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Nutrition

Healthy Bulking on a Budget: 13 Things to Add to Your Shopping List

Healthy bulking on a budget can be difficult because you have to eat a surplus of food, which can be costly. However, there are a lot of foods you can buy, especially when purchased in bulk, that are relatively cheap per serving. In this article, we will use food examples…

Strength From ScratchApril 7, 2025

Motivation

Tips to Get Over Gym Anxiety

Anxiety at the gym or “gymtimidation” is more common than you think. It is very common for people to feel gymtimidation. Of course, for some people, it may be impossible to overcome gym anxiety overnight. However, with self-awareness, consciousness, and extra props, it’s possible to relieve some stress associated with…

Strength From ScratchApril 3, 2025

Legs & Glutes

Knee Strengthening Exercises At Home

Knee strengthening exercises are important for mobility and injury prevention. Knee injuries, like meniscus tears or patellar tendonitis, are some of the most common injuries associated with weightlifting. The body is often referred to as a kinetic chain, and strengthening the leg muscles surrounding your knees can prevent issues related…

Strength From ScratchMarch 28, 2025

Nutrition

7 Sweet Desserts that are Surprisingly High in Protein: Dirty Bulk Desserts

7 Sweet Desserts that are Surprisingly High in Protein: Dirty Bulk Desserts Increasing protein intake is one of the keys to building muscle. It’s no secret that desserts are the last thing you would be recommended to eat when you’re trying to increase your protein intake. The classic high-protein foods…

Strength From ScratchMarch 26, 2025

Nutrition

Best 9 Protein Powder Brands: Simple Buyer’s Guide

Best 9 Protein Powder Brands: Simple Buyer's Guide There are so many protein powders on the market that choosing one can easily give you decision paralysis. Regardless of the brand you choose, we made sure that each brand on this list contained all 9 essential amino acids in their protein…

Strength From ScratchMarch 23, 2025

Mobility & Stretching

How to Stretch your Lower Back: 5 Lower Back Stretches

About Lower Back Stretches Stretching is important for flexibility, mobility, and pain management. Some people may benefit from these exercises to stretch their lower back due to strain or general pain, while others may find them helpful to do after or during their back workout to reduce tightness and soreness.…

Strength From ScratchMarch 19, 2025

Gripping dumbbell for grip strength exercise

Back & Biceps

7 Exercises to Improve Grip Strength and Forearm Strength

About Grip and Forearm Strength Grip strength is essential for a variety of reasons including functional strength and athletics. Functionally, improving grip strength and forearm strength allows you to carry things more easily without your forearms getting fatigued, delay the atrophy of these muscles while aging, and even aid in…

Strength From ScratchMarch 15, 2025

Chest, Shoulders & Triceps

30 Minute Tricep Workout with Dumbbells

About the Triceps Performing tricep exercises is beneficial for both functional strength and physical appearance. Tricep muscles consist of three muscle heads- lateral, long, and medial- and take up almost two-thirds of your arm’s total muscle mass. Therefore, tricep workouts are important for practical strength in terms of lifting, pushing,…

Strength From ScratchMarch 11, 2025

Back & Biceps Legs & Glutes Total Body

10 Exercises to Improve Deadlift Strength

Performing Accessory Exercises to Improve Your Deadlift The deadlift is a powerful strength training exercise that engages many muscles, primarily the glutes, hamstrings, and lower back including the erector spinae. It also uses the traps, lats, shoulders, core, quads, and forearm & grip strength. Essentially, a heavy deadlift is a…

Strength From ScratchMarch 7, 2025

Dumbbells for resistance training and two pairs of shoes

Exercise Motivation

10 Science-Based Benefits of Resistance Training

What is Resistance Training? Resistance training refers to exercises that involve muscle contractions against an external force. As long as you exercise with weights, bands, or even perform effortful reps with your own bodyweight, you are resistance training; it is not reserved for athletes. Resistance training, also called weight training,…

Strength From ScratchMarch 5, 2025

Strength From Scratch

Healthy Bulking on a Budget: 13 Things to Add to Your Shopping List

Tips to Get Over Gym Anxiety

Knee Strengthening Exercises At Home

7 Sweet Desserts that are Surprisingly High in Protein: Dirty Bulk Desserts

Best 9 Protein Powder Brands: Simple Buyer’s Guide

How to Stretch your Lower Back: 5 Lower Back Stretches

7 Exercises to Improve Grip Strength and Forearm Strength

30 Minute Tricep Workout with Dumbbells

10 Exercises to Improve Deadlift Strength

10 Science-Based Benefits of Resistance Training

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