THE SMARTEST LIFTERS understand that they need multiple approaches to reach their goals. They can’t just perform rep after rep of bench press, for example, and expect that they’ll grow the biggest, strongest chest possible. Sure, they need to bench to get better at bench, but they also need to add complementary variations and accessory …
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TO PLAY JESUS of Nazareth, actor Jonathan Roumie walks the walk—literally. That’s not just an idiom. The 51-year-old actor, who has portrayed Jesus Christ on The Chosen since 2017 (much longer than the three-year period of Jesus’s ministry in the Bible), says he focuses on simply walking in order to mold his body into a …
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RUNNING TO THE best of your ability is something of a numbers game. To hit new PRs, you’ll want to keep tabs on all kinds of stats, like distance covered, pace per mile (or interval), max heart rate, hours slept… We could go on. But at the end of the day, there’s one measurement that …
Until recently, VO2 max testing has been inaccessible to most everyday athletes. Unless you had an in with an exercise physiology lab, you had to rely on back-of-the-envelope calculations or wearable tech to generate a rough (sometimes, really rough) estimate. But as more recreational athletes and fitness-minded people express an interest in collecting accurate personal …
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THE INTERNET, IN classic fashion, created a new vocab word recently: the “himbo”. The word, which is a portmanteau of “him” and “bimbo,” skyrocketed into modern vernacular following a 2020 Twitter controversy (of course). Since then, folks on social media have been arguing over the word’s meaning and whether or not it’s socially acceptable to …
THE SMARTEST LIFTERS understand that they need multiple approaches to reach their goals. They can’t just perform rep after rep of bench press, for example, and expect that they’ll grow the biggest, strongest chest possible. Sure, they need to bench to get better at bench, but they also need to add complementary variations and accessory …
How to Do Close-Grip Bench Press to Build Triceps Strength Read More »
TO PLAY JESUS of Nazareth, actor Jonathan Roumie walks the walk—literally. That’s not just an idiom. The 51-year-old actor, who has portrayed Jesus Christ on The Chosen since 2017 (much longer than the three-year period of Jesus’s ministry in the Bible), says he focuses on simply walking in order to mold his body into a …
The Surprisingly Simple Secret to Getting Jacked Like Jesus Read More »
RUNNING TO THE best of your ability is something of a numbers game. To hit new PRs, you’ll want to keep tabs on all kinds of stats, like distance covered, pace per mile (or interval), max heart rate, hours slept… We could go on. But at the end of the day, there’s one measurement that …
Until recently, VO2 max testing has been inaccessible to most everyday athletes. Unless you had an in with an exercise physiology lab, you had to rely on back-of-the-envelope calculations or wearable tech to generate a rough (sometimes, really rough) estimate. But as more recreational athletes and fitness-minded people express an interest in collecting accurate personal …
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IF YOU’RE LOOKING to blow up your arms, you’ve got plenty of training tools in your arsenal. You can use hammer curls, preacher curls, and of course, the tried-and-true standing biceps curls. All of these exercises will have you working with free weights (either dumbbells or barbells), which is great—but you’re missing out on some …
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