Fitness Focus
LAY YOUR 2025 FITNESS FOUNDATION
BY EBENEZER SAMUEL, C.S.C.S. You have big fitness goals in 2025. But reaching those goals isn’t an instant process. Whether your goal is to run a marathon, drop 20 pounds, or build an NFL-ready bench press, it won’t happen instantly....
BY EBENEZER SAMUEL, C.S.C.S. You’ve trained hard and pushed yourself throughout all of 2024 (especially if you’ve followed all our SMRTFT workouts). But how exactly do you navigate the final weeks of the year, when the mind is overwhelmed with...
BY EBENEZER SAMUEL, C.S.C.S. Between the holidays and last-minute work projects, and winter weather issues, the last thing you have time for in December is a body-slamming, sweat-inducing, hour-long workout every single day. But that doesn’t mean you have to...
THE ULTIMATE GO-HEAVY DUMBBELL WORKOUT
BY EBENEZER SAMUEL, C.S.C.S. To get the most out of your strength training, at some point, you’ll need to train heavy. Pushing the limits of what you can lift is critical to building strength. It helps in other ways, too,...
AVOID THESE BEGINNER GOBLET SQUAT MISTAKES
BY EBENEZER SAMUEL, C.S.C.S. Few exercises build compete leg strength better than the goblet squat. The most underestimated of squat variations, the goblet squat has you holding a dumbbell at your chest as you lower into the bottom of a...
CAN YOUR WORKOUT HELP YOU DESTRESS?
BY EBENEZER SAMUEL, C.S.C.S. You know that a good workout can help build muscle and strength. But one forgotten training benefit: It can help you decrease stress. Proper training helps alleviate stress by driving mood-boosting endorphins and providing an outlet...
THE ULTIMATE DUMBBELL BACK WORKOUT
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. The glamour body parts to train are generally chest, arms, and abs. But if you want to bulletproof yourself against injury, clean up your posture, and have a truly complete physique? Then you want to...
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. The ultimate key to NFL-caliber athleticism (and any high-level athleticism, really) is a mechanic called “hip extension”. Whether you’re running or jumping or throwing a football, explosive power starts with driving your hips forward. It’s...
AVOID THESE HAMMER CURL MISTAKES
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. One of the finest arm-growing exercises out there is the hammer curl. Not only does it challenge your biceps and blast your forearms, but it also trains your brachialis, a muscle that essentially lies between biceps...
THREE EXPLOSIVE EXERCISES YOU SHOULD DO
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. Whether it’s receivers streaking down the sidelines or pass-rushers bolting past offensive linemen or running backs taking it to the house, the NFL season is always a showcase for explosive strength. And yes, it’s a...
THE ULTIMATE TOTAL-BODY WARMUP
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. Before the best athletes in the world hit the gym, whether they’re training or competing for medals and championships, they always warm up. Yes, really. And yes, I know what you’re thinking. A few sets...
Why the World’s Best Athletes Use Contrast Training
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. You’ve lifted weights before. But never like this. When the world’s best athletes head to the weight room, instead of simply pounding out reps and sets with heavy weights, they’ll often employ a next-gen training...
The Best Summer Mobility Moves
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. Few concepts in fitness are more misunderstood than the mobility exercise. Very often, it’s the part of our training we’re most prone to leave out, in part because we think it amounts to basic “stretching.”...
THE ULTIMATE BODYWEIGHT WORKOUT
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. The beauty of a bodyweight workout isn’t simply that you can do it anytime, anywhere. Bodyweight exercises provide two critical benefits missing from standard weight work. First off, they force you to use your core...
3 Underrated Exercises for Abs
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. You’ve done situps and planks before. But if you truly want a strong, durable core (that also looks great for the summer), it may be time to rethink your approach. Often, the best exercises for...
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. It’s all come down to this. Over the last few months, we’ve helped you build functional muscle, get athletic, and add power that will keep you healthy for years. But now, summer is around the...
3 WAYS TO SPICE UP YOUR WORKOUTS
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. Few things can short-circuit gym gains like boredom. Boredom can creep into our workouts easily, too, because we often fall into a repetitive rhythm of counting reps and sets and weights of the same movements...
THE ULTIMATE STAY-FOCUSED WORKOUT
Curated By Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. When it comes to building strength and muscle, the basics are what get you jacked. Unconventional exercises, however, are what keep you interested. And now that April has arrived, staying interested is critical to reaching...