TrainingSlow vs Traditional Squat Tempo to Failure: What the Study Found
A crossover study compared slow and traditional barbell squats taken to failure. The tempos redistributed stress rather than producing one universal winner.
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TrainingFlywheel Training Microdosing: One Set Daily vs One Weekly Session
A six-week trial split the same 30 flywheel leg-press sets into daily microdoses or one weekly session. Strength gains were similar, but soreness and architecture differed.
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The Strongman Open and World Deadlift Championships return to Birmingham on September 5. Here is the official lineup, five-event program, and record context.
TrainingVelocity Loss in Concurrent Training: The 0%, 15%, and 40% Study
An eight-week trial tested 0%, 15%, and 40% squat velocity-loss thresholds before running, revealing muscle, strength, and endurance tradeoffs.
TrainingMenstrual-Cycle Phase Training: What the New Strength Study Found
A within-participant trial found no advantage to concentrating resistance-training volume in the follicular or luteal phase over balanced training.
DietBeetroot Juice vs Creatine: What a 72-Hour Resistance Trial Found
An 11-man crossover trial compared short creatine loading, beetroot juice, and placebo across bench press, squat, velocity, muscle oxygenation, and recovery measures.
TrainingAccentuated Eccentric Training Once, Twice, or Three Times Weekly
A 12-week squat study compared accentuated eccentric training one, two, or three days per week in trained athletes. Most outcomes were similar.
TrainingTraining to Failure vs Two Reps in Reserve: Reading the Single-Set Trial
An eight-week single-set trial compared momentary failure with stopping at an estimated two reps in reserve. Both approaches improved most outcomes.
TrainingTraining Volume and Frequency: What the New Dose-Response Analysis Found
A 67-study meta-regression links more weekly sets with greater gains, but diminishing returns and set-counting choices make the result more nuanced.
News2026 CrossFit Games Results: How to Read the Official Leaderboard
The 2026 CrossFit Games are complete. Here are the official men's, women's, and team top fives plus a guide to navigating the live leaderboard.
NewsACSM’s 2026 Resistance Training Position Stand: What Lifters Should Notice
ACSM’s new position stand synthesizes 137 reviews and separates the training variables that consistently influence strength, hypertrophy, power, and physical function from those that do not.
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