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Top Tips to Eliminate Shoulder Pain When Benching
Top Tips to Eliminate Shoulder Pain When Benching

Written by the Beast Gear team One of the most effective ways to develop and strengthen your upper body in the gym is through bench pressing. This exercise primarily targets the chest and triceps...

How To Use Weight Lifting Straps
How To Use Weight Lifting Straps

Lifting straps are used by beasts for weight training. Straps are especially ideal if your hand grip isn’t quite strong enough yet as you work on your deadlifts and other lifting workouts.  The thi...

Train Like An Egyptian: Pyramid Training Rocks!
Train Like An Egyptian: Pyramid Training Rocks!

At Beast Gear, we’re always on the lookout for different approaches to training, firmly believing that the more you experiment, the more you’ll gain over the long-term.  And whilst pyramid training...

If It Works, Do It
If It Works, Do It

The thing with training is that there’s no one size fits all solution, no magic bullet. What works for someone else might not work for you - and vice versa.  It’s important that you don’t fixate on...

Are Kettlebell Swings Better Than Olympic Lifts?
Are Kettlebell Swings Better Than Olympic Lifts?

When it comes to power training, it’s generally been accepted for years that olympic lifts are the OG. They’re awesome for strength and conditioning. However, evidence is emerging that shows that a...

Stop Overthinking. Just Lift!
Stop Overthinking. Just Lift!

It seems to me that there are two things that prevent a person from lifting. One is a lack of confidence (and fear of being judged in the gym), and the other is overthinking.  If you’re one of tho...

Beyond Creatine: Beta Alanine Works Harder For Longer
Beyond Creatine: Beta Alanine Works Harder For Longer

Yeah, we’ve all heard of creatine. Yeah, we all know that it works. But have you ever stopped to think that creatine - beyond all the buzz - has its limitations? See, creatine works really well. Bu...

Cluster Strength Training: How and Why
Cluster Strength Training: How and Why

Hey guys, I want to talk to you about something called cluster strength training. This is something that I want to talk about because a) I don’t think it’s talked about enough and b) I think it sho...

Should Kids Lift Weights?
Should Kids Lift Weights?

Want your kid to be a beast? You’re probably wondering it’s safe for them to lift weights.  After all, do you really wanna be that parent who tells the other parents at school that your kid lifts? ...

You Absolutely Have To Squat
You Absolutely Have To Squat

Hey, you! Yeah, you with the shoulder and back pain :(  Hi.  You absolutely have to squat. Don’t believe me? Here are 10 reasons: Squats Burn Fat  Okay, squats won’t burn as much fat as five-mile ...

The Most Simple Deadlift Program Ever
The Most Simple Deadlift Program Ever

Achieving great new things with deadlifting? It’s actually quite simple. The harder you go, and the heavier you go, the more your body will grow. Fancy techniques? They’re for losers.  With this - ...

Science Lesson: Why Muscle Activation Matters
Science Lesson: Why Muscle Activation Matters

Here at Beast Gear, we love strength training.  We also love science.  Yup, while we’re not PhD level students or anything, we understand that the best training programs are the ones that are backe...