Although the human evidence pool on fasting is less abundant and lower quality, we do have some very compelling data connecting fasting with weight loss, lean muscle preservation and physiological health outcomes such as: Weight loss; predominantly abdominal/central body fat Increases in lean body mass Decreases in Triglyceride (TG), LDL levels, blood glucose, insulin and …
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Hey friends, For most people, hopefully their lifting career will span over anywhere from 20-40 years, so it is completely understandable to get sick of doing squats all the time to work your legs, lets switch it up a little bit! Today we are looking at another wonderful knee dominant exercise that you can include into …
We all know, a person can only do so many squats to train legs, so lets switch it up a bit. Man, this one excites me. There are so many good leg exercises, and this is one that you can separate the body and do each leg on its own. The Rear Leg Elevated Split …
People often fall into the illusion the training legs means doing lots of squats and deadlifts... ladies and gentlemen, I call shenanigans. However, the easiest compound leg movement is the Goblet Squat. Goblet Squats are a great knee dominant workout, meaning the biggest change in joint angle is in the knee not the hip, because …
"Hey Matt, what is the best way to break my plateaus? I have been stuck on my 1RM for a while now and can't seem to increase it at all" - thank you for the question! A plateau is a weight that you are stuck at for an extended period of time on any of your lifts. …
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The best body weight vertical pull back exercise, the pull up. Very commonly done, very commonly done incorrectly. The pull up primarily focuses on your lats - latissimus dorsi muscles - but works all the muscles of the back. I am a huge fan of pull ups because it is an exercise that can be …
Hey friends, The goal of a detox diet is to cleanse the body of different toxins you have taken in through poor eating or a weekend of drinking. These elements of waste are from things like pesticides or additives put in your food. Technically speaking, a toxin is considered anything considered harmful or poisonous to …
Hey friends, This post is looking at another variant of the vertical pull - the lat pull down. This variation is awesome because it is extremely versatile, resistance bands are relatively cheap to buy, and you can complete this exercise by looping the band around any tall item (in this video, a TRX station). Things …
Hey team, In this video we are looking at one of the easier ways to target our primary vertical pulling muscles - the latissimus dorsi. I like this exercise because it is highly available in most gyms, and there isn't too many cues that you need to follow to make sure you are doing them correctly. …
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