How To Ruin Your Monday
As far as I can tell, in gyms all over the world, Monday remains the unofficial international bench press day. Where the first and freshest day of the week (for …
Does Stretching Between Sets Help?
Many moons ago our ancestors of the old intuitive-lifting era claimed that stretching between sets helped you grow more muscle. Previous research has suggested that passive interset stretching might positively …
126 Quick Health and Fitness Tips
Do you know what’s better than 3 fitness tips? 126 quick health and fitness tips in ONE post. I wrote this list a couple of years ago but I’ve …
Does Foam Rolling Work, and What Does it Do?
For all the hype around foam-rolling these days, it may be surprising to know that we still don’t know for certain what’s happening when we do it. The underlying mechanisms are …
Strength Training Could Save Your Life
We know that aerobic exercise has a wonderfully preserving influence on the heart and lungs. But how does resistance training alone stack up to helping us lead longer, healthier lives? Can …
Exercise and Mental Health Benefits
The effects of exercise on mental health are finally getting some much-needed attention in the scientific community. For a long time, a growing body of research has connected regular exercise …