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,…
Tag: Strength
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
If your body drops it, you just gotta get it back. As you get older, your body tends to lose its muscle mass much more quickly, and it…
Something’s preventing you from getting the gains you’re looking for. I wish life was as simple as “lift heavy thing, get stronger,” but unfortunately, we don’t live in…