When you’re young and resilient, falling off a balance board may not be a big deal. But that’s not necessarily the case as you get older. Take actress Brooke Shields, for example. Earlier this year, she fell off a balance board at a New York City gym, broke her right femur, and spent weeks in…
Here are two effective ways to perform negative-accentuated lying leg curls: Method #1 Method #2 In both methods, the key is to lower the weight slowly and under control for a count of 8 seconds, maintaining a smooth, uniform tempo from top to bottom. If you find yourself unable to control the descent and it…
This may come as a surprise, but muscle doesn’t grow in the gym. You can follow the best training program in the world, but if you don’t recover properly, your progress will stall—and injury is just around the corner. Proper nutrition and some light activity are important for recovery, but quality sleep trumps them all….
Stretching, foam rolling, and mobility drills may feel like a chore when preparing for a workout—but using a massage gun? That’s a different story. Just a minute or two with one of these tools and you’ll be ready to crush heavy deficit deadlifts with no deficit in performance! Sure, you can make your own homemade…
Here’s a great way to emphasize the top range during pull-ups. In the Wide-Grip Side-To-Side Pull-Up, your chin must stay above the bar as you move from one hand to the other. And don’t cheat the bottom—lower all the way down until your elbows are fully extended and your shoulders are elevated. Take a look…
With recent gym closures, many people have been forced to train at home. You can target most major muscles with limited equipment—except for the soleus, one of the primary muscles of the calf. The calf consists mainly of two muscles: the gastrocnemius and the soleus. The gastrocnemius is heavily involved when the knee is extended….
Curcumin is a supplement often recommended to weight lifters because it helps reduce inflammation and supports overall joint and muscle health. Guys in the iron game tend to experience iron overload due to high red meat consumption. As I’ve mentioned before, curcumin can help reduce the build-up of iron in the blood (see here). Supporting…
Dr. Fred Hui is an integrative medicine practitioner in Toronto, Ontario, and I’m one of his biggest fans. Since my early interest in intravenous vitamin therapy and chelation, Dr. Hui has played an instrumental role in my career. His complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments have been a game-changer for many of my family members,…
If you don’t know where you’ve been, you won’t know where to go! Without a training log, how can you truly gauge progress over time? Start one here. The goal of training is progression. That’s what separates those who train from those who simply exercise to sweat and burn calories without purpose. Doing the same…
It’s not how much you lift, but how you lift it. Controlled pin-touch reps on the bench press are far superior to those uncontrolled, momentum-driven “bounce-off-your-chest” reps. With pin-touch reps, you lower the bar until it just taps the pins—pausing briefly—before pressing it back up. This method ensures control, consistency, and proper form under load….