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Reading Time: 4 minutesI know you’ve been there. Deep into a back workout or cranking out some deadlifts and you feel your grip slipping. Your palms are sweaty, your hands are tired, and your forearms just can’t keep up anymore. You want to have a good workout, but you’re afraid you’ll look like a sissy for using straps. […]

Reading Time: 11 minutesWhat if I told you that you could get the same muscle growth from lifting less than half the weight you’re used to? What if I told you that it would take less than half the time as your normal sets? And what if I told you that you’d look badass while doing it and […]

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: 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: 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 […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion: I want to build as much muscle as possible and know that I should be in a calorie surplus, but should I have a calorie surplus on my rest days too? I don’t want to put on too much fat for no reason. You are not alone. This is a very common question. For […]

Reading Time: 7 minutes“You’ve got to squeeze the muscles.” “You’ve got to feel them working and moving the weight.” “It’s all about the mind-muscle connection.” For decades, the mind-muscle connection has been preached about in the bodybuilding world. From legends like Arnold Schwarzenegger to modern day Olympians, the idea of forming an intimate connection between mind and body […]

Reading Time: 7 minutesEverybody wants the optimal fitness program. Many claim to have it. But have you ever really stopped to think about what really makes for a top notch fitness program? In most cases, probably not. So my aim in this article is to explain to you how to start viewing optimality in fitness when looking to […]