MFL Episode #778: How Sara Used Thinner Leaner Stronger to Lose 55 Pounds and Get Ripped – Legion Athletics 0 Free Shipping & Returns 100% Money-Back Guarantee Home / Blog / Podcast / MFL Episode #778: How Sara Used Thinner Leaner Stronger to Lose 55 Pounds and Get Ripped Written by Michael Matthews   In…

How many times have you heard that if you want to lose fat, you should do cardio in the “fat-burning heart rate zone” to maximize your results? This idea has been afloat since, well, basically forever, but it really took hold after the jogging boom of the 1970s. And although other workout trends have gained…

Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of barbell squat: the high-bar and the low-bar squat.   These names have nothing to do with the equipment you’re using—both involve a standard barbell—but instead refer to where you hold the barbell on your back while squatting.  To wit, the high-bar squat has the bar 2 to 3 inches…

Can Alpha-GPC Make You Stronger and Smarter? – Legion Athletics 0 Free Shipping & Returns 100% Money-Back Guarantee Written by Michael Matthews   This podcast is all about alpha-GPC, which is one of my favorite supplements. That’s why you can kind it in my pre-workout Pulse and my nootropic Ascend. Alpha-GPC has promise as both…

How Peter Used Bigger Leaner Stronger to Lose 40 Pounds and 14% Body Fat – Legion Athletics 0 Free Shipping & Returns 100% Money-Back Guarantee Written by Michael Matthews “I have lost just over 40 lbs and have gone from around 22% body fat to around 8%.” What has happened so far on the program?…

Full-body workouts are more or less exactly what they sound like: workouts in which you train all of your major muscle groups in each session. They’re popular among many in-the-know fitness folk (including Legion Scientific Advisory Board members Dr. Eric Helms and Menno Henselmans) because they’re simple to set up and ensure that you never…

12 Great Weightlifting Cues for Better Form & Performance – Legion Athletics 0 Free Shipping & Returns 100% Money-Back Guarantee Home / Blog / Podcast / 12 Great Weightlifting Cues for Better Form & Performance Written by Michael Matthews   I got a lot of great feedback on my previous podcast about weightlifting cues. In…

The thermic effect of food (TEF) is the amount of energy required to digest and process the food you eat. Basically, every bite of food “costs” a certain number of calories to break down. Knowledge of this fact has also given rise to many dippy theories about how to lose weight.  For instance, some people…

Brooke Ence on Getting “Superhero Fit” and Winning in Business – Legion Athletics 0 Free Shipping & Returns 100% Money-Back Guarantee Home / Blog / Podcast / Brooke Ence on Getting “Superhero Fit” and Winning in Business Written by Michael Matthews   In this podcast, I interview Brooke Ence, an entrepreneur, actress, and CrossFit icon,…

Good Question: When Are You Too Fat To Bulk? | Legion 0 Free Shipping & Returns 100% Money-Back Guarantee Written by Michael Matthews Evidence Based For some time now, bodybuilders and body composition experts have been saying that you shouldn’t bulk (maintain a calorie surplus) unless you’re lean.  In fact, I’m one of them—in the…