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How much time should you strength train each week to live longer

Spend five minutes on FitTalk and you’ll think longevity requires cool dips in the morning, copious amounts of peptides, and enough weekly training to qualify as a Navy SEAL. However, the reality is less dramatic. If you want to live longer, recent research from Harvard offers a surprisingly reassuring message: Your weight lifting routine is

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Men's Fashion

How to improve your grip strength

Unless you delve deeply into the world of conditioning, you may not know how to improve your grip strength, or why it’s so important. Sure, if you’re struggling to remember where you parked, carrying your grocery bags around can be a trial, but otherwise, you’re probably not picking things up and thinking ‘Wow, I wish

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Fitness

Trainers Share 6 Grip Strength Tests Every Man Should Be Able to Pass for Better Longevity

It’s no secret that the fitness field has experienced a growing interest in how to increase longevity, and grip strength is one of the strongest indicators. Although fairly simple to measure, grip strength is rarely trained and often overlooked. But if you’ve ever had difficulty holding a pair of kettlebells, a pullup bar, or even

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Men's Health

5 hip hinge drills everyone should master for greater strength and lower back health

Most people think they know how to hip-hinge until something goes wrong. I wouldn’t recommend pulling a rounded back sumo deadlift, as I’ve done it many times. There is a big difference between bowing and bowing. The hip hinge is the foundation of deadlift variations, kettlebell swings, cleans and broad jumps. This is a movement

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