Fitness & Workouts
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How Micro-Goals Got This 36-Year Old Fit
Here, this new father talks about key nutrition lessons learned, why everyone should set micro-goals, and how things are rarely as bad as they seem.
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The At-Home Fitness Equipment You Need and an Easy-To-Follow Plan
So, whether you enjoy sweating where you sleep or not, here’s our take on the at-home essentials and the non-essentials, but nice-to-haves. We’ve also included a basic at-home training plan below. You may also like: The 2-dumbbell workout plan and the 10 best bodyweight-only workouts The At-Home Equipment You Need Dumbbells It’s good to be able to squat, row, press, etc. with a bit of resistance, even if it’s not a lot. A pair of 15s or 20s should do for most. While more weight like 30s, 40s, and 50s might be great for deadlifts and squats, it might be…
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The 6-week Reinvention workout plan (2020)
At one point or another, we all must go through reinvention. Our bodies change, workout plans plateau, stagnate, or cease to work anymore, and the same goes for careers, jobs, or relationships. We can initiate a reinvention ourselves, or be forced into one, but either way, we need to do our best to make it a successful one. There’s a very strong connection between fitness and other aspects of our lives. The discipline it takes to transform your body through working out and eating healthy transfers into career and personal life, without a doubt. If you can push yourself through…
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The New Year 2020 workout plan recommendations
The new year is here! Yet another opportunity to wipe the slate clean and start fresh. Let’s do this together. There are endless amounts of workout plans to follow, whether they work for you comes down to three things: You’re following the right plan for your goal (and you have a realistic goal) You’re progressing (or pushing yourself) appropriately Your eating plan / diet is where it should be As for finding the right plan, we’ve prepared a list for every type of scenario. Are you a complete beginner with no experience working out? We’ve got that for you. Are…
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The Just One workout plan v1.0
First things first: Strength training cannot be neglected, especially if you’re trying to build lean muscle and lose weight. Forcing your body to push weights and challenge yourself week-over-week to do more is what drives results. Yes, there’s a whole lot you can make happen with your bodyweight alone or with a pair of dumbbells, we’ve written about that time and time again, more specifically, in our best bodyweight workouts story. But, strength training is king when it comes to the physique or figure. Now, if you’re short on time, traveling, or are a bit more busy than usually (hello,…
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10 ways to take on a workout plan the right way
Getting in shape (and staying in shape) takes time and effort. It would be silly not to try and optimize all of that time and effort, right? The follow are a series of guidelines that originated as hard lessons learned from experience. You’re now one step ahead when it comes to continuously seeing gains while reducing your odds of injury or burnout. 1. Rest is more important than you might think Beating yourself into the ground is not a form of exercise. If you’re trying to build muscle and/or burn fat, hitting the gym day in and day out eventually…
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How I figured out the forearm stand
I never knew about a forearm stand until a few months ago. I obviously knew about a handstand, but not the forearm stand. As soon as I did learn about it, I tried many times, and failed many times. But this is what I do, experiment, constantly. I’m hardly a yogi, but I have a lot of respect for the practice, and like to integrate some poses and flows when and where I can. Strength training is where I’m most experienced, but I find myself gravitating towards the yoga practice more and more. During a recent trip to an intense…
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How to drink alcohol and not lose your gains
If you drink here and there, will all of your hard work go to crap? No, not really. Is it possible to still lose weight or stay incredibly lean? Sure, but within reason. Does being 41 or 31 instead of 21 make a difference? Yes. Are there other factors that push the needle in either direction? Yes, lots. Ultimately it’s going to come to down you to figure out what works (and doesn’t work) for you. The cut-and-dry reasons why alcohol is garbage for gains There are two big ones: The extra calories quickly add up It screws up all…
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The 3-day Pull, Squat, Push split workout plan
These days it seems to be all about full body workouts, but that’s not necessarily the end-all-be-all. There are so many different ways to train, and so many different ways to “be balanced” without hitting every muscle group in every single workout. Split routines are very popular alternative. Burnt out from HIIT? Strength hit a plateau? Give this one a go. Other similar plans you may like: The 3-day Monster workout plan The Super-3 strength-building workout plan How it works Three days of strength training is a good baseline for seeing results. There are several different ways to program split…
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How to Increase Pull-Ups From 0 to 10 Reps in 30 Days
Pull-ups are an essential functional strength exercise for everyone. If you ever needed to climb over a wall or pull yourself up from danger, having the ability to do pull-ups will make those tasks much easier. That said, pull-ups are not easy, but with the right exercises, a commitment to a workout plan, you’ll increase pull-ups in no time. After reviewing our guide to increase pull-ups, take on our 4-Week Pull-Up Workout Plan. Want more workout plans? Check out our collection of 35+ free workout plans for different fitness goals and abilities. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram, TikTok,…
