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Articles tagged “Strength” — part of The Cito Thriven Journal. See all articles

How to Overhead Press With Good Form (The Most Honest Lift)
Fitness & Nutrition

How to Overhead Press With Good Form (The Most Honest Lift)

The overhead press is the most neglected major lift and the most honest — no bench, no bounce, nowhere to hide. Here's...

Sep 11, 2026Read →
How to Bench Press With Good Form (Without Hurting Your S...
Bench Press

How to Bench Press With Good Form (Without Hurting Your Shoulders)

The bench is the lift everyone asks about and plenty of people wreck their shoulders on — usually through flared elbows and...

Sep 10, 2026Read →
How to Deadlift With Good Form (Without Wrecking Your Back)
Deadlift

How to Deadlift With Good Form (Without Wrecking Your Back)

The deadlift's reputation for wrecking backs is mostly undeserved — what hurts people is a rounded spine and too much weight. Here's...

Sep 10, 2026Read →
How to Squat With Good Form (And the Myths to Ignore)
Fitness & Nutrition

How to Squat With Good Form (And the Myths to Ignore)

The squat is the lift people most want to do and most often do badly — surrounded by confident, contradictory rules. Here's...

Sep 10, 2026Read →
Grip Strength Training: Fixing the Weak Link in Your Lifts
Fitness & Nutrition

Grip Strength Training: Fixing the Weak Link in Your Lifts

Your back could pull more, but the bar slips first. Grip is the quiet ceiling on half your lifts — and it's...

Sep 9, 2026Read →
How to Fix Muscle Imbalances (And Prevent Them)
Fitness & Nutrition

How to Fix Muscle Imbalances (And Prevent Them)

One arm stronger than the other, a developed chest but soft upper back — muscle imbalances hold back your strength and posture....

Aug 31, 2026Read →
Training Over 40: What Changes (And Why It's Not Downhill)
Fitness & Nutrition

Training Over 40: What Changes (And Why It's Not Downhill)

The idea that it's all downhill after 40 is a myth that holds people back. You can build muscle and get seriously...

Aug 31, 2026Read →
Core Training Beyond Crunches: How to Actually Build a St...
Core

Core Training Beyond Crunches: How to Actually Build a Strong Core

Most core training is crunches aimed at a six-pack — and it misunderstands what the core does. Your core is a system...

Aug 30, 2026Read →
Functional Fitness: What It Actually Means (And What's Ju...
Fitness & Nutrition

Functional Fitness: What It Actually Means (And What's Just a Gimmick)

'Functional fitness' got slapped on everything from wobble boards to battle ropes. Here's the useful idea underneath — the movement patterns that...

Aug 30, 2026Read →
How to Get Your First Pull-Up (Even If You're Starting at...
Bodyweight

How to Get Your First Pull-Up (Even If You're Starting at Zero)

You don't earn your first pull-up by failing at pull-ups — you build it in steps. Here's the progression that works, why...

Aug 30, 2026Read →