How Do I Build Maximum Strength?
Training for strength is remarkably similar to training for any athletic goal, and a lot simpler than people make it out to be. Still, it’s very possible to mess things up by getting in your own head and having the wrong mentality and approach. Here, we go over what it takes to become as strong as humanly possible.
Are You Wasting Your Beginner Gains?
“Beginner Gains” aren’t a one-time phenomenon - it’s a process that happens whenever you start practicing a skill or exercise your body is unfamiliar with or change up your training programming. Hitting plateaus generally happen when people meet their body’s natural point of diminishing returns or when they’ve exhausted whatever program they’re using that wasn’t necessarily made for longterm progress. Diminishing returns will happen to everyone. Although the progress will not be as dramatic as what you see during the beginner gains period, the most reliable way to keep growing is putting in more time and effort working out.
Why I'm (Seriously) Running Again For First Time In 12 Years
I haven’t been a serious runner for about twelve years - here’s why I’m going back to it.
There's No Such Thing As A Hardgainer
A non-responder is someone who, for some reason or another, isn’t seeing results from exercise. While most people think genetics are to blame, research tells us that true genetic non-responders are very rare, and points out a much more likely culprit.
Exercise Is A Science, But More Importantly, It's An Art
Writing an exercise or diet program is an art as much as a science. While we can use evidence as an important set of guidelines for avoiding bad practices, there’s a lot out there that we don’t know with any degree of certainty.