Deload Week: When You Need to Ease Off
Deload week: why an unloading period is needed, signs of accumulated fatigue, models for structuring the week, and what the research says. A practical breakdown from the editorial team.
Training
Programs, exercise technique and load planning.
How to Train After a Break
How to train after a break: what is lost during a pause, how muscle memory works, how much time to allow for the comeback, and a plan for the first weeks.
Training With a Shoulder Injury
Training with a shoulder injury: typical gym injuries, warning symptoms, principles of load management, and exercise substitutions for a flare-up period.
Training With Knee Pain
Training with knee pain: typical causes of pain, warning signs, whether you can squat, exercises for osteoarthritis, and prevention of overload.
Strength Training for Women: The Basics
Strength training for women: benefits for muscle and bone, the myth of getting bulky, the basics of a first program, the cycle, pregnancy, menopause, and nutrition.
Training After 50
Training after 50: sarcopenia and age-related changes, medical clearance, principles of strength training, fall prevention, protein, and safety.
Powerlifting and Bodybuilding: A Difference of Approaches
Powerlifting and bodybuilding: how the goals, rep ranges, volume, exercise selection, nutrition, and risks of the two strength disciplines differ.
Functional Training: What It Is
Functional training: what the term means, basic movement patterns, research findings, common myths, and how to add functional elements to your program.
Building Endurance in Strength Athletes
Building endurance in strength athletes: why cardio matters, the interference effect per meta-analyses, choosing your tools, and how to combine cardio with a strength program.
Core Muscle Training
Core muscle training: the anatomy and functions of the core, its link to back pain, example exercises and progressions, and common myths about the abs and the belt.
Deload Week: When You Need to Ease Off
Deload week: why an unloading period is needed, signs of accumulated fatigue, models for structuring the week, and what the research says. A practical breakdown from the editorial team.
How to Train After a Break
How to train after a break: what is lost during a pause, how muscle memory works, how much time to allow for the comeback, and a plan for the first weeks.