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How to Stretch your Lower Back: 5 Lower Back Stretches

About Lower Back Stretches Stretching is important for flexibility, mobility, and pain management. Some people may benefit from these exercises to stretch their lower back due to strain or general pain, while others may find them helpful to do after or during their back workout to reduce tightness and soreness.…

Strength From ScratchMarch 19, 2025

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Back & Biceps

7 Exercises to Improve Grip Strength and Forearm Strength

About Grip and Forearm Strength Grip strength is essential for a variety of reasons including functional strength and athletics. Functionally, improving grip strength and forearm strength allows you to carry things more easily without your forearms getting fatigued, delay the atrophy of these muscles while aging, and even aid in…

Strength From ScratchMarch 15, 2025

Chest, Shoulders & Triceps

30 Minute Tricep Workout with Dumbbells

About the Triceps Performing tricep exercises is beneficial for both functional strength and physical appearance. Tricep muscles consist of three muscle heads- lateral, long, and medial- and take up almost two-thirds of your arm’s total muscle mass. Therefore, tricep workouts are important for practical strength in terms of lifting, pushing,…

Strength From ScratchMarch 11, 2025

Back & Biceps Legs & Glutes Total Body

10 Exercises to Improve Deadlift Strength

Performing Accessory Exercises to Improve Your Deadlift The deadlift is a powerful strength training exercise that engages many muscles, primarily the glutes, hamstrings, and lower back including the erector spinae. It also uses the traps, lats, shoulders, core, quads, and forearm & grip strength. Essentially, a heavy deadlift is a…

Strength From ScratchMarch 7, 2025

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Exercise Motivation

10 Science-Based Benefits of Resistance Training

What is Resistance Training? Resistance training refers to exercises that involve muscle contractions against an external force. As long as you exercise with weights, bands, or even perform effortful reps with your own bodyweight, you are resistance training; it is not reserved for athletes. Resistance training, also called weight training,…

Strength From ScratchMarch 5, 2025

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Exercise Nutrition

How to Gain Weight With a High Metabolism

How to Gain Weight With a High Metabolism Some people struggle with putting on weight no matter how hard they try. Although there are some medical conditions such as hyperthyroidism that affect how people absorb nutrients from their food, some people without a formal diagnosis simply feel they can’t gain…

Strength From ScratchFebruary 27, 2025

Nutrition

How Many Calories to Gain Muscle Weight: Science-Based Lean Bulking

How Many Calories Should I Eat to Gain Muscle? A common question in the weight lifting community is “how many calories should I eat to gain muscle weight without gaining fat?”. An article published by Sports Dietitian Nancy Clark in ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal suggests that you should eat…

Strength From ScratchFebruary 25, 2025

Abs & Core

30 Minute Ab Workout: Bodyweight Ab Exercise

Bodyweight Ab Workout 1.Plank Circuit : 1 minute high plank (pushup position)(No rest) 30 second elbow plank- left side(No rest) 30 second elbow plank- right side(30 second rest) 2.Leg Lifts (30 second rest) 3.V-ups (30 second rest) 4.Bodyweight Russian twists (30 second rest) 5.Crunches

Strength From ScratchFebruary 21, 2025

Nutrition

Protein Intake: 9 High-Protein Foods to Eat to Increase Strength

Protein and Strength Protein is important for gaining strength. Studies show that higher protein intake is positively correlated with higher strength and muscle mass when combined with resistance exercise . It also helps people keep more muscle during calorie deficits and aging. Protein intake is essential for strength, as it…

Strength From ScratchFebruary 19, 2025

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