6 Best Exercises to Build Bigger Calves (and Tibialis)
Legs 15 min ReadLast updated September 2026 If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you feel like your calves are lagging…
5 Best Ways to Get Active in Seminole Heights
Local Guides, Tampa 4 min ReadLast updated September 2026. Every spot below was checked on Google Maps. Hours, menus and prices change, so check…
Best Pickleball in Tampa: Our Picks for 2026
Local Guides, Tampa 10 min ReadLast updated September 2026. Every spot below was checked on Google Maps. Hours, menus and prices change, so check…
The Seriously Strong Guide to the Best Gyms: Tampa
Local Guides, Personal Training, Tampa 16 min ReadLAST UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2026 Gyms change their hours, pricing, and amenities often, so this guide focuses on what stays…
Wedding Dress Shopping While Your Body Is Changing
Fat Loss & Nutrition 4 min ReadShopping for your wedding dress is one of the most exciting parts of planning. If you’re also working on…
5 Personal Trainer-Approved Fast Casual Restaurants St. Pete
Local Guides, St. Pete 6 min ReadLast updated September 2026. Every spot below was checked on Google Maps. Hours, menus and prices change, so check…
4 Healthy Restaurants in Seminole Heights, Tampa (2026)
Local Guides, Tampa 5 min ReadLast updated September 2026. Every spot below was checked on Google Maps. Hours, menus and prices change, so check…
Weight Loss Explained, and What You Can Do To Make It Happen
Fat Loss & Nutrition 34 min ReadThere is a lot of mystery surrounding weight loss that I want to clear up for you. So much…
The Serious Guide to Core/Abs Training
Core 9 min ReadLast updated September 2026 So you want a stronger core? You’ve found the right article. Scrap your sit-ups. Can…
How to Get Started With Strength Training
Strength Training 12 min ReadIf you’ve found this article, you’re probably already aware of the benefits of strength training, but you may not…
How to Get Started With Mobility & Flexibility
Mobility 11 min ReadIf you spend a lot of time sitting at a desk or on the couch, you’ve probably noticed it….
How to Get Started With Weight Loss Nutrition
Fat Loss & Nutrition 6 min ReadIf you want to lose weight chances are this isn’t your first attempt at fat loss. It probably isn’t…
12 Questions to Ask When Hiring a Personal Trainer
Personal Training 9 min ReadYou’ve decided it’s time to get help reaching your fitness goals. Working with the right personal trainer is one…
Strength Training for Runners: Why You Need It
Strength Training 5 min ReadAs a runner, you’ve probably heard that lifting will make you slower, add weight or leave you overtrained. The…
Knee Pain When Running: 5 Exercises to Fix It
Strength Training 10 min ReadIf you’re a runner with an achy knee, you’re far from alone, and the good news is that strength…
3 Things Men Must Do To Get Rid Of Belly Fat Permanently
Fat Loss & Nutrition 10 min ReadYou’ve tried everything. You eat pretty well, you exercise, and maybe you even got desperate and bought an expensive…
3 Things Women Must Do To Lose Stubborn Belly Fat forever
Fat Loss & Nutrition, Strength for Women 8 min ReadStubborn belly fat is the number one thing women ask us about. Almost nobody is immune to it, and…
The Seriously Strong Guide to the Best Gyms: St. Petersburg
Local Guides, St. Pete 17 min ReadLAST UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2026 Gyms change their hours, pricing, and amenities often, so this guide focuses on what stays…
5 Diet-Friendly Restaurants in Tallahassee (2026)
Local Guides, Tallahassee 6 min ReadLast updated September 2026. Every spot below was checked on Google Maps. Hours, menus and prices change, so check…
The 6 Best Exercises to Build Bigger Forearms
Arms 11 min ReadLast updated September 2026 These six exercises are the missing pieces in your arm routine. Forearms are often an…
To the Girl Who Is Worried About Getting Bulky
Strength for Women 4 min ReadWhen I started lifting, a lot of people told me I should do cardio if I wanted to get…
How to Feel Confident in the Weight Room: A Woman’s Guide
Strength for Women 4 min ReadA lot of women tell me that walking into the gym is intimidating. Many stick to the cardio floor…
Chest Training for Women: What It Can and Can’t Change
Strength for Women 9 min ReadLast updated September 2026 Before you go under the knife, get under the bar. Plastic surgery isn’t the only…
Is Lifting Just for Men?
