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Abraham Lincoln challenged US troops to this strength test

July 10, 2022

Of all the things our 16th President is remembered for these days, his uncanny strength is often overlooked. During his days on the American frontier, he was

In the trenches together: A Navy wife’s untimely death illuminates the strength of military spouse friendships

May 6, 2022

By Peyton Roberts

“Nobody expects this,” friend and veteran Navy spouse Julie Donnelly said. “You watch it play out in your mind, people coming to your door telling you your husband’s never coming…

Four simple tactics to build massive grip strength

September 13, 2021

By Michael Gregory

If you struggle with exercises like pull-ups or the deadlift, chances are your legs and back aren’t to blame. It’s your weak-ass grip.

Have you ever used wrist straps while deadlifting or doing a back exercise?

If you have, then you …

Here’s what happens to the body when you pull a muscle

May 4, 2021

By Tim Kirkpatrick

There are 640 muscles in the human body. The primary functions of these critical, fibrous structures are to support movement and help circulate blood throughout our anatomy. Everyone has three different types of muscles: smooth (or visceral), card…

Here’s what happened when these bodybuilders went vegan for a month

July 19, 2020

By Insider

Following the debut of the documentary “The Game Changers” on Netflix, which aims to debunk the myth that vegan athletes struggle …

4 ‘Can you do THIS?’ fitness challenges

June 26, 2020

By Brittany Sulc

So here’s the story. I normally run a few times a week, strength train and figure skate as often as I possibly can. (What can I say? I love knife shoes.) I’ve since gone through several quarantine phases. It started with, “I’m going to use this …

ACFT Prep: How to build your 3-RM deadlift.

June 24, 2020

By Michael Gregory

Has anxiety over the ACFT test set in because you’re not good at deadlifting? Maybe you’ve never even seen a trap bar in your life up until a year ago…

Don’t feel lonely, it’s definitely one of the more challenging aspects of the tes…

The ACFT: Hand Release Pushups

April 29, 2020

By Michael Gregory

The hand release push-up is the worst nightmare of those of you with a weak core. Yeah, sure, it’s an upper-body exercise, but even more so, especially with the way it’s graded, it’s a core exercise.

In this article, I’ll get into exactly …

ACFT PREP: Why you should be power cleaning

April 29, 2020

By Michael Gregory

I’m not surprised; I’m actually just interested in the fact that the standing power throw is proving to be quite difficult for some soldiers. It makes sense, really. Service members haven’t ever been asked to be explosive before.

The U.S. m…