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The Side Effects of Probiotics for Strength Athletes to Look Out For
Whether your main goal is to pack on muscle or pack more plates onto the bar, you’re likely cramming as much protein as you can into your diet. And while a high-protein diet is a generally safe approach, some gastrointestinal distress isn’t unheard of after all that whey protein powder in your shakes. Many people take probiotic supplements…
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Are There Foods That Burn Fat? The Science Behind the Weight Loss Claim
It’s happened to plenty of strength athletes. You’re scrolling your social media feed and come across posts listing out foods that burn fat — read: green tea and and apple cider vinegar — promising to shed fat from your frame just by eating or drinking them. And yet, there is a chasm of scientific difference between foods that…
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Does Training for the Pump Build Muscle?
Nothing hits like a good pump. Your shirt drapes over your chest after a few high-rep sets of pec flyes. Your shoulders, engorged with blood, stretch wider than usual and accentuate your V-taper. Leaving the gym with a glute pump at the end of a leg workout? Forget about it. Fans of bodybuilding history will know that seven-time…
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Does Lifting Weights Burn Fat? Here’s What You Need to Know
Losing weight is simple, but not necessarily easy. When you boil it down to the most basic biology, losing (or gaining) body weight is mostly about balancing your calories: Create a deficit by burning more than you eat, and you’ll shed weight. Do the opposite and you’ll gain. Easy enough. It’s that “burn” bit that can be tricky,…
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Is a Calorie Just a Calorie? An RD Weighs In
Across the fitness industry, training and nutrition are often portrayed as inseparable from calories. Whether you’re counting how many calories you’re consuming in your meal prep or how many you’re “burning” on the treadmill, calorie counting is frequently encouraged. Given the amount of attention dedicated specifically to calories within training circles, strength athletes can benefit tremendously from understanding…
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What Is Barbell Knurling? + Other Barbell Features to Know About
Today is the day. After weeks and months of hard training, your strength training program finally calls for a new 1-rep max in the deadlift. You’ve got the gym to yourself, your favorite song pounding in your ears, and a loaded barbell before you. You set up, wrap your hands around the bar — it’s a bit rusty…
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Do Cold Showers Burn Fat? Everything You Need to Know About Weight Loss and Cold Water Exposure
Your experience with fitness may well take you through some unique lifestyle changes. From dialing in your nutrition to finally locking in that eight-hour sleep window, what you do in your downtime has a huge impact on your strength gains. Any single act won’t seem like a huge needle-mover for your results, but small daily habits really do…
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How to Do the Sumo Deadlift, According to a CPT
The sumo is the dark horse of deadlifting. The first time you saw someone split their legs in the gym and yank a bar-bending amount of weight, you were probably more than a little puzzled. It may have even made you wonder if you’d been approaching your deadlift workouts the wrong way all along. The question, then, is just…
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Does Protein Powder Cause Acne?
Getting to the gym and consistently crushing your workouts makes you feel good and strong; that’s why you love it. In addition to training, keeping your protein intake high can help you build muscle, lose fat, and recover better. A protein shake is a convenient way to get what you need to fuel those gains, and whey protein…
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What Is Erythritol? Is This Zero-Calorie Sweetener Too Good to Be True?
On your muscle-building journey, you’ll likely grab a tub of protein powder to help you reach your protein intake goal. If you’re always on the hunt for the best protein powders, you probably read the ingredients before deciding. Somewhere in the ingredients, you’ll find artificial sweeteners. Erythritol, a sugar alcohol, is common in protein powders. With plenty of…
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