Strength for Women 3 min ReadNo. Just no. Strength training is not just for the big guys and gym bros you see walking around…
The Serious Guide To Group Fitness Classes Tallahassee
Local Guides, Tallahassee 16 min ReadLAST UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2026 Group fitness studios change their hours, pricing, and class schedules often, so this guide focuses…
What Does a Weightlifting Belt Do?
Strength Training 11 min ReadYou’ve probably noticed the strongest lifters in your gym wearing a weightlifting belt. You know it helps them lift…
What is Sarcoplasmic & Myofibrillar Muscle Hypertrophy?
Strength Training 10 min ReadLast updated September 2026 In a medical sense, hypertrophy is defined as the increase in bulk of an organ…
6 Best Horizontal Pulling Exercises to Build Back/Lats
Back 14 min ReadLast updated September 2026 Rows. Horizontal pulling exercises are rows. It doesn’t matter if you’re using a dumbbell, kettlebell,…
6 Best Vertical Pushing/Pressing Exercises for Shoulders
Arms 14 min ReadLast updated September 2026 Vertical pressing is the technical term for pushing weight overhead. You probably think of it…
Newton’s First Two Laws Applied to the Deadlift
Deadlift 7 min ReadWhy should physics matter when you’re trying to pull a new deadlift PR? Because the bar on the floor…
6 Best Vertical Pulling Exercises to Build Back/Lats
Back 14 min ReadLast updated September 2026 These are the lat builders. Vertical pulling exercises take your lats through a huge range…
6 Best Exercises to Grow the Medial (Side) Delt
Arms 14 min ReadLast updated September 2026 One of the muscles that makes the biggest difference in your physique is one that…
6 Best Hip Dominant Exercises to Build Glutes/Hamstrings
Legs 14 min ReadLast updated September 2026 Hip dominant exercises are the movements that build your glutes and hamstrings. They’re also called…
The 6 Best Quad Focused, Knee Dominant Exercises
Legs 14 min ReadLast updated September 2026 For the upper body, we split exercises into vertical and horizontal pushes and pulls. The…
The 6 Best Exercises to Grow Your Biceps
Arms 14 min ReadLast updated September 2026 If you want big arms, you need direct biceps work. Compound exercises like rows and…
The 6 Best Exercises to Grow Your Triceps
Arms 13 min ReadLast updated September 2026 Your triceps make up about two-thirds of your upper arm, so if you want bigger…
Build Bigger Biceps With These Barbell Curl Cues
Arms 6 min ReadA while back I wrote about why it’s so hard to add inches to your arms, but I never…
6 Tips to Strengthen Weak, Painful Wrists
Strength Training 8 min ReadLast updated September 2026 Over years of training clients, I’ve had many complain about wrist discomfort. Pain. After just…
10 Gym Etiquette Rules Everyone Should Follow
Strength Training 7 min ReadGood gym etiquette keeps everyone safe, keeps equipment available and makes the gym a better place to train. Whether…
How I Lost the Weight and Built Curves Instead of Shrinking
Fat Loss & Nutrition 5 min ReadWhen I started losing weight, I looked up photos of people who had lost 50+ pounds to see what…
Working Out But Not Eating Enough Protein? Here’s What Happens
Fat Loss & Nutrition 8 min ReadLast updated September 2026 You’ve tried low carb, gluten-free, paleo, low fat, and more. You’re lifting, you’re showing up,…
How I Lost 200 lb: 3 Mistakes and 3 Habits That Worked
