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The Reason For Weak Days At The Gym

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The Reason For Weak Days At The Gym

The Reason For Weak Days At The Gym written in text with image of a man struggling to curl a small dumbbell.

What’s with weak days at the gym?

You know, one day you’re working out and you feel like you can lift all the weight in the gym and then the next time you work out that same muscle group, you can barely lift a thing. The weight you used the workout before feels heavy as fuck and you can’t do as many reps.

Yeah, exactly, you can relate!

So what’s going on?

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Why does your strength level go from one extreme to another in a matter of days sometimes? Continue reading The Reason For Weak Days At The Gym

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Progressive Overload Explained

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Progressive Overload Explained

Progressive Overload Explained written in text with image of a young man flexing his biceps while seated at a table with dumbbells of various sizes on top of it.

No longer seeing results in the gym?

Like, your strength hasn’t budged in the weight room since lord knows how long?

Well, are you working out the same way you did when you first began working out?

HUH, ARE YA?!?!

While it may be good that you’re doing the same exercises and have so far resisted the temptation to switch them up every single time you work out, it’s not so good that virtually everything else in your routine is identical from week to week, month to month, year to year, decade to decade, and millennia to millennia if you happen to be immortal.

Why’s that?, you ask.

That’s a good question that only cements that you need to have progressive overload explained to you! Continue reading Progressive Overload Explained

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Fitness Gift Ideas For Every Budget

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Fitness Gift Ideas For Every Budget

Fitness Gift Ideas written in text with image of a turquoise ribbon and bow.

Christmas has come and gone and you’re now in a scramble to get people gifts because (A) they weren’t important enough to you to get them shit earlier, (B) you’re frugal and know you can buy stuff for considerably cheaper once the holidays have passed, (C) you know that giving comes from the heart so it’s never too late to give to someone, or (D) all of the above.

Whatever the reason why you suddenly need a gift, you need to get something for the person(s) you’re trying to avoid looking like a total dick to for not exchanging a gift with them when they got one for you.

So what to get ’em?! Continue reading Fitness Gift Ideas For Every Budget

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Resistance Bands

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Resistance Bands

Resistance Bands written in text with image of resistance bands against a pink background.

Resistance, or exercise, bands are any of the class of stretchable strength training implements that create tension as they’re pulled. According to research, they’re as effective at building muscle as weights are, giving further proof to the adage that you can’t judge things off appearance alone. So how do bands increase strength and size like a barbell or dumbbell does with a shitload of weight on it? Continue reading Resistance Bands