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Tom’s Guide
Tom’s Guide
Technology
Jessica Downey

Forget 75-Hard — a PT shares just 3 essential exercises to begin building muscle and strength before the New Year

A woman doing a barbell deadlift.

Maybe I’ve trained my phone’s algorithm well enough that I haven’t been bombarded with viral fitness challenges for this current end of year, and honestly, I don’t want to be.

December is the time I want to stay warm indoors, enjoy good food, and spend quality time with the people I care about. Challenges like 75-Hard promise a dramatic reset, but they aren’t for everyone, and you don’t need them to make progress.

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