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The 8 Best Kettlebell Back Exercises to Build Your Back Without a Barbell

The 8 Best Kettlebell Back Exercises to Build Your Back Without a Barbell

Training your back isn’t just a one-exercise-and-done situation. That’s because the back contains an intricate system of muscles that support pretty much every movement in your body. If you’re bending, standing up, rotating, or twisting in any direction, a strong back is key to you moving through activities of daily life or powering through your sport of choice. …
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The 5 Best HIIT Treadmill Workouts to Bring Some Heart to Your Training

The 5 Best HIIT Treadmill Workouts to Bring Some Heart to Your Training

High-intensity interval training (or HIIT) is a style of cardio that athletes either love, hate, or (somehow) both at once. From aerobics classes to long-distance nature walks, there’s no shortage of options for burning calories or working on your health. But HIIT takes things to a brand new level of intensity and turns your walk into a series…
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Cold Plunge Vs. Sauna — Which is Better for Post-Workout Recovery?

Cold Plunge Vs. Sauna — Which is Better for Post-Workout Recovery?

Lifting heavy, eating well, and recovery strategies are all part of the big picture of making gains. When it comes to recovery, there are many options to explore. In addition to getting adequate sleep, you may prefer mobility work, myofascial release, stretching, or exposure to extreme temperatures.  Using a sauna or taking a cold plunge are both forms…
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BarBend Acquires the Morning Chalk Up

BarBend Acquires the Morning Chalk Up

Today, November 17, 2023, BarBend is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Morning Chalk Up. Since launching during the 2016 CrossFit Open, Morning Chalk Up has been the go-to digital publication for the sport of CrossFit and its community as a whole. For many, their day doesn’t truly start until the Morning Chalk Up newsletter lands…
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New Study Compares Diet Soda vs. Water For Weight Loss

New Study Compares Diet Soda vs. Water For Weight Loss

With a 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola containing a whopping 39 grams of sugar, it’s long been understood that sweetened sodas will likely derail anyone’s weight loss journey as the 140 calories per can* — which should arguably say 156 calories per can instead since every carb contributes four calories. The positive or negative effects of diet sodas, however,…
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Non-Stim Vs. Stim Pre-Workout — What’s the Best Option for Fueling Gains?

Non-Stim Vs. Stim Pre-Workout — What’s the Best Option for Fueling Gains?

You’re crushing your training program week after week, getting stronger, eating well, and sleeping like a baby. But after a while, you hit a plateau, and progress stalls. It might be time to consider taking a pre-workout supplement to take it to the next level. Pre-workout supplements are a blend of ingredients designed to improve your exercise performance….
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7 Retired NFL Stars Who Are Still Strong as Hell

7 Retired NFL Stars Who Are Still Strong as Hell

Meet football: A sport that averages around 16.7 million TV viewers per game annually and is the undisputed king of TV in the U.S. Some of the sport’s best – and biggest – moments revolve around helmet-rattling hits that leave fans buzzing and commentators flabbergasted. But what allows these players to make these big-time plays? The answer: Weights…
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These Are 7 of the Most Famous Gyms in the World

These Are 7 of the Most Famous Gyms in the World

Most of Robbins Lane — a narrow strip connecting two larger highways in the blue-collar Syosset neighborhood of Long Island, New York — is punctured by potholes. There’s an inlet between 231 Robbins Ln. (a self-defense class studio) and 233 (a rug store) so well-camouflaged by concrete walls and slightly saggy power lines that, were you paying even…
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Running on a Treadmill Vs. Running Outside — Which Is Best for Your Goals?

Running on a Treadmill Vs. Running Outside — Which Is Best for Your Goals?

For strength athletes, running is about more than catching your bus or just generally getting from point A to point B faster. When you’re in the market for an effective form of cardiovascular training to boost your work capacity and cardiovascular fitness, it’s tough to go wrong with running. The most common types of running for the purpose…
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The Rock’s Arm Workout: How to Do It, + Tips for Gaining Muscle

The Rock’s Arm Workout: How to Do It, + Tips for Gaining Muscle

If you’re active on social media or happen to have been to a movie theater in the last, oh, decade or so, you can probably smell what the Rock is cooking. Former WWE superstar turned Hollywood action hero Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson owes his fame to a number of factors. Chief among them, perhaps, his physique. Between promoting…
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