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How to Build a Strong and Resilient Posterior Chain

How to Build a Strong and Resilient Posterior Chain

The posterior chain is your body’s powerhouse. It’s where real strength comes from – not big arms, a sculpted chest or carved abs, but what’s behind you.  It’s responsible for...

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Trap Bar vs Conventional Deadlift: Which is Best (And Why It Matters)

Trap Bar vs Conventional Deadlift: Which is Best (And Why It Matters)

The deadlift is one of the best exercises you can do for building strength. But there’s more than one way to deadlift. Two of the most popular variations are the...

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Training for Strength vs Power: How to Optimize for the Right Objective

Training for Strength vs Power: How to Optimize for the Right Objective

Strength and power are often lumped together. But they’re not the same thing – and knowing the difference will make a big impact on your results. Strength is about how...

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How Negative Reps Can Help You Break Through Strength Plateaus

How Negative Reps Can Help You Break Through Strength Plateaus

If you’ve been lifting for a while, strength plateaus will be nothing new. Watching your progress stall is incredibly frustrating. But negative reps may be the solution to your struggles....

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How to Strengthen Your Lower Back: A Guide to Core Stability and Resilience

How to Strengthen Your Lower Back: A Guide to Core Stability and Resilience

There’s one area that many athletes and fitness enthusiasts overlook until it becomes a problem: the lower back. Your lower back plays a major role in almost everything you do....

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10 Safer, Easier or More Efficient Deadlift Alternatives

10 Safer, Easier or More Efficient Deadlift Alternatives

Are your resistance training workouts doomed to fail if you can’t (or don’t want to) deadlift? Not at all. While the deadlift is a cornerstone lift for strength and hypertrophy,...

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12 Ways to Achieve Progressive Overload

12 Ways to Achieve Progressive Overload

If you’ve been working out for a while, chances are you’ve heard the phrase progressive overload. It’s one of the most foundational principles in strength and hypertrophy training. But for...

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Zone 2 Cardio: The Easiest Way to Improve Cardiovascular Health and Longevity

Zone 2 Cardio: The Easiest Way to Improve Cardiovascular Health and Longevity

Zone 2 cardio is perhaps the most effective, yet underappreciated, form of exercise for long-term health and performance. It represents a sweet spot in aerobic intensity; challenging enough to drive...

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The Texas Method: The Best Way to Set New PBs in the Gym?

The Texas Method: The Best Way to Set New PBs in the Gym?

Many new lifters hit a wall after a little while. You might have strong early results, possibly following a beginner program like Starting Strength, but eventually the progress you see...

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The Mind-Muscle Connection: Does It Really Work?

The Mind-Muscle Connection: Does It Really Work?

What if I told you that you could use your mind to lift more and get better gains in the gym? If you’ve ever watched a legit bodybuilder train, you...

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Top 12 Muscular Endurance Exercises to Increase Strength & Stamina

Los 12 mejores ejercicios de resistencia muscular para aumentar la fuerza y ​​la resistencia

Mucha gente descuida la resistencia muscular cuando entrena. Como resultado, estas personas tienden a tener poca fuerza funcional en comparación con su tamaño y su capacidad máxima de repetición. Esto...

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Cardio Before or After Weights? What the Science Says

Cardio Before or After Weights? What the Science Says

Should you do cardio before or after lifting weights? It’s a debate that’s been waged in gyms, online forums, and locker rooms for decades. Some swear by warming up with...

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