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Can You Get Ripped From Cycling?

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

Key Takeaways

  • To get a ripped body from cycling, we’ll have to accept the caveats and make compromises.
  • Getting ripped refers to increasing lean muscle mass and decreasing overall fat mass.
  • Cycling is mostly an endurance sport that uses two muscle groups more than the others: the legs (skeletal muscle) and the heart (cardiac muscle).
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Have you ever seen a big, ripped cyclist? Yeah, well, I have. Google the name Robert Förstemann and marvel at the wonder he is.

Of course, not all cyclists look like German sprint cyclists, and it wouldn’t be efficient for most of them to be. However, some people just want to be ripped and enjoy their favorite sport: cycling.

So can we get ripped from cycling? Yes, we can get ripped from cycling, but you have to be willing to cycle to the gates of Helheim and back.

Here’s what you need to know about it!

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Ripped vs Shredded Body: What’s the Difference?

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

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We all know how Deadpool looked in his movie, yeah? Ryan was pretty ripped!

We all also know how Wolverine looked in X-Men: Days of Future Past — he was absolutely shredded, and he had veins on his chest, for crying out loud!

Getting shredded ain’t easy, but getting ripped isn’t a walk in the park, either. So, it’s Deadpool vs. Wolvie … ripped vs. shredded.

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Can You Get Ripped with TRX?

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

Key Takeaways

  • Getting ripped is simply a matter of increasing lean muscle mass and reducing body fat mass, so you can get ripped with TRX.
  • Focusing on these two things by increasing resistance and eating an appropriate amount of protein and calories will allow you to get ripped.
  • By using TRX, you can take gravity into your own hands to create appropriate resistance specific to you.
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Getting ripped isn’t as simple as doing a few specific exercises from YouTube and eating chicken and rice. The process is specific to you, although there are certain guidelines to follow on the journey to ripped-ness.

So can you get ripped with TRX?

Yes, you can get ripped with TRX, although you’ll have to adhere to the guidelines like with anything else, and it’ll be hard. Harder than remembering the last time you used the Pythagorean theorem for anything useful in life.

If you’d like to find out exactly how to use TRX to be both ripped and use the Pythagorean theorem, then keep reading. (Hint: we’re playing one truth and a lie.)

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13 Spartan Race Statistics, Facts, & Demographics (2023)

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

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Whether you think you have what it takes to survive or not, the Spartan Race is sure to test even the most elite of athletes. Its difficulty is renowned, its obstacles are fierce, and it features calculated courses that’ll make the average Joe run in fear.

Let’s take a look at 13 Spartan Race statistics.

  • Spartan Race was founded in 2007 as a spinoff of “Death Race.”
  • The first Spartan Race was hosted in 2010.
  • The Spartan Race is held in 30 different countries worldwide.
  • Zuzana Kocumova and Claude Godbout are the only athletes to win the Spartan World Champions more than once.
  • The country with the most Spartan World Champions wins is the USA — with 8 wins.
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9 Foods You Should Eat to Gain Muscle & Lose Fat

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

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Picking the right food to make progress is key for fitness. Whether the goal is to lose fat or gain muscle, you need to make sure you’re fueling the body with the right nutrients. This list will be more than your typical “douse your food in extra virgin olive oil.”

Before we start, I want to make a few statements.

Gaining muscle and losing body fat at the same time is only possible if you’re a beginner or if you’re a professional bodybuilder (using professional bodybuilder “supplements”).

Furthermore, I can’t cover all the dietary restrictions of everyone on the planet. I’ll be courteous of the most common ones, but have some empathy.

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How Rare is a 300-Pound Bench? (Percentage + Stats)

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

Key Takeaways

  • To date, there has been no study researching the rarity of a 300-pound bench.
  • It’s estimated that one in every 30,000 males can bench 300 pounds.
  • Estimations also show one in every 10,000,000 females can bench 300 pounds.
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300 lbs — or 136 kg if you’re nasty — is the upper echelon of upper body strength to many. Who cares how many pull-ups you can do? Just bench 300, and you’re a legend!

Truth is, nobody knows how rare a 300 lb bench is because no study or census has ever checked. We can, however, begin to guestimate how rare it is…

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How to Build Ripped Muscles with Just Kettlebells

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

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Kettlebell exercises might not be the thing we associate with big and burly bodybuilders, but does that mean they’re useless?

Well, surely you know that any exercise combined with the proper diet can help you lose weight. Right? Oh, you don’t?!

Well, let me teach you the ways of bells and kettles…

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How to Build Ripped Muscle with Light Weights

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

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“Lightweight, baby!” We’ve all seen the videos of those guys lifting massive weights — anything but light dumbbells… It makes sense that a heavier weight would not only burn more calories but also build more muscle fibers.

Some say yes, and some say no. In other words, Bro Science vs. Real Science — FIGHT!

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You Can Build Ripped Muscle with Tonal (Here’s How)

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

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Bit too busy to make it to the gym? Is the creepy guy on the treadmill a bit too creepy? Well, Tonal thought of these and many other reasons people don’t like THE gym and now claims themselves The World’s Smartest Home Gym Machine.

A bold claim and an even bolder design. Let’s see if it’s worth it and how to build ripped muscle with Tonal!

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