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The Degree #GetMoving Challenge Week 4 — Push Yourself To Exhaustion With Crunch-Jump Rope Uber Supersets*This article originally appeared in Men's Health and was adapted for Lean It UP. [D]IPSET, DIPSET, DIPSET. We're halfway there. If you've been moving vigorously and maxing out over the... -
10 Naked World Class Athletes Dish On Body Image & Feeling Awesome In Your Own Skin [PHOTOS][O]ne size doesn't fit all. Want a little explosive inspiration to light up your week? Look no further than the lineup of world class athletes gracing the pages—completely au naturel—of... -
The Degree #GetMoving Challenge Week 2 — MAX OUT Your Body With Explosive Lunges, Push Ups, & Squats*This article originally appeared in Men's Health and was adapted for Lean It UP. [A]aaaaaaaaaaaand we're off. After a relatively simple week one—walk 12,500 steps/day—the Degree... -
[WOTM, 07/2015] SHRED UP Your Body Outdoors With The Bodyweight Hyperburner Workout Circuit[G]ET OUTSIDE. We adore the gym and love crushing weights just as much as anyone. It's basically a second home. But let's get serious for a second — it's July and it's GORGEOUS outside.... -
Washington Nationals' OF Bryce Harper Is Straight SHREDDED In ESPN's 2015 Body IssueImage: ESPN “You’re growing up and you go, ‘I want to be on the front of a Wheaties box, I want to be on the front of a Topps card, you want to be on the Body Issue” —... -
The Workout Music Friday Five-Pack, V28 — Flo Rida, Drake, Afrojack, & Dillon Francis[G]et amped. Every Friday we're dropping a five-pack of heart-thumping, blood-pumping workout songs to build out your playlist, hardwire a little energy into your workouts, and kickstart the... -
Shape Up This Summer With Chris Powell & The 6-Week Degree #GetMoving Challenge[G]et moving. We're PUMPED to announce that we've partnered with Degree, Men's Health, and Women's Health on a summer rendezvous to CRUSH a series of fitness challenges hosted by all-world... -
How Can I Get A Six Pack? 5 BIG Reasons Why Your Abs Aren't Growing[A]fter 1000's of crunches and seven brutally intense ab workouts per week, you'd think that it would all add up to that one coveted, magic number — 6. It's sad and discouraging when someone... -
ATTENTION: 14 Brands Of Bottled Water Recalled Due To E. Coli Contamination [NEWS][C]heck yourself before you wreck yourself. In this case, it relates to the bottled water you're more-than-likely buying from major retailers nationwide. This week Niagara Bottling issued a... -
Tweak The Way You Train — 5 Weight-Lifting Set Variations To Crank Up Fat Burn & Stimulate New Muscle Growth[C]hances are that standard sets are the de facto, predominant way you lift weights. That is, let's say, doing 3 sets of 12 reps with 60s rest in between each exercise, into oblivion. They're... -
The 16 Best Shoulder Exercises To Destroy Your Delts And Carve Out Major Definition[S]alivating over a pair of defined, striated, cannonball shoulders? Stay hungry. We've got an arsenal of powerful tools to destroy your delts and carve out stunning definition — a whopping... -
8 Killer Superset Combos To Boost Workout Intensity And Invigorate Muscle Growth[R]emember this number — 32. If you're still relying exclusively on straight, traditional sets as your only workout technique (e.g. 3 sets of 12 reps), blow up your training before it gets...
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Resolution Better — 5 Tips For Making Successful New Year’s Resolutions In 2015
Every January gyms around the world become flooded with a rush of new members. The reality though is that by March or April, the majority of those new gym members will revert back to their old ways. Use these 5 tips to set better New Year’s resolutions and succeed in 2015.
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[Report] Supplement With Caution — Steroids, Viagra, And Other Banned Drugs Found In Multiple Dietary Supplements
Dietary supplements are safe, right? Wrong. A new study looked at 274 recalled supplements and found that a number were still available on shelves AND contained banned substances — including anabolic steroids and Viagra.
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Not Growing? Stop Killing Your Training With These 5 Beginner’s Lifting Mistakes
Lifting religiously without any growth to show for it? Stop making these 5 big lifting mistakes.
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Examine.com — Your #1 Resource To Learn The Unbiased Truth About Supplements
Curious about what a supplement does, if it actually works, and if it’s safe? Examine.com is an independent, unbiased encyclopedia that’s analyzed ALL of the relevant research—33K references deep—on hundreds of the most popular supplement ingredients. It’s an invaluable resource for anyone that supplements regularly, or might be looking to use supplements to hit a specific goal (e.g. fat loss, sleep quality, muscle gain).
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[UberExercise] Hip Thrusts: The Single Best Butt Exercise On Earth
Squat heavy and squat often. BUT, if your goal is to work on your BUTT, then adding the Barbell Hip Thrust to your routine is a surefire way to blast your booty and build a more shapely rear-end.
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[Study] HMB — A Supplement To Improve Strength, Power, And Lean Mass
If you’re like most people, you’ve probably never heard of HMB. HMB, AKA beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate, is a metabolite of the amino acid leucine that’s been shown to increase strength, power, and lean body mass. We review the latest research supporting its use.
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UberExercise — A Complete Video Guide To The Overhead Press
The overhead press (OHP) is arguably one of the best upper body movements to blast the shoulders, back, arms, and core. Here’s a complete video guide that goes into all aspects of the OHP, including everything from proper form to common errors.
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10 Major Reasons Why Your Diet Is Failing Miserably (And How To Avoid Them)
Whether you’re gunning for weight loss or muscle gain, revamping your diet can be DAUNTING. Make it easier on yourself — avoid these 10 diet killers that are likely making the process FAR more painful than it needs to be.
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Step Off The Scale — Use Smarter Data To Better Track Fat Loss, Muscle Gain And Body Composition
Exercise and diet isn’t about losing weight — it’s about changing body composition. Start focusing on the numbers that matter, not the number projected by the scale.
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[Review] Jaybird Bluebuds X Compact Premium Bluetooth Headphones
If you live an active lifestyle and you don’t own Bluetooth headphones, it may be time to cut the cord with your wired pair. The Jaybird BlueBuds X headphones are tiny, sweat proof, and deliver great sound quality. These headphones are not perfect though — get the full review here.
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