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Workout Tips and Accessories That Can Help You Avoid Injuries

Want to avoid injuries and not miss out on valuable gym time? Here are the great tips and accessories our athletes recommend.

7 tips for getting past your deadlift plateau

It can often be frustrating when you just can’t seem to add any weight to your favorite lift from week to week. Don’t give up! Here are 7 tips you can use to get out of your deadlift plateau.

The 10 Most Important Exercises for Men

Top 10 Most Important Exercises for Men Some exercise to stay fit and healthy, while other focus on strength training and muscle building. That being said, we are counting down the 10 most importan...

The Differences Between Bodybuilding, Weightlifting, and Powerlifting

They all seem to be very similar types of sports or fitness regimes, but the differences between bodybuilding, weightlifting, and powerlifting are abundant. It is understandable why some people get...

Improve Your Recovery Days

Promote recovery and maximize gains. Browse through most fitness related blogs, and you'll find countless articles on nutrition, lifting weights, maximizing your squats and what supplements you sho...

14 Nutrition Tips for Explosive Muscle Gain

For most of us in the modern world, gaining mass comes pretty easily. Unfortunately, with around 30% of our population being classified as 'obese', those easy mass gains aren't the kind we're looki...

Should You Wear Gloves During Your Workout?

More likely than not, you’ve worn gloves at some point in your life.  Whether it be for cleaning dishes, automotive repair, cold weather sports or gardening with your mom, you’ve probably stuffed...

The 8 Best Weightlifting Belts of 2025: Top Picks for Men & Women

A solid weightlifting belt functions like a good pickup truck: it may not be glamorous, but it helps increase your stability during workouts and lift heavier weights. The right one combines the fun...

How Can I Improve My Squat Strength?

The meatheads here at Gunsmith Fitness love to keep things simple, and not just because we’re all a bit slow in the head.  Our general philosophy has always been Keep It Simple, Stupid, or K.I.S.S....

Deadlifts: With Dumbbells versus Barbell, and Which is Best For You

Introduction to Dumbbells vs Barbell People have been performing deadlifts since the beginning of time.  After all, it’s one of the most simple yet widely-used movements in the world (picking up so...