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Chris Barakat is a competitive bodybuilder, educator, and researcher who truly walks the talk. Chris Barakat, MS, ATC, CISSN, is the founder of School of Gainz and Competitive Breed. He is also a competitive natural bodybuilder, researcher, and educator who truly walks the talk. read more...

When the gap in our balance grows too large, we need smart exercises to train the variables that move the meter back to the baseline of a reasonable asymmetry. This uncomplicated exercise not only builds single-leg strength and coordination but also takes care of the instability of the hips...

When the gap in our balance grows too large, we need smart exercises to train the variables that move the meter back to the baseline of a reasonable asymmetry. This uncomplicated exercise not only builds single-leg strength and coordination but also takes care of the instability of the hips...

Even if you can still exercise, play sports, and move in general with a herniated disc, there are a few precautions and steps you need to take to stop the owie from kicking your butt. Short answer? Yes. Before you go rushing to the weight room, we need to take a step back. Even though you...

Even if you can still exercise, play sports, and move in general with a herniated disc, there are a few precautions and steps you need to take to stop the owie from kicking your butt. Short answer? Yes. Before you go rushing to the weight room, we need to take a step back. Even though you...

Here is why resistance training increases athletic performance while reducing relative risk for an injury. A misconception is that weight training and weightlifting (yes, these are two separate entities, more on that later) are dangerous activities and are to blame for several injuries that...

Here is why resistance training increases athletic performance while reducing relative risk for an injury. A misconception is that weight training and weightlifting (yes, these are two separate entities, more on that later) are dangerous activities and are to blame for several injuries that...

Zelus has produced a comfortable and solid 12 lb weighted vest for beginners. Franco Columbu, who was Arnold Schwarzenegger's best friend, a champion bodybuilder in his own right, as well as a competitor in strongman and powerlifting events, had his own views about adding weight to...

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The 1.25 squat is one of the best ways to practice and train your quads, glutes, and trunk to be active and keep you from falling over at the bottom of your squat movement. We all know we shouldn’t look like we’re bowing to worship the gym floor when we do a barbell back squat. That’s a lot of...

The 1.25 squat is one of the best ways to practice and train your quads, glutes, and trunk to be active and keep you from falling over at the bottom of your squat movement. We all know we shouldn’t look like we’re bowing to worship the gym floor when we do a barbell back squat. That’s a lot of...

This episode is absolute gold for anyone who is a fan of thoughtful strength, a crazy attachment to lifting, and erudite hypertrophy. read more {feed: enclosure_href}

This episode is absolute gold for anyone who is a fan of thoughtful strength, a crazy attachment to lifting, and erudite hypertrophy. read more {feed: enclosure_href}

The complexity of fully training the back is illustrated by the vast array of machines and attachments available. A big, thick, well-developed back can elevate a physique from good to great. Sadly, the muscles of the back are the ones that most lifters struggle to develop the most. read more...

The complexity of fully training the back is illustrated by the vast array of machines and attachments available. A big, thick, well-developed back can elevate a physique from good to great. Sadly, the muscles of the back are the ones that most lifters struggle to develop the most. read more...

Please go easy, slow, and don’t kick your ass for letting it all go and having to start again. As athletes, we have all been sidelined from an injury and then taken it easy when getting back into our sport. But what if you weren't injured? What if you were on a break, and perhaps it lasted a...

Please go easy, slow, and don’t kick your ass for letting it all go and having to start again. As athletes, we have all been sidelined from an injury and then taken it easy when getting back into our sport. But what if you weren't injured? What if you were on a break, and perhaps it lasted a...

The pelvis rotates as you run, which means it needs to move in a multidimensional way. What position should the pelvis be in when you run? It’s a question you probably haven’t given much thought to unless you’re a runner with a performance goal or with an injury. read more {feed...

The pelvis rotates as you run, which means it needs to move in a multidimensional way. What position should the pelvis be in when you run? It’s a question you probably haven’t given much thought to unless you’re a runner with a performance goal or with an injury. read more {feed...

The Dumbbell Power Shrug is the easiest exercise to learn to train full-body coordination and explosiveness. If you start talking about building explosiveness with weights, someone always chirps about Olympic weightlifting movements. Learning Olympic lifts, though, is a slower and more arduous...