Rob Hammer / Aurora Photos / GettyThe Question: Should I wear a weight belt for deadlifts, and if so, when? The Answer: A weight belt can help reduce the stress on your spine when you’re lifting weights. You may see a lot of people at your gym wearing the belts, but if you’re just starting to lift heavy...
Courtesy of Weider Health & FitnessThere was a reason people called him the Myth and perhaps nobody captured it better than Arnold Schwarzenegger, who recounted his first encounter with Sergio Oliva in his autobiography, Education of a Bodybuilder: “Then for the first time, I saw Sergio Oliva in person. I understood why they called him...
Kevin HortonOPENING ARGUMENTS: DEFENSE By constantly working muscles and strengthening your tendons through intense and heavy resistance exercise, you can significantly increase your overall flexibility. Being consistently active and engaging in exercises that include multijoint movements flush the soft tissues that surround joints with blood. This helps increase your flexibility. PROSECUTION Lifting heavy weights without stretching first can put...
If you're a guy who continually pushes hard, then the reality is that you’re going to eventually blow your training wad—no matter how invincible you think you are. To avoid full-body fatigue and crappy days in the gym, you need to start practicing deloading. Andrew Triana, a strongman coach and co-owner of the fitness community...
Anya Semenoff / GettyWhat's your favorite form of body therapy? Foam rolling? Sports massage? Maybe getting your sweat on in the sauna? Well, here’s a new one for you: using a freakin’ laser beam to boost performance, soothe aching muscles, and speed up recovery. And yes, we’re serious. The Lowdown on LLLT What it is: Known to lab...
ShutterstockCold-immersion therapy—colloquially known as cold therapy or ice baths—has long been a recovery method used by hardcore lifters, pro athletes, and ultramarathoners looking to initiate and enhance the healing process after a taxing training session. Trouble is, plunging neck-deep into a bone-chilling, testicle-shrinking tub of ice may not be so helpful. In a study published in...
Courtesy of WWEKane and Daniel Bryan are far from the best of friends, but it’s hard to argue with results. Last week, the duo had their first match in five years and made short work of former tag team champions The Usos. This Sunday at Extreme Rules, "Team Hell No" is poised to take on The Bludgeon Brothers...