December 28
Tip: Avoid NSAIDS and Icing Sore Muscles
When you ice or use pain killers after a tough workout, you're actually putting the brakes on muscle growth. Here's why.
December 27
Tip: Don't Try to Hit the Triceps With Dips
Changing your form on dips to train the triceps will wreck your joints. Here's a better method that works great.
December 26
Tip: Know When to Use Lifting Straps
The strongest lifters use straps, but not all the time. Here's a guide to help you decide when, and when not, to use them.
December 25
Tip: Do Hip Thrusts for Better Glutes
Learn this and make it a staple. Here's how it's done.
December 24
Tip: Do Heavy Squat Stand-Ups
Bust plateaus and add more pounds to the bar with this simple technique. Check it out.
Tip: Build Your Lats With These Two Techniques
Use these strategies to make gains and perfect your pull-ups. Here's how.
December 23
Tip: Use These 3 Lifting Techniques to Burn Fat
Do finisher sets to torch more calories and reveal your muscle. Here's how.
The 5 Minute Workout Booster
Five minutes is all it takes to make more gains, build more strength, and hit goals faster. Just add a simple pre-workout primer to your training. Here's how.
December 22
Tip: Get Stronger Using Paused Deadlifts
This will teach you to better use your lats and it'll increase time under tension for hypertrophy. Here's how to do it.
Tip: Do Stage Reps to Improve Your Pull-Ups
Suck at pull-ups? Avoid machines and use this training technique instead. Check it out.
December 21
Tip: Do The One-Kettlebell Workout
Ramp up your conditioning with only one kettlebell and your bodyweight. Here's the workout.
Lift Like a Monster, Look Like a Hero
Get stronger, build muscle, and increase performance, all with one challenging program. Check it out.
Tip: Train the Deep Ab Muscles with this Exercise
The stir-the-pot exercise will strengthen your core like nothing else. Here's how to do it.
December 20
Tip: Test Yourself with the Renegade Row
This test will teach you a lot about your strength and athleticism. Here's how to do it.
Tip: Don't Use Soreness to Judge Workout Effectiveness
You can get sore and not make progress. And you can make progress and not get sore. Here are the facts.
December 19
Tip: Do the Muscle-Snatch for Strength & Power
It's the easiest Olympic-style lift to learn and it'll turn you into a badass. Here's how to do it.
December 18
Tip: Take the Texas Push-Up Challenge
Think you're good at push-ups? Here's your chance to find out.
December 17
Tip: Do This 2 Minute Drill Before Every Workout
Awaken the nervous system before training to recruit more muscle fibers. Here's how.
3 Exercises That Kill Your Knees
These three exercises can wreck your knees. Don't worry, you can modify the movements or just replace them with something better. Here's how.