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Stronger By Science publishes articles on topics like lifting technique (squatbench, and deadlift), body composition and hypertrophyprogrammingnutritionprehab and rehab, and cardio.

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Complete Guide to Bar Speed Trackers

In the last year, we hit the tipping point of sensor technology in the weight room, and finally those in the strength game have something for them. For decades, the endurance crowd enjoyed their toys, specifically GPS watches and heart rate monitors, but the average gym rat that takes his or her lifting seriously was always an afterthought. It made sense since more people will show up and “participate” in a 5K road race, but

Succeed Every Day: A Complete Guide to Habit-Forming

“We are what we repeatedly do.” Aristotle gave us this insight into habits over 2,000 years ago and it remains true. A habit is a response to a contextual cue that we have developed over time by giving the same response to the same contextual cue. In other words, a habit is something we repeatedly do. We carry out many habits every day without thinking about them. Do you take the same walk to work

Stress: Why Obsessing About The Stuff That Doesn’t Matter Can Mess You Up

The following is an excerpt from my new book “The Art of Lifting.” To see how “Science of Lifting” takes this topic in more depth, you can check out my article on rippedbody.jp which is essentially another except. This breakdown – general introduction to a topic in “Art,” and delving deeper in “Science” – is what this ebook bundle is all about.    Stress is a very huge, very important topic.  If you’re interested in it, I’d

Jacked sprint cyclists

Avoiding Cardio Could Be Holding You Back

What you’re getting yourself into ~3100 words 8-12 minute read time Key Points Lifting heavy things is more metabolically taxing than most people realize. Most people think of weight training as a purely anaerobic enterprise, but the majority of the energy you use to train is produced by your aerobic energy system. Cardiovascular training can improve your recovery between sets and workouts, and won’t interfere with strength or muscle gains if you do it correctly.

Matthias Steiner drops weight on his back after a failed lift.

You’ve Been Set Up To Fail

I started writing about two and a half years ago. I never really expected things to go the way they have.  I didn’t plan on a career in fitness – at the time, I was still planning on getting a degree in history.  I’d always loved lifting and coaching, but I didn’t really see myself making a career of it. All I ever wanted to do with this site was create a resource that would

Lord of the Rings

Level Up Your Mindset: Goal-Attainment as a Badass Quest

Remember Super Mario? How he would risk life and limb, through the treacherous realms of Mario world, battling an array of baddies to rescue Princess Peach, only to find a mushroom-headed bro tell him: “Sorry mate, but the princess is in another castle.’’ (I always imagined Toad with a British accent. Go figure.) Off he would go, once again, in search of his damsel in distress. You had to admire his persistence. Dude did not

Zlaten Vanev

The Bulgarian Method

The Bulgarian Method. Just the mention of it is apt to get a rise out of people. Some people argue that it’s the best training system ever devised (how else could a country as small as Bulgaria become a world powerhouse in weightlifting, they argue). Others say it’s a surefire way to bring about overtraining, injury, and death — unless you’re using a copious amount of drugs. In the summer of 2012, I wanted to

Squat Mechanics – The Red Pill

What you’re getting yourself into ~2,400 words.  6-10 minute read time. Key points: 1) When you miss a squat, it’s not because one muscle or muscle group failed – they all failed sequentially; what you perceive as your limiting factor is just the last thing that failed. 2) The quads are “maxed out” earlier in the movement than the hip extensors. 3) When you don’t purposefully rely on your quad strength and don’t try to

man squatting

High Bar and Low Bar Squatting 2.0

What you’re getting yourself into: ~4200 words, 10-15 minute read time There’s a graphic and video at the end with the bulk of the information if you’ve given up on reading like the youths these days (*shakes cane*) Key Points If you assume similar mechanics, bar position makes little difference in the challenge presented to the quads and hip extensors. The major mechanical differences arise because the quads are most challenged at the bottom of

The author speaks to a room full of trainers.

5 Traps that Persist Throughout Training Careers

So you want to put on some muscle and get stronger, bro. Well, there are some things that you need to know. Getting strong takes some serious work. I realize that I’m preaching to the choir here. There are a lot of people less advanced than you who get confused by conflicting theories of “the best way to train,” “the best equipment,” and “2 sneaky tricks that I stumbled upon to put on more muscle

Powerlifters Should Train More Like Bodybuilders

For a MUCH more in-depth overview of training, check out this article instead.  It includes all the essential information contained in this article, while going more in-depth and placing that information it its proper context. What You’re Getting Yourself Into: ~4200 words, 10-15 minute read time. Key Points 1. There are six key factors that largely determine how much you can lift. 2. Of these, muscle size is the only one that’s impacted strongly by

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