In a short span of 10 years, fitness apps came a long way from simple “games” for runners. Today, apps provide a proper tool for fitness enthusiasts, no matter if they run, lift or do HIIT. To be properly familiar with the route fitness apps took to get here, here’s a brief history of how… Continue reading Guest Post: History of Fitness Apps Every Fitness Freak Should Know
Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is a practice that sounds very complicated and clinical, but it’s actually something everyone can do at home, at the office or anywhere else without any equipment. This exercise helps minimize stress and other negative emotional symptoms of stress like anxiety and insomnia. PRM is a perfect tool that can be… Continue reading Guest Post: History and development of Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Today's post deals with an exercise I love to hate, the overhead squat. Now this is not one of those posts about how I hate doing it, but the benefits are so great, that I do them anyway. Nope, not at all. I hate this exercise and, chances are, I hate the people who promote… Continue reading When Did People Start Overhead Squatting?
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
Congratulations, mom! Hopefully, your little one and you are good and you can start the rest of your life together. For your baby, the upcoming few months won’t be too exciting when it comes to diet, but for you, it’s important to stay consistent and healthy in order to supply your child with plenty of… Continue reading Guest Post: The Basics of Postpartum Diet – Small Nutrition Guide
What we shall endeavor to do here in this section of Chapter 5 is to outline for you a few choice specialization programs which can be utilized by you in the training year, for whatever particular training goal you may endeavor to fulfill. These routines are not mere figments of my creative imagination, for they… Continue reading Anthony Ditillo, ‘Various Strength Specialization Routines’, THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL STRENGTH
IT needs no emphasizing to say here that it is incumbent on every one to conserve, and, as far as one can, increase, to their full development and vigor, his bodily and mental powers. What- ever agents will best promote this, it is admittedly a duty to make use of. One of the chief means… Continue reading Eugen Sandow, ‘Hygience and Medical Gymnastics,’ Sandow on Physical Training AND MEDICAL GYMNASTICS.
The keto diet is a diet with the idea to force the human body into a state of ketosis. When in ketosis, the body burns fat instead of carbs for energy. The body’s primary source of energy is carbs and sugars, and when they are not there, the body needs to burn fat to stay… Continue reading Guest Post: A Brief Past, Present and Future of Keto for Total Beginners
Today's post comes primarily from the Ma Strength Olympic weightlifting book written by Manuel Buitrago, an expert on Chinese weightlifting techniques. After the failure of the Great Leap Forward (GLF) and subsequent natural disasters affecting crop harvests, China entered the Great Famine of 1962–63 (Fan & Lu 2012a). Additionally, while the experience with Soviet teams laid… Continue reading Guest Post: History of Chinese Weightlifting Part 3: Crash and Recovery through the Cultural Revolution
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
