately, most young men have lower testosterone than their grandfathers did because of changes in diet, activity levels, and chemicals in our environment, water, and...
Why Barbells Are Better Than Machines
When a man walks into a gym, he may be confused about where to spend his time - in the section full of gleaming, easy-to-figure-out machines, or over by the barbells, where he might be more intimidated both by how to use them, and the kind of guys who are gathered...
6 Tips for Gym Newbies
1. Push beyond the intimidation and just go for it. I was super intimidated when I first walked into the gym. I had on my athletic shorts, grubby t-shirt, and headphones in hand, and I felt like a total poser. “I’m not a bro, I’m not a gym rat…” Even if you are...
20 Rules for Walking
The benefits of walking are numerous and entirely obvious to those who frequently partake in this activity. Walking not only functions as the easiest exercise available, it enlivens the mind and spirit as well. The simple act of taking a walk every day could be a...