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More Isn’t Better: How to Autoregulate Volume

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Who doesn’t love a good cliché? Here’s one: more isn’t better. Better is better. This certainly applies when it comes to training volume. Defined as sets multiplied by reps, volume is a gross measure of the overall work you perform during a given period of training, typically an individual training session. After intensity (weight on …

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Monday Motivation: 5 Ways to Salvage Crappy Workouts

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Ray Lewis taught us all something about dealing with adversity. The 37-year-old Baltimore Ravens linebacker could very well have played his last NFL game after tearing his triceps in October, but he returned to the field on Sunday after missing 10 games and helped the Ravens stifle the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Wildcard round. …

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