Category: Training

Until then, at least we have to train at home and I think a few more weeks myself. The most important home training goal is to maintain muscle mass and if you have been smart you have also opted for dry training for the past 1.5 months. Because then you can add any lost muscle […]

Powerlifter and designer of the famous 5/3/1 program Jim Wendler popularized the phrase “Boring but great,” describing the protocol of using the most basic exercises with very straightforward sets and reps. Of course it looks terribly boring on paper, but in the gym it’s a lot of work and you swell up a lot. You almost start […]

GOBLET SQUAT Keep the kettlebell close to your body. You can also grab the kettlebell on the sides of the handle. Try to open your knees as you sink deeper. BIGGEST HIIT 6 Double kettlebell breaker Time: 12-18 min. Contributor: Zach Even-Esh, founder of the Underground Strength Gym in New Jersey and author of The Gladiator Project: […]

The acronym HIIT is widely used in fitness. You can’t get around it and you shouldn’t want to. Short for High Intensity Interval Training, it is a method of using a maximum intensity burst with periods of rest or low intensity, and is widely regarded as the most effective way to burn maximum fat and improve fitness. […]

We’ve gone through the biomechanics of the body and all muscle groups in a series of articles. You should now know what function the muscles have in the body and therefore also how the muscles should be trained. In principle, you can now train every muscle, but is that the whole picture? is a repetition always a repetition? Or […]

When you train to failure you have to pay attention to your training frequency. This will be lower than if training to failure does not or hardly occur in your schedule. This is not to say that a muscle group that is trained to failure can only be trained once a week, but that recovery will take […]

The phrase training to failure is often used, both in the gym and in literature, but rarely described. A lot of people don’t even know what the definition means exactly. Speaking of definitions, is that definition so well defined? And even when we have this definition clear, it is good to realize that a huge number of factors […]