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  • How to Use Progressive Overload to Get Stronger

    How to Use Progressive Overload to Get Stronger

    As you get stronger, you become able to lift heavier and heavier weights. That much is probably obvious. But what beginners sometimes miss is that it’s a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation: You become stronger because you lift heavier and heavier weights. This is the concept of progressive overload.


  • How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Strength Training Advice for Women

    How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Strength Training Advice for Women

    There are many ways to exercise for fun and happiness and health, but personally, I think the very best is to lift some heavy-arse weights. As a woman, though, I had a hard time finding the right information about how to get started. Popular advice for women generally has you “toning” and spending entire days…