Training
Progressive Overload – The Key to Gaining Strength
Progressive overload is the concept of continually increasing the demands on the body. The goal behind this is to facilitate adaptation within the body (if adequate rest and recovery is performed) of increasing strength, hypertrophy, power, endurance, and so on. Progressive overload can be achieved with a multitude of different Read more…
Training
3 Steps to Building Muscle
Our bodies are complex things. The reality of the situation is that we truly don’t know, as an exact science, the specific steps we should take to build muscle. What we do know is a few general principles, when incorporated into a training program, lead to muscle growth in most Read more…
Training
Training for Strength vs. Size
First and foremost, if you’re a beginner this article likely has minimal benefit to you. Early on in training there’s ultimately no real need to perform separate training phases focusing on strength and size (hypertrophy) individually as you can generally develop both simultaneously. With that in mind, on to the Read more…