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How easily can you put off getting something you want? This process—delayed gratification—demonstrates the ability to resist the temptation of immediate gratification in favor of later, longer-term gratification. It's a concept that was central to a Stanford University social science experiment with marshmallows. The aptly named Stanford Marshmallow Experiment, conducted by psychologist Walter Mischel in [...]

Reebok has released the third edition of its popular Nano training shoe and strives not to underestimate its claim to be the "official fitness shoe". As big fans of previous Nano models, we took a closer look at this new fitness offering and found five reasons to stick with this trilogy. Reebok 1. Lift and [...]

Your body doesn't know what type of exercise you're doing, you're doing dumbbell exercises, resistance band exercises, or even dumbbell resistance band exercises. It only knows that it feels resistance and has to overcome it. To add muscle and strength, progressive overload is the name of the game: more weight, more reps, more sets, and [...]

Losing weight can be a tough, uphill battle. It means constant hunger, tiredness, and a miserable time trying to burn off stubborn body fat that just won’t budge. I don’t know about you but that doesn’t sound very fun to me. So, for the past couple of years, I’ve been trying out these supplements called [...]

Scotty James is no senior statesman at 28, but typically athletes in his field are preparing things for their retirement. James made his Olympic debut at just 15, becoming the youngest Australian to compete in the Winter Games. Since that time he has dominated the halfpipe for almost a decade and has the hardware and [...]

In case you missed the introductory article for this series, I am a contributing writer for Muscle & Fitness and after completing week 1 of The Arnold Challenge, here's what happened. This challenge requires me to train for a month in a very similar fashion to what seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger did during his [...]

Trainierst du oder trainierst du nur? Wahrscheinlich bist du nicht der Beste, wenn es darum geht, deine eigene Trainingsintensität einzuschätzen. Es ist kein Faktor, der beiseite geschoben werden sollte. Die Trainingsintensität kann eine große Sache sein, wenn man bedenkt, dass der wichtigste Faktor für die Maximierung von Kraft und magerem Muskelaufbau – warten Sie darauf [...]

To lose body fat forever, you need to change your approach — and change it often. Plateaus suck, especially when you're working hard in the gym and in the kitchen to make sure you're doing everything right to shed fat. You train strength a few times a week, eat healthy, do cardio. What else can [...]

If Saturday night's Royal Rumble is the official starting point on the road to WrestleMania, then WWE United States Champion Austin Theory will be looking to make a history-making finale. Muscle & Fitness sat down with the 25-year-old to find out why he started his professional wrestling journey as a competitive bodybuilder, his thoughts on [...]

Longevity Warrior sister Andre, the French nun thought to be the world's oldest person, died in her sleep on January 17, 2023 at the age of 118, according to David Tavella, a spokesman for Sainte Catherine Laboure nursing home in the port city of Toulon, southern France. "There is great sadness, but ... it was [...]