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Does strength training help you lose weight?
If you’re trying to lose weight, it can be all too easy to focus on cardio work – but pounding the treadmill isn’t the only answer in the pursuit of dropping a trouser size or two. Strength training is a hugely effective way of slimming down. In fact, some experts...
Progress: Getting Past the Weight
Are you Ignoring Power?: How Power Training Can Help Your Lifting
Reg Ranges are BS...Usually
Today its big science time, you can tell from this highly-detailed graph: We’re discussing the importance of rep ranges and other key factors on gains. We’re going to break down the real simple science of how to weight train effectively while simultaneously cutting through the nonsense you’ll see on...
Gaining Muscle and Strength While Losing Weight: A User’s Guide to Your Body!
Gaining muscle and losing fat are the two key goals that make up most of fitness. They’re common and meaningful changes to your body that improve health, confidence, and performance. Choosing between the two is crucially difficult and makes a significant difference to your experience. Cycles of “bulking” and “cutting”...
More Weight vs More Reps: A Simple Outline of Volume and Intensity
How you structure your training around reps-performed (volume) and weight-used (intensity) are key to your physique and performance. Utilising these two variables to your advantage is the essence of good strength training. Today, we’re discussing what they’re for and how you can make use of them for strength, muscle, and...