Assess Your Metabolic State, Dominate Your Workout
How to Balance Your Training for Gains
January 23
Reach Your Full Potential: Build Work Capacity
You've built some muscle and lost some body fat. Nice. But what's missing? Work capacity. Here's what you need to know about it.
January 12
Get Big. Get Strong. Don't Get Fat and Die.
You gotta do some conditioning work to stay healthy, but how do you combine it with strength training without interference? Three plans here.
December 12
Hot Water Immersion: Better Than Cardio?
Is relaxing in a hot tub better than cardio? Maybe. Here's some new research that might have you cutting your cardio workout in half.
October 13
The Two Best Metcon Machines
Metcon performed on these machines won't kill your gains. Instead, it'll boost your work capacity, giving you the engine to train harder.
April 8
The HICT Method for Lifters
High Intensity Continuous Training (HICT) utilizes two of the body's three energy systems, making it an ideal metabolic conditioning workout for lifters.
January 15
Tip: Sprint Without Pulling a Hamstring
Sprinting is awesome. Pulling a hammie isn't. Here's exactly how to prevent that.
April 29
Limited Equipment, Maximum Burn
Strip fat and build muscle with super short workouts and some basic equipment you already own.
March 14
Tip: The Best Cardio Machine
If you're going to commit yourself to the drudgery of using an indoor cardio machine, you might as well get the most bang for your buck.
February 26
Tip: 2 Minutes of Misery
Combine a plate push with push-ups and what do you get? One of the best conditioning combos in the history of armpit sweat.
October 22
Tip: Is Cardio Essential?
Yes... and no. Here's what every smart lifter needs to consider.
September 4
Tip: Do Sprint Snacks to Build Conditioning
New research shows short bouts of high-intensity cardio done throughout the day work just as well as doing them all at once. Info here.
July 4
Tip: The 50-Rep Leg Day Finisher
All you need is one dumbbell and a hefty amount of mental fortitude.
June 23
Tip: 1 Dumbbell, 4 Nasty Finishers
These workout finishers do more than build work capacity; they build muscle too.
June 12
Shock Training for Superhuman Power
Apply the principles of Soviet depth-jump training to push-ups and kettlebell swings to build unreal explosiveness and strength.
May 27
The Yearly Test: 5 Ways to Access Real Progress
Are you stronger than you were last year? Leaner? Healthier? Assess yourself in all areas of fitness. Here's what to do.
May 14
Tip: The Best Power and Conditioning Test
You need both anaerobic power and aerobic capacity to be a great lifter and athlete. Test them both with this simple challenge.
April 11
Fitness Gone Wrong
Good things go bad when certain exercises and training methods are misapplied and misunderstood. Here are 7 examples.
April 9
3 Best Calorie-Burning Workouts for Lifters
Most of the cardio work done in the gym is stupid. Here are three methods that actually burn calories and build work capacity.
March 12
Tip: Box Jumps For Conditioning
You've heard the warnings. Here's the full story.