If I’m being honest, the most common lower body training mistake is simply not training the lower body. Dedicated fitness enthusiasts of the latter half of the last century had a somewhat similar notion to this–strength training for the upper body, plus some running or jogging for the lower body. In my early training years …
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Recently we posted an article that has been getting some traction online. This short article is primarily about how we, at Ruthless, deal with the notion of overtraining and what we do to prevent it in our athletes. This tweet sums it up to an extent, but I still recommend reading through this new and …
Q. Should I Use a Deload Week at the End of Each Training Cycle? The concept of ‘deloading’ finds its way into many lifters’ training programs far too early in their careers. Deloading typically refers to any time within a training cycle where there is a sizeable cutback in volume, load, intensity, or variable otherwise, …
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