Ahh underwear. A never-ending topic of conversation amongst women. Thongs? Some people swear by them, others don’t like their underwear up that close and personal. How about big granny pants? Great for that time of the month, or that extra bit of coverage, but the wrong pair can ride up and be uncomfortable anyway. So …
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US Weekly recently posted a picture of Jason Momoa on vacation in Venice. I’m sure you all remember him for his role in Aquaman, when all anyone could talk about for a month was his shredded and well-muscled physique. Oh and the hair, of course. However, this photo in Venice looked a little different from …
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If there’s one thing the majority of the fitness community is united on, it’s their love of hating burpees. 4 years in my gym and I’m yet to find anyone willing to do the ‘1000 burpees for time’ WOD with me (starting to wonder if I smell or something). Yet we still do burpees. So. …
If the treadmill is feeling tedious and your motivation to lift weights is waning, you might be feeling like an adventure-filled sport to add some excitement. You have friends who rock climb, and start to wonder…is rock climbing a good sport to lose weight? With a calorie burn of 500-900 per hour – depending on …
Life happens. We get busy with work, holidays, relationships, saving the world from monsters, that kinda stuff. We just can’t always get to the gym, but keeping our progress is important, so, do you lose muscle if you stop working out? What is the best plan of action if you’re taking an extended break from …
We’ve all been there, either got carried away with a big lifting session, or finished a big hero WOD like Murph, and woken up the next day with some serious post-workout soreness. At this point you may be wondering, does ibuprofen help with sore muscles from working out? Before you start popping painkillers, let’s take …
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You’ve seen it splashed across a pre-workout tub ‘’boosts nitric oxide, totes awesome’’, or you’ve heard people going on about nitric oxide supplements at the gym, and now you’re wondering – what does nitric oxide do for working out? Nitric oxide is a gas, and before you head down to the race track to start …
So you’re on a strength training kick, hitting the gym 4 days a week, and enjoying your workout routine. But then you start to think…what happens if you work out every day? Could you get even better results? There’s a whole 3 days of workouts each week being missed out! Working out every day = …
It’s always worth grabbing the popcorn and settling into the comments section when someone brings up topics like “How does a weightlifting belt work?” on social media. Some people swear by them – claiming they can lift more and are more stable with a belt, some people say that a lifting belt does the job …
Short answer: Yes. The dead hang exercise is a small but mighty one – often overlooked in favor of more exciting moves (triple-lunge-backflip-cartwheels, anyone?). If you want to increase your grip and core strength, shoulder mobility, and enjoy some spinal decompression, they are a great addition to your workout routine. If you want to increase …
