It is commonly believed in the pursuit of athletic and non-athletic endeavors that one’s mentality should be goal oriented. Within the pursuit of success, one seldom discusses such pursuits without attaching goals like a corollary. However, contrary to the usual understanding, goals could be a detriment to success when taken out of context. Nature of …
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The Most Interesting Statistics from CrossFit Open Workout 18.1
One of the greatest parts in regards to a sport that’s as popular and numbers-driven as CrossFit is that you can get some very meaty data in the hordes of athletes who compete worldwide on view. It’s not hard to discover by clicking round the leaderboard that well over 150,000 people tried their hand at …
Watch Kara Saunders’ Best-on-Earth 18.5 Workout
The current Second Fittest Woman on Earth??Kara Saunders was the only CrossFit? athlete, man or woman, to break the 200-rep barrier in the 18.5 Open workout. Saunders, who recently changed her name from Kara Webb after marrying Matt Saunders, performed an impressive 201 reps at CrossFit Kova in Brisbane, Australia. Remember, this is actually the …
What’s Hypertrophy? – Definition
In this short article we will discuss muscle hypertrophy, a scientific expression used to explain the physiological process of new muscle tissues development. Muscle hypertrophy is a key training process for every athlete and lifter, no matter sport, training level, or age. In the below sections we will outline what hypertrophy is defined as, the …
Hips Or Knees: Which Should Break First Within the Squat?
Chicken or the egg, which came first? The knees and hips argument has raged on since the dawn of time, well, a minimum of since we started barbell squatting. On social media along with other online outlets, it may be incredibly tedious watching the argument shuttle between your knees and the hips breaking first within …
Overhead Carries Exercise Guide
Proper overhead position is essential for movements like jerks, snatches, overhead presses, strongman lifts, gymnastics, competitive fitness, and everyday life. All too often lifters and athletes fail to properly gain awareness and stability in the overhead position (which may be a direct result not learning the overhead position, mobility, or both). In this article, we …
3 Best Strength Training Splits
In this article we’ll breakdown three (3) of the very most effective weight training splits for lifters and athletes looking to build muscle mass and strength. Within the below sections we will dissect each strength training split, discussing whom it may be best for, benefits, and potential limitations. What is really a Weight training Split? …
Watch Actor William H. Macy Crush a Legless Rope Climb
We’ve been spending considerable time talking about the insane back workouts that Sylvester Stallone is pulling off (or pulling down) in his seventies, but it’s definitely worth pointing out that he’s not the only kind-of-old-let’s-be-honest Hollywood celebrity with excellent back strength. William Hall Macy is 68 years of age and made legless rope climb that …
MTS Nutrition Creatine Review – What's a great Price for Creapure??
MTS Nutrition is based in Ohio and began by bodybuilder Marc Lobliner in 2011.?They offer about 30 different supplements that include standard whey proteins and proteins as well as stimulants and hormonal natural supplements. We chose to take particular notice at their creatine. MTS Nutrition Creatine Ingredients There’s only one ingredient here: creatine monohydrate, with …
Tia-Clair Toomey Wins Gold At 2018 Commonwealth Games
Earlier today, the 2017 Fittest Woman On Earth? Tia-Clair Toomey walked away having a gold within the 58kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Toomey finished her performance having a personal best 87kg snatch along with a 114kg clean & jerk, which earned her a 201kg total. Throughout most of the competition, Canadian weightlifter …