Ever wonder what other readers of worldfitnessnetwork are doing for their workouts? What's working for them? What isn't?I've started asking some of our readers - normal people like you - to talk to me about their routines. I think you'll

It's great to see mainstream news catching up with the science behind exercise. Usually, I complain about how popular media get it wrong. But here's a story from The Washington Post that confirms what you've heard here on worldfitnessnetwork.com for

You eat lots of protein, right?I mean, you hear from everybody that to gain muscle, you need to eat a lot of lean protein.Even if you aren't trying to gain muscle, you still hear how important protein is.The basic rule

Today was the last day of my trip - whew! 6 airports and two destination cities, plus business conferences, was quite a challenge.I learned a lot myself by writing all this down for you - the act of writing gave

Ready for Day 6 of my week-long business trip? No, I'm not going to start talking about the business issues - but hopefully the past several posts are giving you ideas you can use the next time you travel. You

Day 5. One word. Unbelievable.Let's get the eating thing out of the way, because the exercise part of today was unique.Day 5 - EatingExcellent day for eating. By now you might be a little bored so I'll skip the details

As predicted, I woke up pretty sore yesterday (day 4 was yesterday but I am a day behind in my writing). Cable flyes really seem to hit my inner chest more than my other exercises (though, as you might know,

If you've been following the past few posts, you'll know I'm in the middle of traveling and I'm taking more of a "blog" approach by posting more about me and my experience of eating and exercising on the road. Before

I know, I know. You're sick of getting emails from me. But I promise this is worth it.I haven't edited this yet, but it's just some basic ideas of how you can do a lower body strength workout in your

Yesterday I talked about my travel day, in terms of eating and exercising. Now that I'm here for my first full day, how did I do?Let's start with the training, which was a fiasco. My diet fared better but I'll

Long time readers of WorldFitnessNetwork.com know that I don't really run this site like a "blog" - the layout looks like a blog, but I focus mostly on sharing articles.In contrast, "blogs" are more traditionally about the person writing.Well, regardless

Earlier this year I was really focused on gaining strength. I set specific goals around 3 particular lifts and set a deadline. To accomplish them, I had to adjust my training plan and mental rehearsal framework. I had to read

This is a constant debate. Should you still lift if you are sore from your previous workout?I've tried to find some science behind an answer, and one thing might surprise you:Soreness is not directly related to recovery. It is an

After last week's post on lunges, I was inspired to put together a short list of the most popular variations on the squat. But I'd like your help. Sure, I could scour the web for all kinds of weird variations

Here's a new science update for you. Members of LeanLifters get to read the whole thing.Topics covered this month are:Fat Burning Zone vs. Aerobic Zone Differences in TrainingBest Form For Lat PulldownSkip The Leucine And Save Your MoneyDoes The Glycemic

Fellas, lunges ain't just for girls. In fact, I'm willing to bet that if you aren't already doing lunges, then adding them to your next leg workout will leave you crying. You won't feel so manly then.But the good news

Lots of you liked Caleb's guest article last week and so here's another guest post - this comes from Alain, which he wrote just for me - enjoy! (p.s. don't forget to chime in with comments!)Guest post by Alain Gonzalez

I started writing a post on box squats and had just finished it when I came across my buddy Caleb's article on doubleyourgains - on the exact same subject! And his was much better than mine! Thankfully, he allowed me

Last week I reminded you about LeanLifters and lots of you joined - that's great!I know it might be annoying to get notified about a new article on worldfitnessnetwork.com, only to find out that it's an article just for my

I've officially had it with fitness pros who tell people cardio is bad.I wish I were kidding. But I'm not exaggerating here. There are fitness guys saying all cardio is bad for all people.In fact, as a result of one