- 018 min read
How Much Weight to Use on a New Exercise
The five-step procedure for finding your starting load, where to begin by exercise family, and how to correct it within two sessions.
beginners · load · technique
- 029 min read
Breathing Under Load: Valsalva, Bracing and Limits
When holding your breath genuinely helps, the arterial pressure figures measured by catheter, the technique lift by lift, and when not to use it.
technique · breathing · Valsalva
- 0311 min read
Weight Training for Teens: Is It Safe? (2026)
Do weights stunt growth? No: the science says the opposite. Here is why supervised strength training is safe and beneficial for teens, with clear rules.
weight training for teens · youth strength · safety
- 0411 min read
Gym Injury Prevention: The Practical Guide
Gym injury prevention: gradual load progression, technique, warm-up, recovery, and listening to your body's signals. The principles that truly cut risk.
injuries · prevention · load management
- 0511 min read
Knee Pain During Squats: Technical Factors and Myths
Knee discomfort during squats: the technical factors, the knees-past-toes myth debunked, ankle and hip mobility, and better-tolerated squat variations.
knee pain · squats · technique
- 0611 min read
Lower Back Pain and Lifting: Causes, Technique and When to Stop
Lower back discomfort while lifting often comes from technique, rushed progression, or a weak core. A cautious, evidence-based guide on when to see a pro.
lower back pain · lumbar · technique
- 0711 min read
Lat Pulldown: Complete Form Guide (2026)
The lat pulldown for a stronger back: technique, grip variations, mistakes and full programming. An evidence-based guide for athletes chasing a wide back.
lat pulldown · lats · back
- 0813 min read
Bicep Curl Variations: Technique and Emphasis (2026)
Bicep curl variations: barbell, dumbbell, hammer, concentration, cable, preacher. Muscles and emphasis, technique, mistakes, and hypertrophy programming.
bicep curl · biceps · hypertrophy
- 0912 min read
Dips Exercise: Technique, Progression and Variations (2026)
Parallel bar dips: chest vs triceps, technique, progression from zero (assisted, negatives), variations, shoulder mistakes, and programming for athletes.
dips · parallel bars · triceps
- 1011 min read
Plank Exercise: How to Do It Right (Complete 2026 Guide)
How to do the plank: set-up, alignment, breathing, how long to actually hold, variations (side, dynamic, RKC), and the mistakes to avoid for a strong core.
plank · core · bodyweight
- 1110 min read
Time Under Tension: What the Science Really Says (2026)
Time under tension and tempo explained: what actually matters for hypertrophy according to the evidence, when to slow down phases, and the myths to bust.
time under tension · tempo · hypertrophy