Category: Fitness

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The Ultimate Pull-up and Chin-up Guide

The single best upper body exercise is the pull up or chin up. It works your back, arms, shoulders, core and even your chest. It has enough variations that you can focus on different...

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Strength or hypertrophy First?

When I first started lifting weights I basically wanted to get bigger and stronger. I thought the two were interchangeable. The truth is working towards strength does not always mean you will gain large...

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Starting Strength Fitness Program

Starting Strength is a book and fitness program written by strength coach and former powerlifter Mark Rippetoe. It is the best beginner program for building strength. The focus is on compound barbell lifts and...