Glute exercises—barbell hip thrusts, wide-stance squats, and booty blaster machines—are often considered the bailiwick of women. Just because many women are wont to train their derrieres, though, doesn’t mean men shouldn’t. Strong glutes are a boon to your performance in just about every way, including helping you lift heavier weights, run faster, jump higher, and…

What’s the single best way to train in order to build muscle?  Ask this question to a room full of fitness experts, and your ears will soon be bleeding from the raucous response.  Listen closely, though, and you’ll notice that most of their answers can be bracketed into one of two camps:  You should train…

Brad Jensen on Beating Addiction and Getting Sober and Fit – Legion Athletics 0 Home / Blog / Podcast / Brad Jensen on Beating Addiction and Getting Sober and Fit Written by Michael Matthews This podcast is a story about overcoming oppressive obstacles. It’s about facing reality head-on, coming to terms with the truth, and…

TDEE stands for total daily energy expenditure, and it’s a mathematical estimate of how many total calories you burn throughout the day based on your weight, height, age, and activity level. Accurately calculating your TDEE is important because once you know how many calories you burn each day, you can create a meal plan that…

The 5 Absolute Best Supplements for Women (#2 and 3 Are Must-Haves) – Legion Athletics 0 Home / Blog / Podcast / The 5 Absolute Best Supplements for Women (#2 and 3 Are Must-Haves) Written by Michael Matthews Evidence Based   The more you think about it, the weirder it gets. Obviously we have reproductive…

By many people’s lights, cardio is to muscle gain what garlic farts are to a first date.  Kryptonite.  Many guys and gals looking to build muscle avoid cardio like cigarette smoke, thinking that even a little whiff will kill their gains.  Others take avoiding cardio to absurd extremes (using the escalator instead of the stairs,…

How Jacob Used Bigger Leaner Stronger to Lose 8% of Body Fat in Just in 2 Months – Legion Athletics 0 Written by Michael Matthews “I feel like I have so much more potential than I’ve been able to tap into previously!” How many months’ progress do your pictures represent? What were your stats for…

Says You! The Danger of COVID – Legion Athletics 0 Written by Michael Matthews I’ve written and recorded a lot of evidence-based content over the years on just about everything you can imagine related to building muscle, losing fat, and getting healthy. I’ve also worked with thousands of men and women of all ages and…

The close-grip bench press is a flat barbell bench press performed with a slightly narrower grip. While this seems like an insignificant technique tweak, using close-grip bench press form significantly changes which muscles are emphasized during the exercise. While the conventional bench press is primarily a chest exercise that also trains the shoulders and triceps,…

Building a great body is straightforward:  You need to lose fat and you need to build muscle. Body recomposition refers to accomplishing both of these goals simultaneously, and it’s a controversial concept. Some people say that you can’t lose fat and gain muscle at the same time under any circumstances. Others claim that while body…