The body and mind are intimately intertwined. We must always look at the bigger picture. Despite Western medicine’s attempt to further break the body up into distinct “parts,” everything is connected. Your stress at work and your shoulder pain are absolutely related. Your toxic relationship and your...
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A Case Against Box Squats
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 11:25
exercise, Fitness, Lifting, powerlifting, squats, Strength and conditioning
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The box squat is ubiquitous in both high level strength and conditioning facilities and Globo gyms. While a lot of coaches and trainers tout the box squat as being beneficial for "explosiveness" and overall strength, I am here to dispute its efficacy, and highlight some of their potential drawbacks.I...
Will Creatine Help You?
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 01:18
creatine, exercise, Fitness, Lifting, sports, Strength, supplements
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Creatine is, without a doubt, one of the most popular supplements touted by bros on the market today (at least that one can legally use). Bodybuilders and other athletes use it to improve work capacity and increase size. In fact, Froiland et. al. found that about 37% of NCAA athletes take creatine....
Practical Uses of Variety in Training
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 12:56
Lifting, Olympic lifting, powerlifting, Programming, sports, strength training, weightlifting
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A lot of my readers have been asking me about programming. This week, I was luck enough to have my friend Steve write a guest post for me. Steve Bare is a professional strength coach (CSCS, USAW) and competitive weightlifter. His experience includes work in the private industry and an internship at...
Contrast Training: How it Works, and How to Use It for Impressive Gains
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 13:00
exercise, Fitness, Lifting, PAP, Plyometrics, Post activation potentiation, powerlifting, Strength, weightlifting
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I'm gonna let you in on a little training secret: it's called contrast training. It's used by elite athletes to improve power output, and the results are pretty impressive. Contrast training, also known as PAP (post activation potentiation), is the pairing of heavy strength exercises and explosive or...
Changing up Your Rep Scheme
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 12:06
Bodybuilding, exercise, Fitness, Hypertrophy, Lifting, repetitions, Strength, strength training
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If you seek out nearly any fitness-related website for information regarding rep schemes, you'll see something like this:For size, do 3-4 sets of 8-12 repetitionsFor strength, do multiple sets of 5 of fewer repetitions at a heavy weightFor muscular endurance, do sets of 20 or more repetitionsWhile this...
Nate's FREE Beta Squat Program!
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 12:26
DUP, Lifting, Periodization, powerlifting, Programming, squats
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When you have more plates on the bar than you have fingers, you know you're strong.My friend Nate is back for another guest post. You may remember his last post for me about proper breathing for the squat. Now that you know how to breathe on the lift, this program will help you get stupid strong squats....
Channeling the Mindset of a Champion
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 10:49
Lifting, Mental toughness, Sports psychology, Strength
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You can tell he's a beast, because his shirt says so.This week, a friend of mine Russell is doing a guest post. Russell has been a strength & conditioning coach and personal trainer for the past 6 years, specializing in Olympic weightlifting for 3 of those years. Starting at a movement based gym...
How Often Should You PR?
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 11:43
crossfit, exercise, Fitness, Lifting, Olympic lifting, powerlifting, PR, weightlifting
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Adding more weight to your lifts is always exciting. Getting a personal record is tangible evidence that all of your hours of hard work have been effective. One thing that I've noticed, though, is that getting PRs can be addictive. By this, I mean that many lifters (especially beginners) get so caught...
3 Reasons Why Your Poor Mobility is Holding You Back
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 12:18
exercise, Fitness, Lifting, Mobility, Olympic lifting, Power, powerlifting, Range of motion, sports, Strength
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So many lifters are willing to complain ad nauseam about their lack of mobility, but very few of those people are willing to get up and fix it. Most individuals would prefer to deadlift heavy and get their heart rates up than spend about 10-15 minutes addressing their muscular imbalances and chronically...
Stress Less to Lift More
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 11:31
exercise, Fitness, Lifting, Meditation, mind, Mind and body, recovery, Relaxation, stress
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You wake-up abruptly to the sound of your alarm clock. You press snooze, and then jolt up about 5 minutes later. Then, you scramble to find clothes to wear, brush your hair, brush your teeth and race out of the house to the car. While you're driving to work, you are constantly checking the time, getting...