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Stop Skipping Workouts!

We are in the middle of the winter (and a pandemic) and there are a million reasons to skip your next workout. You get out of work when it is dark out, you may feel a little under the weather, you are tired, you have other things to do; we...

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High Reps vs Heavy Weights for Mass

You gotta go with heavy weights for gains, bro! No, you gotta go high reps for gains, bro! Bro! You may have heard this argument before (maybe it played out slightly differently), or were curious which one was best for your routine. There are certainly recommendations for both, with programs...

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Cardio Sucks | Driven Sports

Cardio Sucks

If you are anything like us then you dread cardio time. Nothing is more spirit killing than spending 30 minutes running or biking in place. But we must do it; cardio is a necessary component of any successful fitness program. That doesn’t mean that we have to make it boring...

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Returning to the Gym Safely

Many parts of the country are opening up, which means droves of people with their newly acquired COVID-bods are eager to hit the gym to reverse what months of solitude have wrought. As much as that is a top priority, don’t forget that we are still in a pandemic and...

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Anxiety: The Sleep Killer

Are you an anxious person? Most people would dismissively respond no to that question, so let’s pose a new one; do you fixate on problems or imperfections? Do find yourself thinking about tomorrow’s chores or work problems today? Do you find yourself obsessing over the day’s complications well after the...

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