How To Balance Fitness Around A Busy Lifestyle
Fitness for busy individuals is actually a lot simpler than it needs to be. You can get great results with minimal time spent in the gym, so long as you’re following the right routine. If you focus on the stuff that matters and remain consistent, you’ll see results even with training as infrequently as 1-2x/week.
What is the belt squat?
The belt squat is a variation of the squat in which the weight is anchored to the waist via a belt, rather than a standard loading method. This may be beneficial for some lifters as it removes the spine from the equation, and may enable you to put more loading on the legs/quads directly. However, I believe that this also has some drawbacks, and may not be a universal benefit.
What is the Jefferson deadlift?
The Jefferson deadlift is an interesting deadlift variation which has some unique advantages. Unfortunately, it also doesn’t have as much usage in current strength sports, relegating it mostly to the status of a niche exercise which won’t be for everyone.
Meditating On 12 Years Of Fitness Blogging
What’s it like writing for 12 years straight for a fitness blog?
Training For the Supertotal
The supertotal is the combined total of your powerlifting total and your weightlifting total, measuring general strength across all the powerlifts and Olympic lifts. There is no competition which recognizes this total, but you may still wish to train for it, and we lay out a solid plan for doing it here. We also analyze the problems you’ll likely face with this approach, and why it won’t be a good fit for most.