WHOOP’s New AI Coach Actually Makes the App More Useful
You know I have a dim view of AI coaches. They don’t understand the things a real coach understands, like how to plan for long-term progress. So I was skeptical…
Gym Chalk Is Your Secret Weapon for Lifting More Weight
If you’ve ever seen someone chalk up before a big deadlift, maybe clapping a big cloud of the stuff into the air, you might wonder if it’s actually even doing…
RFK Jr.’s Bench Press Isn’t Actually That Impressive
In videos released this weekend, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.—a man who has compared childhood vaccines to the holocaust and is also running for president for some reason—lifts weights on a…
Can an App Really Improve Your Mobility?
I hate stretching, but I must admit that working on my mobility has helped me in the gym. For example, I love doing barbell snatches, but I used to have…
How Virtual Reality Workouts Can Improve Your Body Image
It’s easy to look at the intersection of fitness and technology and see only disturbing signs: Studies have linked technology, particularly social media, with unrealistic body image, eating disorders, low…
15 of Lifehacker’s Best Weight Lifting Tips of 2022
Photo: Chris Graythen (Getty Images) Among the many barbells in a well-appointed gym, you might find one that’s known as a “women’s bar.” Or, if you’re a woman and your…
This Is How ‘Hard’ Your Typical Workout Should Be
Photo: Microgen (Shutterstock) Do you ever get the feeling you’re not pushing yourself hard enough in the gym? Or, on the flip side, do you see other people sweating and…
Yes, You Can Really Have a Heart Attack From Shoveling Snow
Photo: SKatzenberger (Shutterstock) You may have heard of people—elderly folks in particular—getting a heart attack from shoveling snow. But what’s so dangerous about shoveling? And is everybody at risk, or…
Video: Diners Flee Brazil Restaurant As CrossFit Runners Mistaken For Robbers
Within seconds, dozens of diners fled the restaurant.A group of diners in Brazil confused some runners with robbers who were being chased by the police and fled a bar, causing…
Should You Get a Rowing Machine?
Photo: Jacob Lund (Shutterstock) Rowers are having a moment. Hydrow seems to be forcefully inserting itself into our Instagram feeds (or is that just mine?), and even Peloton is selling…