You Shouldn’t Care About Your Bodyfat Percentage
Body composition is a popular metric for measuring overall fitness and physique, but it has significant drawbacks to its use. There are no publicly available and reliable methods for measuring body composition, which means that the metric itself is less useful (and often more discouraging) than it should be. While it may “seem” less scientific or data-focused, in reality, ditching or de-emphasizing body composition in favor of other methods can generally produce better results.
How Do I Build As Much Muscle As Possible?
Building muscle is a lot simpler than you think, if you know how to focus your energy. Here are the (shockingly simple) methods I’ve used to build elite levels of muscle mass, both for myself and my clients, over the past 20 years.
Why Is The Trap Bar Deadlift Superior?
The trap bar deadlift is a deadlift making use of the specialty trap bar/hex bar. This lift has some unique benefits and disadvantages compared to the traditional deadlift. Interestingly, it’s probably more useful than the traditional deadlift for most people, but that won’t stop most people from continuing to use the straight bar deadlift anyway.
The most important factor in exercise for weight loss is simply showing up
There’s a lot of argument about what the right kind of exercise is, if you want to lose weight. The answer is, it probably doesn’t matter - so long as you’re actually exercising consistently. Different activities can certainly have different secondary effects aside from burning calories, and this should be considered in the context of what goals you have for your training aside from weight loss.
Fitness For Busy Parents
Busy parents often find it difficult to work out. However, it can be easier than you think to develop a good habit, especially if you follow a flexible plan that enables you to adapt to your situation. Here, I discuss the methods I like to use with clients who struggle with this exact situation.