Fat Loss & Nutrition 6 min ReadWe’ve all tried to lose weight, and failed, and failed again. I lived in that cycle for 23 years…
6 Best Horizontal Pushing/Pressing Exercises For Your Chest
Chest 14 min ReadLast updated September 2026 Horizontal pressing is the technical term for something you’ve been doing your entire life: pushing…
Your Strength Training Has Left This Muscle Weak
Strength Training 6 min ReadLast updated September 2026 It’s called strength training, so it makes you strong, right? For the most part. But…
Are Deadlifts a Back or Leg Exercise? Back Day vs. Leg Day
Deadlift 10 min ReadLast updated September 2026 I’ve heard this topic come up a lot over the years, and I still see…
The 6 Most Common Deadlift Technique Mistakes
Deadlift 8 min ReadThe deadlift looks simple: grab the bar, stand up, put it down. There’s more going on than that. This…
5 Deadlift Cues to Stop Using (and What to Say Instead)
Deadlift 6 min ReadAfter writing 7 Squat Cues to Stop Using, the deadlift companion piece was overdue. These five cues are outdated,…
Do Waist Trainers Work? Why They Won’t Burn Belly Fat
Fat Loss & Nutrition 4 min ReadWaist trainers are all over social media, and wearing one can make your waist look smaller while it’s on….
How to Get a Defined Chest
Chest, Strength Training 7 min ReadLast updated September 2026 My cousin is still early in what will be a lifetime of strength training. His…
10 Rules to Lift By
Strength Training 7 min ReadWe asked our coaches for their top rules to lift by. Some are advice for beginners; some took us…
How Much Strength Training Should A Beginner Do?
Strength Training 5 min ReadThere’s no single right answer. It depends on your current fitness, your goals, how well you recover, your schedule…
5 Hidden Weight Loss Killers (and How to Fix Them)
Fat Loss & Nutrition 5 min ReadYou’re exercising and eating better, but the scale has stopped moving. As coaches, we see this all the time,…
How to Do The Jefferson Curl To Improve Low Back Pain
Mobility 8 min ReadLast updated September 2026 To flex or not to flex? Not your biceps. Your spine. In strength training we’re…
Why Low-Carb Diets Work (It’s Not the Carbs)
Fat Loss & Nutrition 5 min ReadLow-carb and ketogenic diets are everywhere, and carbs get blamed for everything. But billions of people eat rice or…
4 Reasons You Should Strength Train to Lose Weight
Fat Loss & Nutrition, Strength Training 4 min ReadMost people think cardio is the key to weight loss. Cardio has real benefits, but if you only do…
If You Could Only Do Three Exercises…
Strength Training 8 min ReadLast updated September 2026 I’ve told you which exercise to do if you could only choose one. Then I…
If You Could Only Do Two Exercises…
Strength Training 6 min ReadIn If You Could Only Do One Exercise, we picked the single strength exercise that gives you the most…
If you Could Only Do One Exercise
Strength Training 5 min ReadLast updated September 2026 If you could only do one exercise in the gym, what would it be? Which…
6 Exercises That May Be Wasting Your Time (Depending on Your Goals)
Strength Training 6 min ReadNo exercise is useless. But plenty of exercises are a poor fit for what you’re trying to achieve, or…
4 Reasons Low Bar Squats Are Better Than High Bar Squats
Squat 7 min ReadLast updated September 2026 There’s a reason (actually four) that most powerlifters use the low bar squat in competition….
