Strength
Building Muscle on Keto: The Essential Guide
When you’re on a diet like the ketogenic diet, building muscle can get hard. But it’s not impossible, and a lot of what you have to do to build muscle on the keto diet comes from normal strength-building best practices. Here’s how. What’s Keto? The keto diet is simple: replace your carbs with fats. The…
Read MoreFive Ways to Motivate Yourself to Work Out If You Lack Motivation
We’ve all been there: when you don’t feel like working out, you take a one-way trip to… DUN DUN DUN! Excuse City. Excuse City is filled with phrases like: I am too tired today. I’m too sore from my last workout. I don’t feel like getting sweaty. I don’t even know what I’m doing at…
Read MoreHow to Build a Fitness Journey Instagram (And Build Your Following)
In the digital age, creating a fitness journey Instagram is a great way to keep yourself motivated, track your progress, and interact with other people in the fitness community. Instagram has long been a channel for people trying to increase strength, lose weight, alter their diet, and feel inspired while doing so.
Read More5 Leg Press Variations to Carve Strong, Defined Legs
The leg press is a staple workout machine at gyms, but often gets a bad rep because it isn’t as complex as the squat. But if you’re looking for sheer size, the leg press may be in a class by itself since there are so many different ways to safely increase the growth-producing intensity. Read…
Read More5 Gifts to Give Your Friend Who Loves the Gym
Do you have a friend that loves working out? There is no better gift to give than the gift of health. Treat your fittest friend to some of these awesome gifts available from Amazon.com. (And if you’re looking to buy a gift for yourself, don’t worry… We won’t tell…)
Read MorePersonal Trainer Profile: Former Mrs. New Jersey Winner Catherine Zalewski on Surviving Two Strokes
As Catherine Zalewski talks on the phone, you hear her kids toddle in and out of the room where she has attempted to get some quiet. The scene is as close to normal as you can get – “Can you please go clean it up, honey? I’ll be down there in one second, I promise.”…
Read MoreHow To Stretch (Really Effectively) Without That Burning Pain
The benefits of stretching and flexibility training have long been known, but to this day it remains a missing component from most workout programs. That said, it’s no real mystery why. Stretching is hard to perform effectively on your own and it’s typically uncomfortable (albeit painful). That’s why Jersey Strong has partnered with the “Godfather…
Read MoreFour Fundamental Exercises to Target Your Back
It’s never too early to start prepping for beach-body weather (it still is, for some)— and it’ll be here before you know it! And everyone knows, there is nothing like showing off a strong, defined back. As the warm weather steadily approaches, sculpting that defined back will help you not only look, but feel amazing.…
Read MoreThe Ten-Minute Yoga Flow You Can Do at Your Desk
Do you sit at a desk for most the day? Then you could be on the fast track to muscle tension, poor posture, back pain, and weight gain. When work becomes demanding, you may find yourself sitting stationary for hours. Not only does this increase stress on your body, but it contributes to mental and…
Read MoreHow Can Introverts Be Successful at the Gym?
If you’re an introvert who is new to the gym, the hordes of people lifting weights, attending group classes, working with personal trainers, and spotting each other can seem… Overwhelming. So much so that you may feel tempted to stick to the “safe zones”, like jogging on the treadmill and your usual work out machines.…
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