How to Do the Dumbbell Incline Bench Press Exercise for Chest
GUYS LOVE THE bench press, and for good reason. The compound exercise allows you to push big-time weight and build chest muscle, checking boxes for both performance and aesthetic goals. If you want to level up your chest day workouts and fine-tune both your muscle and strength gains, though, it pays to change up the […]
How Humans Can Escape the Simulation, According to Scientists
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For two decades, scientists have seriously considered whether we’re living in a simulated universe. A computer scientist at the University of Louisville explores ways that humans could try to hack our way out of this reality and enter the baseline reality. So far, techniques ranging from […]
How This Sea Creature Became Immortal—and How Humans Could, Too
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The animal kingdom contains a vast array of animals capability of remarkable regenerative abilities, but known are quite as adept at this healing task than sea-swelling Cnidarians, such as hydra, jellyfish, and sea anemones. Scientists from the University of Vienna studied the genome of the scarlet […]
How to Do Pull-Ups With Proper Form to Build Strong Back Muscle
THE PULLUP IS the apex of all bodyweight exercises. The movement is one of the few you can use to train your back muscles effectively without an external load and a pure expression of relative strength (how strong you are relative to your height and weight). All of those factors also make the pullup one […]
How to Use the Reps in Reserve (RIR) Method to Build More Muscle
OLD-SCHOOL BODYBUILDERS will tell you that the most surefire way to build muscle and feel the effects of your effort is the pump. The swollen sensation that comes when your target muscles are engorged with blood is the highlight of training for many meatheads, so much so that “chasing the pump” is a go-to descriptor […]
How to Do Deadlifts With Proper Form to Build Strength and Muscle
THERE ARE FEW more direct expressions of strength than the deadlift. The movement is as simple as anything else you’ll find yourself doing in a gym: You pick a heavy load up off the ground, then you put it back down (or drop it with a resounding crash, if you’re working on just one rep […]
Scientists Discover How to Speed Up, Reverse Time: What It Means
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In the physical world, time marches in one direction, but things aren’t so straight forward in the quantum realm. Researchers have discovered that it’s possible to speed up, slow down, or reverse the flow of time in a quantum system. This isn’t exactly time travel, but […]
How to Do the 3-Step Getup for a Strong, Functional Core Workout
RUNNERS NEED MORE than just running to stay strong. You’ll be at your best when you take the time to train the rest of your body to handle the strain of your pavement-pounding, high-volume mileage—and your core is key to the type of functional strength you’re looking to build. Related Story Just any bit of […]
How To Train Your Brain To Enjoy Exercise, According To Science
Truth: They woke up like this. Some people really are more inclined to find joy in exercise. But! You can rewire your brain to join that “love it” group, research shows. When experts measured the electrical connectivity in the brains of people who are recreationally active, they found that those who perceive themselves as being […]