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You might hit a point when you need to take your foot off the gas and step back from training. Use this guide to do it right.

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For nearly 45 years of training, I have heard conflicting information about reaching failure when lifting weights or even doing calisthenics. Either you push until you fail, or you avoid failure by ...

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A "de-load" is a break from your usual exercise schedule to come back stronger. A powerlifting doctor said she eases up on her training for a week to prevent burnout and injury. Deload with active ...

Between setting two American records to qualify for powerlifting’s global stage and balancing life as a husband, father of three Fairbanks’ own Joe Dickinson took one more shot at competitive ...

A deload week is a planned period of time (typically a week) during which you reduce the intensity or volume of your workouts and focus on active recovery and lower-intensity workouts instead. Lower ...

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Nash Earwood already is 5-foot-10 and 264 pounds as a 12-year-old, so being stronger than most preteens isn’t surprising. But here is what impresses his strength coach, Terrence Flowers, about this ...