Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
Today’s article is about how you can safely break into lifting heavy singles (and doubles and triples) for the first time. Many trainees are intimidated to lift heavy, low rep sets, and some are afraid of getting injured in the process. These are legitimate concerns, and I’ll address them below. If you want to kick things up a notch, slap more weight on the bar, and increase your strength, then …
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Squats are a great exercise. There’s no debating that. Whether you want to get stronger, faster, more explosive, or lose body fat - you should be squatting, in some form or another. There are numerous squat variations so practically anyone can squat despite any personal limitations: goblet, front, back, kettlebell, safety bar, box squat, and squats to a box are just a few of the possible squat …
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Today I am going to share an article I originally wrote for my friend JC Deen’s website. I’ve tweaked a few things since that article debuted late last year, but the main concept is still there – showing you how you can spend the least amount of time in the gym without sacrificing results. There's a devastating plague that’s infiltrated the world of women’s strength training, and I’m not just …
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I have a serious problem. I'm a deadlift addict. I've truly gone full-bore deadliftaholic. Heck, I wrote an article about them not too long ago in How to have an Awesome Deadlift Workout (a highly recommended read, by the way), and I’m already back with another one about deadlifts. I truly have an insatiable, unquenchable love for pulling a loaded barbell off the ground. Because of my love for …
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Oh sweet, sweet deadlifts. I do love them ever so much. Conventional, sumo, trap bar, rack pulls, snatch grip . . . it doesn’t matter what type of deadlift it may be. I absolutely love deadlifting. In fact, I love deadlifts so much I even wrote a poem about them. Okay I’m just kidding (maybe) about the whole “ode to deadlift” thing. In honor of my love, admiration, and respect for one of the …
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