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Jaw Clenching

Jaw Clenching and Upper Body Training

By Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA / September 5, 2023

Jaw clenching without a mouthguard can work as a strategy to enhance isometric muscle contraction in the upper body, according to a study.

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Rest Intervals

Changing Rest Intervals With Heavier Loads Increased Training Volume

By Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA / September 5, 2023

By altering rest intervals, resistance trained men were able to increase weighted squat training volume by approximately 7%.

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Trainer and client using free-weight training

Machine-Based and Free-Weight Training for Functional Aging

By Zachary Mang, PhD / March 7, 2023

Programming tips to help seniors age not just with grace but with strength through free-weight training and machine-based training.

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Strength training for youth

Strength Training for Overweight Youth

By Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA / March 7, 2023

Here’s some good news about the benefits of strength training for kids: it reduces body fat in children coping with overweight and obesity.

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Breast cancer survivor doing strength training

Breast Cancer Survivors Benefit From Strength Training

By Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA / September 13, 2022

Researchers in evaluated the benefits of endurance, resistance, or combined endurance and resistance training for breast cancer survivors.

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Pasta from an athlete diet

Athlete Diet Breaks

By Matthew Kadey, MS, RD / September 13, 2022

If you have clients who are following a rigid athlete diet, tell them that letting off the gas for a short time may do their bodies good.

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Man with lean body mass

Keep the Lean Body Mass

By Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA / September 13, 2022

Researchers found that higher volumes of resistance training with lower loads were better for female athletes for preserving lean body mass.

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Trainer teaching strength training for youth

Strength Training for Youth

By Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA / September 8, 2022

If you train kids, are you including youth strength training? Researchers share evidence-based benefits of training as early as age 5–7.

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Illustration of muscle fiber types

Muscle Fiber Types and Training

By Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA / April 1, 2022

Experts debate whether and how muscle fiber types can be shifted through training. And training matters, according to a review study.

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Older women and weight training

Older Women and Weight Training

By Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA / April 1, 2022

In a study on older women and weight training, researchers found that participants experienced more pleasure with moderate-level resistance.

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Older woman lifting for muscular hypertrophy

Lifting for Muscular Hypertrophy

By Zachary Mang, PhD / March 14, 2022

This article provides you with the evidence-based tools to help clients make a strong start in increasing muscular hypertrophy.

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IDEA's popular articles in 2021

5 Most Popular Articles in 2021

By Sarah Kolvas / January 14, 2022

What piqued reader interest this past year? Here we recap our top 5 popular articles that received the most reads in 2021!

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loaded movement

Loaded Movement 101

By Michol Dalcourt / November 1, 2021

Studying biological and morphological behaviors reveals key basic adaptations inherent in the human body. Namely, changing postures and taking on external loads are critical to our health and survival.

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