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Renaissance Periodization founder Nick Shaw on how to unlock your growth potential

Nick Shaw Nick Shaw is the co-founder and CEO of Renaissance Periodization (RP), an IFBB Pro bodybuilder and the author of “Fit for Success”. He has helped coach numerous world-class athletes including CrossFit Games champions, international medalists in weightlifting, UFC fighters, Olympians and Navy Seals. Follow him on Instagram. Visit rpstrength.com. Nick Shaw: How to…

July 26, 20240Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

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Josh Bryant: Build the strength to handle any situation, any time and any place

Josh Bryant Josh Bryant is a strength coach, educator, bestselling author and co-creator of the Jailhouse Strong series. He is also the youngest person to bench press 600lb raw, a feat he has since coached more than 20 people to achieve. He coaches some of the world’s leading athletes in person and online, and gives…

July 26, 20240Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

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What is Hyrox and should you try it?

Picture an arena in which endurance meets strength, speed intersects with strategy, and mental fortitude is as crucial as physical prowess. Welcome to the world of Hyrox, the fitness competition designed for everyone - athletes and amateurs alike - looking to push their limits and set new benchmarks for their physical prowess and mental toughness.…

July 22, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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Stan Efferding: build muscle, burn fat and perform at your full potential

Stan Efferding Stan Efferding is known as the world’s strongest bodybuilder, being both a world record holding powerlifter and an IFBB professional bodybuilder. He is a leading authority on performance nutrition, and is the founder of The Vertical Diet, a performance-based nutritional framework. He has consulted with hundreds of elite athletes across multiple sports. Follow…

July 15, 20240Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

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Dr Abbie Smith-Ryan: The big benefits of creatine for women

Dr Abbie Smith-Ryan, PhD Dr Abbie Smith-Ryan is an expert in exercise physiology and sports nutrition. She serves as the associate chair for research for the Department of Exercise and Sport Science, the director of the Applied Physiology Laboratory, and co-director of the Human Performance Center at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She…

July 10, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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How to train around the menopause for greater health and happiness

Dr Stacy Sims, PhD Dr Stacy Sims, PhD, is an exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist who aims to revolutionise exercise nutrition and performance for women. She has published more than 70 peer-reviewed papers, and authored female-focused performance optimisation books, Roar, and Next Level, which challenge the existing dogma around exercise, nutrition, and health for women.…

July 9, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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Victoria Felkar: Why is the line between legal and banned PED blurring?

Victoria Felkar Victoria Felkar is an interdisciplinary researcher and instructor working across the fields of kinesiology, medicine, critical studies and the humanities. Here specific research focus explores women's health and female hormone manipulation within sport and medicine. Follow her on Instagram. Visit victoriafelkar.com. Steroids and PED popularity is soaring In a fascinating and wide-ranging conversation…

July 7, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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Oliver Patrick: Sideline stress and cultivate cast-iron resilience

Oliver Patrick Oliver Patrick is a physiologist and leading expert in lifestyle management. He is the co-founder of Future Practice, a personal training consultancy and education provider. He speaks widely on the application of contemporary wellbeing strategies and consults to businesses and individuals globally. Follow him on Instagram. Visit oliverpatrick.com. Oliver Patrick: Seize back…

July 6, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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Judd Lienhard: Believe you’re an athlete to unlock optimal performance

Judd Leinhard Judd Lienhard is founder of MASS Method, a dynamic workout programme designed to increase movement, athleticism, strength and speed. He is a father, former US Army Ranger, has worked as a speed and performance coach in Austin, Texas since 2012, and lives by his ethos of “Always Be An Athlete”. Follow him on…

July 6, 20240Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

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Are men facing a terminal decline in testosterone?

Testosterone has an image problem. To some people, high levels of the primary male sex hormone is a synonym for aggressive or toxic behaviour, or the sinister goal of doped-up Olympians and steroid-fuelled bodybuilders. To others, a low level of testosterone is the cause of every male health problem from dwindling libido to midlife lethargy,…

July 4, 20240Comments

ByMark Bailey

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