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NEAT: The Secret to Boosting Daily Calorie Burn Without the Gym

Discover how Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) can enhance your health, aid in weight management, and be seamlessly integrated into your daily routine.

Mark Christie

Apr 14, 2025

Nutrition

Beta-Alanine Supplementation: The Ultimate Guide to Boosting Performance, Reducing Fatigue & Increasing Muscle Carnosine Levels

Science-Backed Benefits of Beta-Alanine for Athletes – How This Clinically Proven Supplement Enhances Strength, Endurance & Recovery.

Mark Christie

Apr 7, 2025

Recovery

Is Collagen Worth the Hype for Strength, Recovery, and Muscle Growth?

Collagen: Fitness Miracle or Overhyped Supplement?

Mark Christie

Mar 31, 2025

Strength

Unlock the Secret to Better Performance: The Power of Zone 2 Training

Boost Your Strength and Endurance with Zone 2 Training: The Ultimate Guide for Bodybuilders and Strength Athletes.

Mark Christie

Mar 24, 2025

Hypertrophy

How to Grow Your Upper Chest: Evidence-Based Strategies for Maximum Hypertrophy

Building a well-defined and muscular chest involves targeting the pectoralis major, which has two primary parts: the sternal head (middle chest) and the clavicular head (upper chest).

Mark Christie

Mar 17, 2025

Strength

The Importance Of Unilateral Work

Sure the heavy big three lifts are cool, and that machine press gets a good pump, but unilateral work should be incorporated.

Mark Christie

Mar 10, 2025

Strength

Strength And Hypertrophy Training With Type 1 Diabetes.

This can be a tricky landscape, however I have pulled together all available data to shine some light on the best roads forward to attain your goals.

Mark Christie

Mar 3, 2025

Strength

All About Being Natty And The Problems With PED's

Your version and reality of what is the norm in terms of results is distorted through a combination of lighting, angles, post gym pumps, and oh...lets not forget all the performance enhancing drugs that your idols either admit to taking or don't admit.

Mark Christie

Feb 24, 2025

Strength

All About The Power Clean

The power clean can be performed in different movement variations, the most common being hang power cleans and clean high pulls, (basically not finishing the catch). These movements have long been associated with athletic performance, increasing athletes potential power output.

Mark Christie

Feb 17, 2025

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