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How to Get a Cheaper Gym Membership
Gym memberships are often abandoned. Around 12 percent of gym members start in January and quit in 24 weeks or less. Check with your health provider. Many healthcare providers offer reimbursement for regularly working...
Fitness Calculator Giveaway for Trainers!
Imagine you and your family sitting around your grandmother's long, shiny dining room table full of Christmas casserole dishes. You've just scraped the last bits of ham, dressing (or stuffing, depending on where you're from), cranberry sauce, and every imaginable...
Watch this man shatter the world record for most squats in one minute!
In 2015, one man's record-setting squats blew our minds. Josh Spaeth claimed the title as the world record holder for the most weighted squats in one minute when he squatted 504 pounds 22 times in one minute! That's a grand total of 11,101 pounds! To up the insanity,...
#TipTuesday: How to beat the barbell squat blues!
Whether or not you like this news, we're here to tell you that barbell squats are one of the best exercises for sculpting your quads and building lower body strength. Just ask Suzanne Digre of WorkoutNirvana.com. She's a firm believer in the power of the barbell front...
#MotivationMonday: Face the Road to Recovery With Confidence!
This #MotivationMonday is for any of you who are facing the road to recovery. It's a long, hard journey, but you can succeed. For a little encouragement, we want to talk about Suzanne Digre, the weightlifting mentor, personal trainer, and writer who founded...
Watch this hockey player do a 79-lb. Turkish Get-Up!
Any athlete knows that the road to setting a record, even a personal one, is filled with a whole lot of sweat, soreness, and some failure. But the challenge, and especially the reward, is worth it. This Saturday we're sharing one such hard-earned personal record that...
Lose weight while gaining strength in this #WorkoutWednesday from Mike Boyle!
Today, we're sharing a workout plan that features three of our favorite things: weight loss, weight lifting, and Mike Boyle's strength and conditioning expertise! Check out the first day from Week 3 of Mike Boyle's 12-Week Adult Fat Loss Program below: Each workout is...
#TipTuesday: Check Out This Hang Clean Tip!
If you're a weightlifter, you've probably done a lot of hang cleans in your career. And if you're a weightlifting trainer, that number only increases. The bottom line is you've had plenty of experience with hang cleans. But, today, we have a hang clean tip that may...
#MotivationMonday: Reminders to Re-energize Your Workout Goals!
Whether you're Eddie Hall or a lifting newbie, every now and then, we all need a practical reminder of why we lift. Maybe your reason is to look good, or to set records, or to overcome an injury. Whatever your reason for weightlifting, there's one thing we can all...