If you’re ready to get friendly with the squat rack, congratulations! This can feel like a big step in your strength training journey. And while that’s exciting, it also means it’s important to make sure your body is ready for this new challenge — and there’s more to that than just pure strength. Before you… Continue reading Guest Post: How to Improve Your Squat Mobility
Today, when you think about gyms, you imagine rows of treadmills and dumbbells and a mixed crowd of fitness enthusiasts and occasional visitors with headphones doing their own thing. While this might be the ideal setup for many, gyms didn’t always look like that. If you’re a regular at the gym, it’s important to know… Continue reading Guest Post: The Brief History of Fitness Industry
Emails and messages from readers of this website have always been my favorite part of writing. The depth and good nature of Iron Game fans continues to be a welcome gift in modern times. Late last year I briefly had some email correspondence with Eric from Frinks Movement TV. At the time he was gathering… Continue reading The Problem with the One Arm Pull Up
This is now the eighth .... EIGHTH ... year of this blog. While I don't always get the time I need or want to write for this site, it holds such a fond place in my heart. I created this website in 2014 when I had just finished my undergraduate degree. I didn't know what… Continue reading 2021: The Physical Culture Review
What could be simpler? Just hop on a piece of foam and roll up and down... anyone could do that right? Yes, anyone can but few do. Why? Mainly because it hurts. It's effective but my god is it sore. Yes today we are talking about the foam roller, the cost-effective means of massaging aching muscles and… Continue reading The History of the Foam Roller
The following extract comes from Frank Zane's excellent bodybuilding work: The Workouts -Personal Training Diaries, which is available from his website. Zane, a three time Mr. Olympia, is one of the few bodybuilders to defeat Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime and is possibly the most aesthetic man to win an Olympia. The polar opposite to the ungainly Bodybuilding's current mass… Continue reading Frank Zane’s Growth Program
John Grimek was one of the greatest American weightlifters and bodybuilders of the 20th century. Nicknamed 'The Monarch of Muscledom', Grimek also competed for the US in the 1936 Olympics in Germany. It's fair to say he knew something about lifting weights. Today's article sees Grimek discuss one of the most pressing issues in bodybuilding.… Continue reading How Fast Should You Gain Weight and Size – John C. Grimek (1976)
Imagine if there was just one exercise you needed to obtain the perfect physique. What's more, you would only need to do it two or three times a week. Pretty good right? Well you're in luck. The 'Health Lift' provides everything you need and more. In the mid-nineteenth century, a fitness machine swept across the United… Continue reading The Health Lift, the greatest machine you’ve never heard of!
Chest/Triceps, Back/Biceps and Legs/Shoulders. The Holy Trinity of bodybuilding split routines. Nowadays the idea of split routines is so ingrained in the fitness community that the idea of whole body training for anyone other than a beginner is scoffed at. This is despite the fact that men like Eugen Sandow, George Hackenschmidt right up to Reg Park… Continue reading The Rise of Split Training in Bodybuilding
In the world of fitness, there are few figures as shrouded in mystery and legend than Bruce Lee. The martial artist turned stuntman turned actor helped shape generations of film and TV fans. More than 50 years after his death, the impact of his work is still being felt within entertainment, according to Varsity. Fans of… Continue reading Bruce Lee’s Role in the History of Fitness
