🏋️‍♂️ 10 High-protein snacks for max gains

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Here’s what’s going on in today’s edition:

• High-protein snacks that need to be on your radar

• The best kettlebell workout for strength gains

• Hunter Henderson squats all-time numbers

Nutrition

Snack for Gainz

Few people in life have the resolve and mindset of four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler to eat nothing but chicken and rice for as long as it takes to get massive and lean. Most of us feel the pangs of flavor and slide down that slippery slope to the Land of Snacks.

Even for the most hardcore of self-flagellating dieters, not all snacks need to be sinful. The 10 snacks we rounded up below are the best high-protein off-meal foods for keeping your muscular development on track while keeping you satisfied.

Greek yogurt and protein shakes are both laden with enough muscle-building nutrients to keep your macros fulfilled while speaking to your sweet tooth. On the other hand, beef jerky and hummus provide a similar protein-rich service while being deliciously savory. 

If the hunger demon is eating at your soul, don’t think you have to live in fear. Grab one of these snacks and drive the devil back where it belongs.

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Workouts

Raise the KGs With KBs

Kettlebells are sometimes best known for their sweat-lake-creating cardio workouts, but those same circuits can be tweaked to elevate your body’s raw power (while still sweating it out). If you want to get in on the kettlebell strength gains, we’ve got a workout designed for you.  

This routine combines squats, presses, and uncategorizable movements like Turkish get-ups for a true full-body blast. This will build upper body, lower body, and core strength in a low-impact workout for everyone, from beginners to experienced kettlebell enthusiasts.

If you want to be strong throughout every imaginable range of motion, this kettlebell workout will help.

Powerlifting

Henderson Ghosts the Competition

Raw powerlifter Hunter Henderson already owned the raw squat in knee wraps all-time world record in the 82.5KG class. But at this past weekend’s Ghost Clash 3 event, Henderson eclipsed that mark by a full six kilograms, totaling 311 kilograms (or 685 pounds).

Henderson recently told BarBend that her focus is qualifying for the 2024 Olympia, but you’ll have to keep your eyes peeled for her undoubtedly eventual return to elite-level powerlifting.

Everything Else

The Strongest Shakeup

• Big news hit this week as Martins Licis and Mateusz Kieliszkowski announced their withdrawal from the 2024 World’s Strongest Man. Read more here.

• The box jump can be used as a standalone expression of explosive strength or as a build-up to more extreme forms of triple extension. Find something to jump on and get to it.

• Fitness influencer Lean Beef Patty finished up her first powerlifting meet at Costa Mesa’s To Infinite and Beyond competition. Here’s how she did.