But wait I hear you pleading, what happens when one of my earbuds falls out? The best use case for many of these first wireless buds (I just trademarked that name for a buddy action flick starring Keanu and the hologram of Tupac) is in action sports, exercising, or running. Basically, the best times to use these limited battery earbuds is when you are moving around a lot, possibly at high speeds. It’s only natural to think that you’re going to lose one of your earbuds and be stuck with terrible terrible mono sound.

Well that’s exactly the usecase ELWN decided to solve once and for all with their Fit earbuds. Their kickstarter just funded in the first day, and it’s easy to see why. Not only do you get two sexy little buds (I’m not trademarking that movie name, it’s all yours…), plus an additional battery strap called an Infinity Band, but you also get a whole variety of ear tips, hooks, and loops with 180 different combinations to ensure, in their words, “the most customizable truly wireless ear buds.”

If you’re still here and reading, I’m sure your question now is, “but do they work?” Sir, they do indeed. In fact, I’m listening to them now as I write this. Pairing is simple and straightforward (just read the package!), sound quality is good, my custom fit was excellent, and battery life is very respectable 3 hours. When you’ve exhausted that, just plug in the Infinity Band external battery/cord for up to 6.5 hours of running and jumping around.

I doubt I would use these around the office or house, but exercising, rolling around on my bike, or even ignoring other humans on the bus are all great uses for the ELWN earbuds. There have been plenty of wireless earbuds companies to come out this year, but ELWN has really impressed us with their design, fit and finish, and customizability. If you buy wireless earbuds this year, it should be the ELWN Fit. Welcome to the new hotness and real freedom.

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Beyond how it makes your body grow, not many things are as mentally satisfying as slapping 435 pounds onto a bar and going ass to the grass for 3 reps – except for maybe getting 4 reps.  And with all these changes come the need for new workout clothing, but that’s another article. So here is where we break down and elaborate on the proper technique you need to build some tree trunk thighs and some rippling calves. Here are the most important aspects of the motion you need to pay attention to:

1. Before anything else, making sure you have your feet properly set is critical to maximum force generation. So you will begin by taking both feet and placing them about shoulder-width apart with a slight turning of your’ feet outwards.2. Next up is making sure the weight is properly placed on your shoulders.
2. .Many gym-goers believe that you should have the weight set high up on your neck, and this is wrong and even dangerous. I personally aim to set the weight right on the scapular ridge – it’s the bony process that starts at the shoulder and progresses back and down your back. Many people make an issue out of how it hurts to put the weight on your shoulders, but that just means your traps aren’t large enough (yet)!
3. Now you’re ready for action: The down motion is critical for performing the exercise both safely, and effectively. The focus should be on keeping your head and chest upright as you move down, which is critical for maintaining proper posture in your spine, and allowing your hips to slide back and downwards while keeping the weight on your heels — like sitting down on a little stool. Your glutes should drop below the level of your knees (the technical term here is “ass to the grass”) meaning your thighs move beyond parallel with the ground; past a 90-degree angle with your calf.
4.  The upward motion should strongly engage your glutes, quads, and calves. With the movement being lead by your chest to maintain correct form. Again, make sure your weight moves through your heels, not your toes. You are squatting here, not calf raising.

Now that you have a guide for how to do the movement safely, here’s an example of my most recent Leg Day Circuit you can apply to your own regiment (and maybe even convince a lady-friend to join you for):

Here is some additional motivation from Aurora LZ via SimplyShredded to get up off you ass and start overcoming yourself :

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