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How To Tell If You're Doing Your Strength Exercises Right
A step by step system for making sure you're doing your strength exercises correctly.
Muscle Soreness: What It Is and How To Get Rid Of It
Feeling sore the day or two after your workout? Find out why, and what you can do to prevent or decrease it.
Why You Should Train Movements, Not Muscles
Forget training individual muscles. Here's a better way.
How To Strengthen Your Core
You probably know that strengthening your core is important, but do you know how to activate your core properly? Find out.
How To Do The Squat Exercise The Right Way
The squat is a common but deceptively tricky exercise. Here's how to do it right.
How You Think About Exercise Matters: What “Counts” As Exercise
We are bombarded with messages about how exercise can help us lose weight and get the body we want by burning calories and sculpting our muscles.
How to Form a Foundation of Strength: Practice Quality Movement
It's so important to focus on your form during your exercises and not simply go through the motions.
How To Do A Pull Up
Getting my first pull up was one of my proudest moments. Here's how to get yours.
How To Get Better At Push Ups
Get your first full push up from the floor!
Five Reasons You're Not Seeing Results From Exercise
Here are the five biggest mistakes I see people making in their exercise programs, and what you should do instead.
How To Get Better At Exercise: Start Small And Practice Often
You don't have to go all out in your workouts from the beginning. Here's how just a small amount of easy exercise and a mindset shift can snowball into big results.
Challenge Your Muscles: How Muscle Building Works
If you want to build muscle, it's a good idea to know how that process works. This article explains the process and how to lift weights in the most effective way, whether you want to get ripped or just build enough muscle to be healthy.
How To Choose The Right Weights For Your Strength Training Exercises
If you're not sure which weights to pick up when you're in the gym, this article is for you. Here, I'll explain exactly how to choose the right weight for each exercise so you get the most benefit from your workouts.
Use Progressive Overload To Get Better Results From Your Exercise Program
The principle of progressive overload is one of the most important aspects of getting results from exercise. Here's what progressive overload means, and a simple way to apply it to your workouts.
Functional Training: What It Is and What It Is Not
Functional training is a buzz word in fitness right now. Here's what it really means.