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How Detraining Affects Your Strength and Muscle Mass

March 25, 2020

With the COVID19 pandemic hitting the country and forcing us inside, it’s easy to get frustrated and come up with a number of excuses as to why our training should take a backseat. Although training at home may not be the most ideal solution, something is always better than nothing. If you think your “gains”

Building a Bigger & Better Deadlift

Building a Bigger & Better Deadlift

December 27, 2019

Create bigger and better deadlifts with these tips and exercises!

How Training to Failure is Ruining Your Gains

How Training to Failure is Ruining Your Gains

November 13, 2019

By: Jared Blincow CSCS, FRC, Coach at LIFT Chicago How many times have you heard that if you’re leaving reps on the table and not training to failure then you’re missing out on some serious gains? What if I told you there was an alternative approach that was just as effective, allowed for greater recovery,

7 Benefits to having a Strength Coach/Personal Trainer

September 19, 2019

It’s educational. Sessions are much more than you just working out. You gain knowledge of what to do, how to do it, and how it benefits your health and fitness. You learn the most important things you need to concentrate on to be most successful and what things are fitness myths that are very irrelevant.

What People Are Saying About Lift Chicago

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