5 Techniques to Boost Your Low Bar Squat Max
Squat 6 min Read“Practice the way you want to play.” But a max squat isn’t play. These five techniques helped me reach…
4 Tips for a Bigger Deadlift
Deadlift 5 min ReadThere’s no truer test of strength than the deadlift. Picking something heavy off the floor is as simple as…
How to Fit a Personal Trainer Into Your Budget
Personal Training 6 min ReadCost is the number one reason people give for not hiring a personal trainer. It’s a fair concern. But…
6 Reasons You Need a Personal Trainer
Personal Training 5 min ReadWhen I want to learn a new skill, I hire a professional. I want to learn it right from…
6 Best Accessory Exercises for the Low Bar Squat
Squat 14 min ReadLast updated September 2026 The low bar squat lets you lift some serious weight. To get great at it,…
The Serious Guide on How to Low Bar Squat
Squat 28 min ReadHere it is. Low bar squats are our specialty. No one teaches it like we do. Everything you need…
The Serious Guide On How To Conventional Deadlift
Deadlift 21 min ReadLast updated September 2026 Most people’s conventional deadlift is anything but conventional, so I’ve written this guide to fix…
The Serious Guide on How to Bench Press
Bench Press 18 min ReadIf the bench press hurts your shoulders, it’s because you haven’t read The Serious Guide to the Bench Press….
How to Use an Earthquake Bar to Improve Shoulder Stability
Chest 7 min ReadYour shoulder is the most mobile joint in your body. That range of motion is great for pressing and…
The Best Bar Path for Your Bench Press
Bench Press 6 min ReadLast updated September 2026 One of the first things I learned after becoming a strength coach is that strength…
How to Set Up Your Home Gym for Strength Training
Strength Training 12 min ReadIf you’re serious about strength training and you have the space, budget and motivation, a home gym is one…
How to Perfect Your Bench Press Setup
Bench Press 7 min ReadLast updated September 2026 The bench press is the most popular test of strength in the gym. How many…
6 Best Accessory Exercises For Your Bench Press
Bench Press 17 min ReadLast updated September 2026 The bench press is the most common exercise in any gym. Walk into your local…
The 6 Best Accessory Exercises for The Conventional Deadlift
Deadlift 15 min ReadLast updated September 2026 A great conventional deadlift takes strength through your whole body, so your deadlift is only…
The 5 Best Conventional Deadlift Variations To Increase Your 1RM
Deadlift 6 min ReadThe deadlift starts at the hardest point of the lift. There’s no build-up and no easing into it: you…
The 5 Best Exercises To Learn The Conventional Deadlift
Deadlift 12 min ReadLast updated September 2026 The conventional deadlift is usually the hardest of the big three lifts to learn. The…
How To Do Band Assisted Low Bar Squats
Squat 6 min ReadBands can make the low bar squat harder (band resisted) or easier (band assisted). Both create variable resistance. The…
How To Use Chains For Low Bar Squats
Squat 6 min ReadThere are two ways to use chains with the low bar squat. One is the chain-suspended squat. The other,…
How To Do Band Resisted Low Bar Squats
Squat 6 min ReadBand-resisted low bar squats are a fresh way to train your legs, and another way (along with chains) to…
Why Low Bar Squats Hurt Your Wrist And Cause Pain
Squat 8 min ReadLast updated September 2026 If your wrists hurt when you low bar squat, you’re not alone. It’s one of…
How to Do Chain Suspended Low Bar Squats
Squat 5 min ReadChain suspended squats are one of our favorite low bar squat variations. The bar hangs from chains at a…
Should You Use a Box When You Low Bar Squat?
Squat 5 min ReadSometimes. A box is a great tool for two jobs: teaching the low bar squat, and reinforcing a strong…
Why Low Bar Squats Hurt Your Low Back
Squat 6 min ReadA lot of lifters already deal with some low back pain, and the squat shouldn’t add to it. With…
How Deep Should I Go In A Low Bar Squat?
Squat 6 min ReadSquat depth is one of the most argued-about topics in lifting. Competition standards vary by federation and by who’s…
Why Low Bar Squats Hurt Your Hip Flexors & Cause Pain
Squat 7 min ReadDo you feel a pinch in the front of your hips at the bottom of your low bar squat?…
Why Low Bar Squats Hurt Your Knees and How to Fix it
Squat 7 min ReadDone well, the low bar squat is one of the best things you can do for strong, resilient knees….
