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One training system to rule them all? Whether your goal is strength, size, or athletic speed, this method will take you to the next level.
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4 Sleep Strategies for Athletes

Sleep like a baby, perform like a beast. Here are four cool sleep strategies to get the job done.
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Log Your Training Like a Boss

If you're not recording your workouts, you're wasting your time. Here are the essentials your training journal needs to contain.
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5 Things Exercise Nazis Get Wrong

They advocate good form and safety, but are they keeping you small and weak? Train like a fragile flower and you'll look like one too.
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The Master Switch for More Muscle & Less Fat

Increase cellular levels of AMPK and you can get lean and muscular much easier. Plus, it might even help you live a lot longer.
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11 Guidelines for a Great Bench Press

Weak benchers do flyes, pec deck, and machine presses – everything except what they need to be doing, which is bench, bench, bench.
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The Truth About Barefoot Training

The barefoot-training trend started strong, but ended with armies of people with gimpy feet. They were on the right track, though. Here's what they did wrong.
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The 3 Essential Workout Methods for Muscle

There are three training mechanisms that contribute to building muscle. You need to use all of them to grow. Here's how.
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No More Strong Fat Guys

You don't have to be fat to lift a ton of weight. And the right kind of conditioning will accelerate recovery and make you stronger.
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5 Simple Ways to Get Stronger

You can make strength training really complicated or you can make it really simple. Let's keep it simple and get wicked strong.
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Top 5 Exercises for Real World Performance

Functional training doesn't mean doing silly circus tricks with baby weights. Here are five functional exercises that actually work.
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3 Keys to a Big, Injury-Free Bench Press

Lift big-ass weights without pain using these three very advanced techniques.
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The Best Squat You're Not Doing

This type of squat improves your form, saves your joints, and makes a great addition to your regular squatting.
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The Beautiful, Ugly Truth About Competing

Women who decide to compete will have one of two experiences. They'll either grow from it or be destroyed by it. Are you ready to step on stage?
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The Complete Power Look Program

The look of power cannot be faked. Here's how to build a body that has the "go" to back up the "show."
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The 12 Minute Fix for Abs and Glutes

Work the core, glutes, and even shoulders together while burning loads of body fat in one excruciating exercise sequence.
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No-Weights Calf Training

Calves are tough to grow. Take this simple test of strength, then use the no-machines workout provided to finally add some meat to yours.
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The Fat That Makes You Fat

For years they've been saying it's good for us. In reality, this type of fat is making us fatter and causing heart attacks. And it's everywhere.
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Bodybuilder Breaks World Squat Record

Pro bodybuilder Amit Sapir shattered the world record in the raw squat. Ten minutes later, he did it again. Here's how.
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Growth Factor Shoulder Training

Warning: This workout is gonna hurt. Get ready to use time under tension, multiple angles of attack, and a whole bunch of lactate.
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9 Reasons Couples Should Work Out

You want harmony? You want love? You want great sex? Then get your partner to start working out with you.
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What You Don't Know About Your Thyroid

Everything you ever wanted to know about the thyroid, from testing to drugs to the foods you need to eat for optimal function.
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4 Gym Machines That Need To Die

These machines are injurious, dysfunctional, or based on downright fraud. Luckily, there are some very effective alternatives.
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Build Glutes That Melt The Internet

Even if you deadlift and squat, you may still be missing something in your quest for the ultimate athletic booty.
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The Top 10 Bodyweight Exercises

In the world of bodyweight strength training, the possibilities and challenges are truly limitless. Are you ready to take them on?