DE-LOADING WEEK Everyone needs a break to recover and re-energize. You need a break from work i.e. vacation.You take a break from eating when you sleep or fast. Even pro-athletes have off-season. Similarly, your body needs a break from lifting. This break does not mean skipping workout all together. Pro-athletes don’t stop training in off-season. You […]
DOING CARDIO BUILDS MORE MUSCLE. It may not seems obvious and if anyone says cardio is killing you gains, throw a dumbbell at them (Just Kidding). But seriously, ignore their advice. If you don’t do cardio, then you will never reach your full muscle building potential. Cardio helps with the following 1) Remove fat: Whats […]
Warmup Calculator has been one of the most request features by our beloved users. Of course we had to build it. But the challenge was how to integrate neatly and most important, make is handy and useful. After going back and forth few times on design, we feel that the new design will be really […]
Beating powerlifters or bodybuilders at max PR is easy. Take them to Jupiter and ask them to set a PR. Then head over to the moon and annihilate them. With Jupiter gravity being 2.5 times that of Earth, their PR will be significantly low. While the gravity on Moon is 1/3 of Earth so any […]
Hermit crabs are known for changing shell once they outgrow them. They trade up for a bigger shell once they can’t fit in their old shell anymore. But this move to a new shell requires leaving the safety of their current shell. Thats when they are most exposed and vulnerable. The crabs know, that a […]
Reading Time: In this post, we are going to analyze Aamir Khan’s Dangal workout and diet. In fact, this post is more of an analysis of his fat to fit transformation (see video below) for upcoming movie Dangal. There are various news posts covering his transformation but I haven’t seen any information that analyzed his workout and […]
Reading Time: Resting between sets gives muscle enough time to recover before we overload it again with the following set. Thus rest between sets is extremely crucial for muscle recovery. In this post, we are answering questions that surrounds rest interval between sets in order to maximize muscle growth. We will also highlight rest interval […]
WELCOME TO LIFTING SMART SERIES: We often get asked from our users and clients, various questions about workouts, body composition, nutrition, breaking plateau, setting new PRs and much more. In the past, we have been answering those questions and sending our clients articles from medical journals and related blogs but to our surprise, we always get the same response, “The […]
We compare PHAT and PHUL routine in detail to identify which workout is best and most effective for gaining strength and buiding muscle at the same time.
Update: I updated this post from original to add more content and some additional statistics as requested by our readers. Thanks for providing the feedback. I recently came across an interesting post on reddit by user /u/survivalnow who shared a worksheet for a workout that was created by another redditor /u/lvysaur. So like a normal redditor, I […]
