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I Asked ChatGPT for Workout Suggestions and Wow, They Sucked
ChatGPT is one of the most exciting new toys on the internet. Ask it for just about anything that can be produced in written form, and it will oblige. Which means that, among many other things, people are using it to generate workout programs. So how do they stack up? I brought the robot’s advice…
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10 of the Most Common Pieces of Lifting Gear (and When to Use Them)
Years into being a gym rat, I have curated quite the collection of straps, wraps, sleeves, belts, and other items I can attach to my body when I’m lifting weights. Does every gym-goer need all these things? No way; I probably don’t even need all of mine. But each one has a purpose, so I’m…
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The Two Biggest Mistakes Beginners Make on the Rowing Machine
When an experienced person uses a rowing machine, it’s almost a thing of beauty — a continuous rhythm, their whole body moving back and forth continuously as the numbers on the screen rise higher and higher. So why, when you get on, does it feel immediately impossible, and also your back hurts?
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Don’t Let SMART Fitness Goals Stop You From Dreaming Big
If you have big aspirations for 2023 — a big deadlift, a marathon, a change in the size of your body — I sure hope you haven’t translated them into the limited, pass-fail box-checking of a SMART goal. But I do hope that you’ve made yourself some SMART goals to guide you through the process.…