Unilateral exercises like the single-leg Romanian Deadlift—aka the RDL— reduce muscle imbalances, strengthen stabilizer muscles, and enhance muscle development. But there are some drawbacks to these types of moves—the biggest possibly being the inevitable wobbles. Once you go heavy, fighting to stay upright oftentimes become a bigger challenge than building muscle. The fix, however, is […]
Month: February 2026
Arnold Classic Champion Mike Sommerfeld Reveals His Trap Row Technique
Building a big back is a priority for competitive bodybuilders, so it’s reassuring to hear that technique is more important than genetics when it comes to adding muscle mass. That’s exactly what 2025 Arnold Classic Champion Mike Sommerfeld’s trap row technique asserts in one of his recent Instagram posts, demonstrating the benefits of the back-building […]
Fitness Helped Dane Carter Beat Addiction and Reclaim His Purpose
The thing about transformation stories is that we often compress them. It’s all about the turning point, the clean arc that makes struggle feel temporary and success feel inevitable. Dane Carter’s story refuses that kind of editing. It’s messy, uncomfortable, and deeply human. It’s not about a single breakthrough but more about the accumulation of […]
Your ‘Grunting’ Sounds at the Gym Could Be Telling You A Lot About Your Breathing—and Strength
Walk into almost any commercial gym at peak hours, and you’ll hear it: a sudden guttural grunt slicing through the hum of treadmills and clanking plates. Sometimes it accompanies a heavy deadlift or chest press. Othertimes, a pec deck set that barely warrants a raised eyebrow, let alone a primal yell. So, when is it […]
Chari Hawkins Dishes on the Olympic Endurance, Mental Toughness & Elite Fitness Mindset for ‘The Trainer Games’
The Trainer Games, presented by iFIT, has taken seasoned athletes and promising newcomers in the field of endurance sports, and pitted them against each other in the run up to the fever pitch final on February 5, where a $250,000 cash prize and an opportunity to join the iFIT coaching team awaits the winner. In […]
Skyy Moore on NFL Durability, Balance Training, and Building a Body That Lasts All Season
Talent is a given in the NFL. What separates players isn’t always explosiveness or potential. It’s reliability under pressure–when things don’t go the way that they were diagramed during practice. As injuries reshaped depth charts and tested continuity this past season for the San Francisco 49ers, they moved forward with an unsettling calm. Their standard […]