Dropsets are one of my favorite training techniques. They’re simple, fun, and they’re one of the most efficient ways to maximize hypertrophy gains. But if you overuse them, they can backfire. In this article, I’ll show you how to do them step by step, when you should use them, and when it’s best that you…
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The New “300” Workout
The NEW “300” workout – 100 x 1, 10 x 10, 1x 100 Do you remember the 2007 action movie “300” about the 300 Spartan warriors who fought to the death in the battle of Thermopylae? The actors were shredded and had, according to magazines and websites, followed the so-called “300 workout” seemingly consisting of…
Overweight and Unfit Workout Guide: Tips, Exercises & Simple Plans for Beginners
Working out is hard, especially when you’re overweight and unfit. Even simple things like walking up stairs can be tough. Running? Forget it. The gym? It’s intimidating. Maybe you tried working out before and thought “Man, I can’t do this.” The discomfort and pain can be really tough. But there’s a way. In this guide,…
How to Gain Muscle & Lose Fat: A 4-Step Process (With Meal Plan)
Have you heard it’s impossible to lose fat while gaining muscle? An impressive number of studies demonstrate this to be false (see Benito et al. 2020 for a review and meta-analysis of 111 studies). I’ve seen it firsthand. In my own study, 20 women gained 3.31 lbs of lean mass while losing 1.5% body fat…
Muscle Hypertrophy Workout for Beginners: Definitive Guide
So you want to work out for hypertrophy, but you’re not sure where to begin. Should you ask your buff friend? Trust bodybuilding magazines? Check out YouTube and Instagram? Everyone seems to have their secret sauce, and it gets confusing fast. In this definitive guide, you’ll see exactly what to focus on based on my…
10 Proven Tips to Improve Your Workout Performance
“Will I ever recover enough to deadlift again?” When I injured my lumbar spine, anxiety plagued my workouts for months. But I finally managed to overcome my performance anxiety and even improve my workout performance. I’ll show you how in this article, with tactics sport psychologists and world-class trainers use to make pro athletes win….
Coronavirus, Exercise, and Health: An Evidence-Based Guide for Athletes & Lifters
Why should you listen to me? I have a background in exercise science (B.Sc) and epidemiology (PhD). Since the pandemic hit, I read and wrote a lot about the coronavirus, including a review of cost-effective interventions to suppress COVID-19 and a series of long-form articles with Tomas Pueyo that have been viewed about 60 million…