ONE IDEA Write and store notes when you read. THE WHY You will retain so much more information and always have something to go back to. MY THOUGHTS/ PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS...

ONE IDEA Put your cell phone away at the gym. THE WHY Long-term exposure to cell phones may increase serum cortisol levels (aka stress) in animals (Ahmadi et al., 2014)....

ONE IDEA If you want to optimize your results in the weight room, consider adding more variation to your training. THE WHY Variation is a fundamental principle of strength development...

ONE IDEA Your training should have one central priority. THE WHY If you are working on too many things at once, you will never get the primary adaptation you are...

ONE IDEA Recovery is as much mental as it is physical. THE WHY In 1956, Hans Selye coined the term General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS), which essentially underlies every aspect of...

ONE IDEA Not all muscle growth is created equal. THE WHY Muscle hypertrophy, which refers to increases in muscle size, has various underlying mechanisms. One fundamental distinction is the difference...