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Here’s what’s on tap in this edition:

• Level up your squat with these tips

• An Olympia champion’s weight loss advice

• Best muscle recovery supplements

Form Check

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Building up your squat to a legendary status is the dream of many an inhabitant of many a power rack. Grinding out reps in the gym, garage, or training facility is one of the most surefire ways possible to become a better, stronger human.

These 10 tips will help you get the most out of your weighted deep knee bends and boost your squatting performance up into new planes of existence.

Keeping in mind the useful information from Westside days gone by, you need to train your squat for strength, reps, and speed to fully extract as much primal goodness from it as possible. You can also play with frequency, try the always-ruthless front squat, and work on developing the right “cues” to ensure a proper lift every time you unrack the bar. 

Want more tips to become the best squatter you can be? Check out the link below.

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Weight Loss

Advice From High on Olympus

The 2013 Women's Physique Olympia champion, Dana Linn Bailey, has always been known for her conditioning both at contests and on social media. A stage-ready body may require a lot more attention to detail, but with Bailey’s five no-nonsense weight loss tips, achieving a leaner, more pleasing physique for tromping around the real (or digital) world can be a much simpler affair.

It’s a scientific axiom that measuring an object fundamentally changes it, which makes tracking calories and macros the most basic and impactful activity you can start with. Of course, tracking is useless without a consistent plan in place to actually help you make progress. These are just two of the tips Bailey swears by, and they’re the easiest ones for you to start with immediately.

A figure like Linn-Bailey’s isn’t necessarily in the cards for everyone, but by following her practical guide to weight loss, you can be well on your way to a better version of yourself.

Supplements

Addition by Addition

For many, training is the fun part. Getting to hang and bang in the gym is something iron addicts look forward to, but even the most ardent of lifters can only spend a handful of hours a week living their string-tank-meets-fanny-pack passion.

To make the most of this limited time, you need to recover as fully as possible in between training sessions. These 11 supplements do the trick and might be what you're lacking to eke out some solid gains. We're talking about everything from the best proteins for muscle recovery to a powerful electrolyte drink that can help replenish the nutrients you inevitably lose while training. 

Whatever plan you establish for yourself, be confident that BarBend has vetted the product selection for efficacy and accuracy. Take time out from your endless pump to start recovering as hard as you work.

Quick Hits

📚 Read This: The FITT concept helps you bring your exercise life back to first principles and ensure your gym life is focused and rational.

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