A video making the rounds online promises something every athlete wants. It claims a special kind of water can unlock peak athletic performance. The video comes from a company that sells hydrogen water, a bottled product infused with extra hydrogen…
A YouTube video is making a bold claim about your handshake. It says your grip strength can hint at how well you are aging, and maybe even how long you will live. The video comes from a channel called Huberman…
George Hackenschmidt favored a short, simple, whole body routine with challenging weights. Here is what his book really says and what research shows about basic compound lifts.
Pavel Tsatsouline treats strength as a skill that needs tension and precision on every rep. Here is what neural adaptation and attentional focus research say about that idea.
Milo Steinborn tipped heavy barbells onto his back and squatted them with no rack. Here is what we can confirm about the Steinborn lift and why modern lifters should use a rack instead.
A video from William Health Insights makes a big promise. It says there is one exercise every adult over 60 should do every day. That exercise is the chair squat, also known as the sit to stand. It looks almost…
A viral fitness video makes a bold promise. It says you only need two exercises for strength and longevity, for life. No gym membership full of machines. No hour long workouts with ten different moves. The video ties this idea…
A recent CNN-News18 segment says most men over 40 can boost their health with a few simple lifestyle changes. The video points to sleep, exercise, and diet as the biggest levers. That is a reasonable claim on its face. But…
A viral video from exercise scientist Andy Galpin claims there are three simple rules for building muscle, gaining strength, and staying healthy for the long run. Galpin is a real PhD researcher who studies human performance and skeletal muscle. That…
Andrey Malanichev squatted 484.9 kilograms raw with knee wraps at the Big Dogs meet in Melbourne in October 2016, a world record. Here is what independent verification found, including the current record holder.