Hypertrophy
Use iso-contractions to build the mind-muscle connection
Ben Mudge is a Reflex-sponsored athlete and physique competitor. He trains in Belfast, Northern Ireland. One of the biggest problems I see among…
Dave Tate: My Life In Lifts
Dave Tate is an Elite status powerlifter who’s spent his life under the bar. Here’s what it’s taught him. Dave Tate has done…
Phil Learney: My Life In Lifts
Phil Learney is a lifter and coach with more than 20 years’ experience, having competed in bodybuilding shows and powerlifting and strongman events.…
Nutrition
How much does peri-workout nutrition matter?
Michael Hull is a researcher at Examine.com, the research-based resource on supplementation and nutrition, and a CISSN-certified MS(c) at McGill University. How important…
Strength
Dave Tate: My Life In Lifts
Dave Tate is an Elite status powerlifter who’s spent his life under the bar. Here’s what it’s taught him. Dave Tate has done…
Why (and how) you should test your ‘RPE’ max
Tom Hamilton was the World Drug Free Powerlifting Federation champion in 2016, with a 665kg total in the 82.5kg weight category. He works…
Phil Learney: My Life In Lifts
Phil Learney is a lifter and coach with more than 20 years’ experience, having competed in bodybuilding shows and powerlifting and strongman events.…
How does ‘recovery’ actually work?
Chris Beardsley is the author of The S&C Research Review, which features cutting-edge analysis of the latest strength training, athletic performance, and biomechanics research. In every…
Fat Loss
Torch fat with loaded carries
Jack Lovett is a S&C specialist, owner of Spartan Performance and two-time British natural strongman champion. He is based in Consett, County Durham.…
Nutrition
How much does peri-workout nutrition matter?
Michael Hull is a researcher at Examine.com, the research-based resource on supplementation and nutrition, and a CISSN-certified MS(c) at McGill University. How important…
The pros and cons of ketogenic dieting
You can have athletic success on a ketogenic diet, but that doesn’t mean it should be your default nutritional approach, says Layne Norton…
Get clever with carbs
Nate Miyaki is a fitness author, personal trainer and nutrition consultant, and the author of The Truth About Carbs: How to Eat Just…
The four-tier hierarchy of getting ripped
Dr Emil Hodzovic is an emergency-room doctor who’s competed in both physique contests and strongman sport. He’s a Reflex-sponsored athlete and the author…
Supps
How much does peri-workout nutrition matter?
Michael Hull is a researcher at Examine.com, the research-based resource on supplementation and nutrition, and a CISSN-certified MS(c) at McGill University. How important…
Supplement smarter for a bigger pump
Kamal Patel is a director of Examine.com, the research-based resource on supplementation and nutrition, and a nutrition researcher with an MPH and MBA…
The case for creatine
Dr. Spencer Nadolsky is a practicing medical physician. He is based in Suffolk, Virginia. Creatine is a nitrogen-based organic acid that occurs naturally…
How safe are your supps?
Terence O’Rorke is business development director for sport analytical services at international science group LGC and manages the supplements testing programmes Informed-Sport. In…
Recovery
How does ‘recovery’ actually work?
Chris Beardsley is the author of The S&C Research Review, which features cutting-edge analysis of the latest strength training, athletic performance, and biomechanics research. In every…
Mix your goal-setting strategies to stay on track
Joel Snape is a decade-long lifter who’s competed in strongman, endurance sport and MMA. He also writes at livehard.co.uk However you set goals,…
What can lifters learn from fighters?
Jack Lovett is a S&C specialist, owner of Spartan Performance and two-time British natural strongman champion. He is based in Consett, County Durham.…
Should you try Heart Rate Variability training?
CJ Swaby is a strength and performance coach, athlete, nutritional therapist, educator and writer. He operates out of the Villain Barbell Club How…