Reading Time: 3 minutesA common question that pops up when it comes to nutrition is this: Do you need to count calories to lose weight or gain muscle? I get where you’re coming from. Counting calories sounds boring as hell. It sounds hard. It sounds like a lot of work. It sounds OCD. Why would you want to […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesBeing shredded is where it’s at. You’ve got sickening definition, your abs pop, and you just can’t keep your eyes off of yourself in the gym mirror with that delicious downlighting – and neither can anyone else. But then you know what happens… You soften up, life gets in the way, and that definition you […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesOriginally published on Return of Kings. To check it out, click here. Traveling is a blast. Seeing faraway lands, making memories, going on adventures and experiencing brand new things. It’s something we could all use some more of. But a common question that comes up when we talk about traveling is this: How do I workout […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesHappy Sunday, everybody. Hope you’ve been living it up and getting some solid training in. It’s time for another Q&A. This time, it’s a question that haunts lifters day and night from around the globe – male or female: “Should I bulk or cut?” You’re new to lifting or have been lifting a little while […]
Reading Time: 9 minutesLook, I get it. It feels good to lift heavy weights, brag about your maxes, and post videos on Instagram of you hitting new PRs. You feel like a beast…the king of the gym…and nothing can stop you. And what’s the number one exercise that people do to carry this out? Deadlifts. Oh, my bad…should I say…King Deadlift? Everywhere […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe hardest part of achieving a respectable physique is not finding the magical workout, diet, or supplement. The hardest part is showing up every day and putting in WORK. It’s being dedicated. Making the commitment. You can talk all day about science, theory, and what’s optimal. You know I love it. But none of it […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesIf you’ve ever been on social media, chances are you’ve seen #IIFYM posted under a picture of some frisky food porn. If not, then maybe you’ve heard about it in conversation when the topic of diet is brought up: “Oh, I’m doing IIFYM!” But what is it? IIFYM stands for “If It Fits Your Macros”, […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesWho doesn’t love fitness. The gym…the grind…the nutrition…the progression. It’s freakin’ addicting. We all know how it feels to get that surge of excitement before hitting the weights. Hell, I spend most of my waking time thinking about and researching fitness topics. Just for fun. But every once in a while we need to take […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesIt’s 3AM and you just flipped on the TV after a night of partying to chow down on the post-drinking meal and drift off into La La Land. As you slink into the soft bliss of your silk sheets, there on the screen you see another predictable late night fitness program infomercial. “This system is […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLife is far from perfect or easy. Shit happens. Things get scary or uncomfortable. People come and go. Disaster strikes. We have to face challenges, and oftentimes we didn’t even ask for them. It can be a lot to take in. At times, it can be overwhelming. the future can look bleak and it’s hard […]
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