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Bobby Rich competed in Judo for Team GB and is a BJJ Blackbelt, but he’s also been gaining headlines as the coach that’s been helping David and Victoria Beckham crush their own PRs. As a fitness and wellness consultant, Rich continues to teach martial arts and has also collaborated with David...

OKKULO, the team behind new methods of improving athlete performance via exposure to specialized lighting conditions, has demonstrated a 72% improvement in anticipation times, and an 18.8% reduction in sensory reaction times in soccer players. But what is light-based training, and what does it...

Building muscle is exciting, but it is also challenging, and if you are unsure of what you are doing, then it can become very stressful. Beginners and gym rookies may notice those fast newbie gains that come from being introduced to iron, but then they see progress stall and get frustrated. This...

And How Spot Reduction Actually Works Nearly every trainer will say that you can't spot reduce. Well, maybe THEY can't. But here's what stubborn body fat actually is, and how to lose it. Most people have body fat trouble spots, even bodybuilders and fit people. You know what I’m talking about...

Thad Luckinbill has been a star of the screen since his teens. He’s made a name for himself as an enduring character in The Young and the Restless while appearing in countless movies. He’s also worked as a producer alongside his twin brother, Trent. While Thad has always stayed lean in order to...

U.S. Marine Vet Akshay Nanavati is just a few days deep into a challenge many would describe as “impossible,” and maybe even “nuts,” yet at the same time “incredible.” On Nov. 8th, Akshay set off to embark on a 110-day solo coast-to-coast ski expedition across Antarctica, covering 1,700 miles...

If you think that building a physique like Phil Heath means throwing around your weights and completing workouts at break-neck speed, then the seven-time Mr Olympia winner has news for you. In a recent social media post, the “The Gift” explained that you’ll build muscle quicker if you lean to...

ONE Championship’s Anatoliy Malykhin is the most dominant MMA star in the business right now. As the promotions heavyweight, light heavyweight, and middleweight world champion, the Russian wrestler is the first fighter to ever win three major titles in three weight classes and to hold them all...

Four-time Mr Olympia, Jay Cutler didn’t just “quad stomp” his way to bodybuilding immortality, he flexed a huge set of guns that blew away all other challengers too. And, in a recent Instagram post, the big man shared how he armored up those arms. The answer? Not so much fat tips, as fat grips...

One of the most repeated phrases in fitness is the concept that “consistency is key,” and while that’s true, it doesn’t take into account the fact that sometimes, for whatever reason, we are forced to take a break from the barbell. But how long can we stay away from the gym before our...

There’s a solid chance that when NewsNation Decision Desk 2024 completes its seven-hour broadcast early Wednesday morning, Chris Cuomo still won’t be certain who our next president will be. If so, while many states will still be counting ballots the next day, news media’s most powerfully built...

New Curcumin Study Use varying doses of this super supplement during different phases of training so you can train harder and recover faster. I read a lot of research papers. It’s not often, though, that I find a paper from a respected journal where the authors make an actual, concrete...

Ishmael Sandiford, widely known as “The Black Superman” and “The King of Calisthenics,” made history by becoming the first athlete in the world to win both a National Qualifying NPC Bodybuilding show and a Pro Qualifying Calisthenics competition on the same day. This unprecedented achievement...

You know how it is. You picked something up that fought back and won. Or maybe you fell and broke a bone. Maybe you threw out your back. Perhaps you just woke up one day with “mystery pain.” But one way or another, at some point in your life, you’ve found yourself injured and unable to do the...

How to Keep Lifting With Tendon Pain Here's what to do if achy joints are forcing you to take time off. Stop the most common lifting injury dead in its tracks and keep making gains. Lifting: It ain’t always peaches and creatine. Training injuries happen. It’s the ability to navigate these...

Here's a workout split most people have never tried. Too bad, because it makes a whole lotta sense. This is the training split I use the most with athletes and strength-focused clients. Think of it as a classic full-body split with the addition of a “bonus” workout. Whole-body training is the...

The Best Movements for Long-Term, Pain-Free Gains Love lifting? Want to keep doing it for life? Then you need to balance your workouts and fix your posture with these five exercises. How to Lift Forever Love lifting? Love playing sports? Then you need to make certain exercises a priority in your...

Forged from the fires of Mount Randomness come 8 tips to help you get bigger, stronger, leaner, and healthier. A while ago I wrote an article called 7 for 27 5 in honor of my 27th birthday where I shared seven random thoughts and training tips. At the end of that article I stated that my goal...

Why Working Out Every Day Won't Work You might feel accomplished by challenging your body daily, but taking no days off will limit your results and even halt gains. Here's why. When we don’t like how we look, improving becomes an emotional issue. And those emotions often drive lifters to take no...

The 3/7 Method for Muscle Growth and Strength A scientifically proven and extremely time-efficient set/rep scheme for increasing muscle growth and strength. Check it out here. I’m a sucker for metabolic stress. If, after a workout, I’m not short of breath, don’t feel sweat trickling down my...