Why Low Bar Squats Hurt Your Shoulders & How To Fix Pain
Squat 6 min ReadLast updated September 2026 One of the biggest adjustments when moving from high bar squats to low bar squats…
The Seriously Strong Guide to the Best Gyms: Tallahassee
Local Guides, Tallahassee 19 min ReadLAST UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2026 Gyms change their hours, pricing, and amenities often, so this guide focuses on what stays…
The 4 Components of a Perfect Low Bar Squat
Squat 7 min ReadLast updated September 2026 There are a million moving parts in the low bar squat. Anyone who has tried…
3 Sides to a Great Low Bar Squat
Squat 5 min ReadFilm a squat from the front, the side and behind, and every great low bar squat shows the same…
6 Signs Your Squat Needs Work
Squat 6 min ReadLast updated September 2026 Squat every day. Don’t skip leg day. Squats are king. Squats are mega trendy these…
4 Reasons You Shouldn’t Squat
Squat 6 min ReadThe squat is one of the best exercises there is. It builds serious leg strength, it’s a basic human…
What Is a Barbell Gym? How Strength Gyms Are Different
Strength Training 5 min ReadTallahassee has more strength-focused gyms than ever, and that’s great news for anyone who wants to lift. Gyms today…
4 Reasons To Stop Doing Pull-Ups
Back 6 min ReadLast updated September 2026 They say you must do pull-ups. They say pull-ups build the biggest lats. They say…
7 Squat Cues to Stop Using (and What to Say Instead)
Squat 7 min ReadEveryone knows they should squat, but far fewer people know how to squat well. A big reason is that…
The Best Exercise (and Stretches) to Fix Your Posture
Mobility 9 min ReadShoulders rounded forward. Head pushed out in front of your body. Upper back rounded. If that sounds like you…
Progressive Overload: The Most Important Strategy for Getting Stronger
Strength Training 7 min ReadThere are countless ways to train and just as many “gurus” giving advice. Tune out the noise. If you…
6 Must-Haves for a Tallahassee Strength Gym
Local Guides, Tallahassee 4 min ReadTallahassee has a growing choice of strength-focused gyms, and more people are discovering that training with barbells is one…
10 Signs of a Bad Personal Trainer (and What a Good One Does Instead)
Personal Training 8 min ReadWhen you’re paying for personal training, you deserve a coach who moves you toward your goals every session. The…
Personal Training at a Big Gym vs. a Studio: 3 Things to Consider
Personal Training 5 min ReadThere are personal trainers everywhere: in big-box gyms, at boutique studios, and trainers who come to your home. All…
10 Mistakes New Personal Trainers Make (and How to Avoid Them)
Personal Training 5 min ReadEvery coach starts somewhere. A few years into my career, I made plenty of these mistakes myself, and I’ve…
How to Build Big, Wide, Thick Lats
Back 7 min ReadLast updated September 2026 I talk to people all the time who can’t build a big back. They can’t…
The Best Exercise for Learning the Squat: Goblet Squat to a Box
Squat 6 min ReadYour heels come off the ground. Your chest collapses. Your knees hurt. If your squat needs work, the fix…
How to Use Lifting Straps the Correct Way
Strength Training 10 min Read“If you use lifting straps, you won’t build a strong grip.” You’ve probably heard it. It’s only half true….
2 Band Exercises That Will Grow Your Glutes (and Why Squats Aren’t Enough)
Legs 7 min ReadSquats are great, but if you’ve been squatting for months and your glutes still aren’t growing, you’re not alone….
The Real Reason Your Grip Is Weak (and How to Fix It)
Strength Training 6 min ReadDeadlifts slip out of your hands. Jar lids win. Your handshake could be firmer. If you’ve been told to…
10 “Superfoods” That Can Slow Your Weight Loss
Fat Loss & Nutrition 8 min Read“Superfoods” are nutrient-dense foods with a reputation for fighting disease, slowing aging and boosting immunity. Many of them are…
7 Things to Look For When Hiring a Personal Trainer in Tallahassee
Local Guides, Personal Training, Tallahassee 5 min ReadIf you’re new to fitness, it’s hard to tell a great personal trainer from an average one. When you’re…