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How To Start Working Out At Home (Effectively)

If you’ve decided to start working out at home, you probably have a lot of questions you want answered. Whether you are a beginner or seasoned gym vet, this home...

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18 Back Extension Exercises For a Super Strong Lower Back

Back extensions (often called hyperextensions) are one of the simplest, most effective ways to build a stronger lower back and posterior chain, especially when you do them slow, controlled, and...

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4 Best Types of Periodization for Strength Training

When it comes to periodization training, things can get a little convoluted through overly complicated explanations. We are here to break things down in the simplest manner possible. In this...

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The Ultimate Guide to Reverse Pyramid Training (Spreadsheet Included)

Sometimes we get stuck in a training rut and can’t seem to break through, if that’s the case then you might want to give reverse pyramid training a shot. Reverse...

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Macrocycle, Mesocycle, and Microcycle in Periodization Training Explained

As a student of fitness, one of the most important concepts of training to learn is periodization, especially as you move from novice to intermediate, and even more so when...

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13 Plyometric Exercises For Beginners

We are here to introduce 13 plyometric exercises for beginners plus all the benefits that come from doing them. Train using plyometric exercises to lose fat, run faster, jump higher,...

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3 Resistance Band Arm Workouts To Get You Armed & Ready

Whether you’re a newcomer to fitness or if you’ve spent decades in the gym, resistance band arm workouts can put on size and strength or help you come back from...

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20 Best Battle Rope Exercises For Beginners and Experts

If you’ve got yourself some battle ropes (aka battling ropes) or you saw them at your gym but you don’t know how to use them or you are simply looking...

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3 Different Body Types Explained: Diet, Workouts and Tips

You’ve probably heard about the three different body types or somatotypes; ectomorph, endomorph and mesomorph but you probably don’t know where these terms came from or what exactly they mean....

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17 Best Full Body Dumbbell Exercises (& 4 Total Body DB Workouts)

Most would agree that big, compound, FULL BODY exercises are the best way to build muscle, increase strength, lose body fat, and even improve athleticism...or, in other words, get into...

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Dumbbell Chest Workout Without Bench

The bench press is a classic chest builder—but what if you don’t have a bench? Good news: you don’t need one. With just a pair of dumbbells, you can still...

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Push Ups With Resistance Bands: How To, Variations & Muscles Worked

If you want a well-balanced fitness plan, push ups should be one of the staples in your upper body workouts. This classic, highly effective compound exercise focuses on your chest,...