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The Truth About Sex Drive and Overtraining Can chronic overtraining kill the libido and sexual function of men and women? It appears so. Here’s what you need to know. A few years ago, scientists examined the role of endurance exercise and sexual libido in healthy young men. Their study involved over 1000 men between the ages of 18 and 60. It was based on questionnaires – often prone to several problems – but the researchers went to great lengths to ensure the integrity of the answers. T...

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Push Up & Trap Bar Carry Challenge

Performance Meets Muscle Gain Build more muscle and perform like an athlete. Get the best of both worlds with these six strategies. Whether your goal is to build a solid physique or become a well-rounded athlete, training in a way that supports both performance and muscle gain is very possible. In fact, it’s a necessity for longevity and optimal results. Here are six ways to make it happen: 1. Substitute Traditional Compound Lifts for More Versatile Variations . . Squat...

The Real Way to Build a Muscular Chest

Build Shoulders Like an Olympian

A 20-Minute Belly-Fat Burning Workout Lose 4 pounds of visceral fat without changing your diet and simultaneously build your legs. Here’s the quick, science-backed workout. That title sounds like clickbait, right? Well, it is. I’m gonna go buy a Ferrari now. No, seriously, a recent study shows that a certain type of workout does seem to preferentially “burn” belly fat – visceral fat deposits in fancy-talk. Here’s the exact workout used in the study: The Workout Find a stationary bicy...

Make These 4 Leg Machines Work Even Better

10 Exercises That’ll Kill It If you can lift heavy but still suffer from back pain, you’re in luck. It’s fixable. Here are 10 moves that’ll help. Being able to move heavy weight is a demonstration of absolute strength. If you can’t do it without weeks of lower back pain, you may lack stability. Yeah, stability. We’ll get to some exercises to train the core and hips and help you master that stability. But the biggest thing to address is your breathing and bracing. You’ve heard the saying...

Power Trip: French Contrast Training

6 Discoveries About Female Muscle Researchers are finally taking a closer look at women who lift. Here are six findings about workouts, protein intake, metabolism, and more. When T Nation first launched, we spent a lot of time trying to convince women to pick up heavy things. Back then, there were a lot of myths out there. Today, more women than ever are lifting. Maybe we helped. And luckily, science, too, has turned its microscopes on female muscle and nutrition. Here are six quick stu...

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The Decline Beats the Incline Bench Press. Here's Why - Bigger Stronger Leaner - COMMUNITY - T NATION

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Good Exercises Gone Wrong Most exercises and training methods have their purpose and work great… unless you try using them for something else. Here are the worst examples. Very few exercises are inherently bad (except BOSU ball curls). Any exercise is typically better than no exercise. And any type of exercise done with enough effort and intent to progress can lead to physical improvements. Yet many exercises go from acceptable and useful to “mostly dumb” because they’re used the wrong ... Transtheoretical Model, Emom Workout, Improve Endurance, Bosu Ball, Psychological Stress, Kettlebell Swings, Smoking Cessation, Behavior Change

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Good Exercises Gone Wrong Most exercises and training methods have their purpose and work great… unless you try using them for something else. Here are the worst examples. Very few exercises are inherently bad (except BOSU ball curls). Any exercise is typically better than no exercise. And any type of exercise done with enough effort and intent to progress can lead to physical improvements. Yet many exercises go from acceptable and useful to “mostly dumb” because they’re used the wrong ...

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The Insulin Sensitivity Reset Here’s how to maximize the anabolic effects of insulin production, minimize the unwanted effects, and get jacked. Insulin is the hormone known for managing blood sugar, but it also helps with muscle growth. After all, anabolism is the building phase of metabolism, and it’s triggered by insulin. Let’s quickly review its anabolic effects: 1. INSULIN BOOSTS PROTEIN SYNTHESIS Insulin helps build protein in muscles. It connects with receptors on muscle cells an... Gain Muscle, Macronutrient Ratio, Muscle Protein, Regulate Blood Sugar, Healthy Body Weight, Skeletal Muscle, Protein Synthesis

The Insulin Sensitivity Reset Here’s how to maximize the anabolic effects of insulin production, minimize the unwanted effects, and get jacked. Insulin is the hormone known for managing blood sugar, but it also helps with muscle growth. After all, anabolism is the building phase of metabolism, and it’s triggered by insulin. Let’s quickly review its anabolic effects: 1. INSULIN BOOSTS PROTEIN SYNTHESIS Insulin helps build protein in muscles. It connects with receptors on muscle cells an...