Work yourself into submission. One of two primary causes get me to sleep every night: habit or exhaustion. When it gets particularly late, I’ll go through my nightly…
Tag: Strength
Whoever said pull-ups are easy is a jerk. Once, when I was a kid, some rando on the playground told me that setting a record for pull-ups is…
With frequency and dedication, you too can be a world champ. Oftentimes in movies and shows and whatnot, whenever you see a montage of someone trying to become…
Building muscle doesn’t have to be rocket science. The cornerstone of exercise is raising your heart rate, getting your blood pumping. When you have a nice, steady pulse,…
Go longer, not harder. I knew a guy once who could muster incredible strength in his arms and legs. He could lift stuff, push stuff, and outrun anyone…
Flex those fingers and hold on tight! Y’know what I’ve always found especially impressive? Folks with strong grips. I saw this dude in a martial arts movie once…
And how few is not enough? Quantifying certain activities can be a bit of a double-edged sword, and this goes especially toward workout reps. On the one hand,…
Lift that thing and lift it right. When I was a kid, I’d occasionally join my dad for workout sessions. He kept a handful of different exercise machines…