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Starting a gym routine in the New Year can sometimes be a counterproductive resolution. You’ll be trying to learn the ropes when the gym is full of people with the same mindset. Not saying you should avoid the gym in January. Rather, being proactive about your fitness routine and starting it in...

By: Matt Weik Thanksgiving is a holiday where many of us gobble until we wobble. While I like the nutrition plan of everything in moderation, it’s taken to the extreme on this particular day. Turkey, cranberry sauce, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, pies, and all of the fixings associated...

When a muscle activation techniques practitioner contacted me in 2014, promoting his isometric training device, I was skeptical. Before I finish this story, let me backtrack. Thinking about the way we train, I notice something: 95% of the strength and conditioning world spends 95% of their time...

EG!!!! - I could really use advice. I have been running the following for a bit: 200 mgs Test C / 200 Mast / 300 Primo (Spilt up Monday / Thursday. I have also been running 50 MCGS of T3 and 200 MCGs of T4. Labs have been in check. My doctors know what's up and put me on medication for blood...

Get creative with the most dreaded day of the workout week with these 5 insane-yet-effective moves that will build leg-muscle mass in no time. Leg training isn’t easy and you may think your exercise arsenal is limited at best. You may be under the impression that when leg day rolls around you...

Stretching is one of those things coaches and hardcore lifters never sit on the fence about. It’s either a complete waste of time or it’s curing cancer. There is no in-between. Usually, both sides will argue till they are blue in the face if it doesn’t come to fist-a-cuffs first. When coaches...

If you’re a fan of pro wrestling, then you may have been watching All Elite Wrestling lately. Their weekly show, Dynamite, features stars both who are both on the rise and legends who have been performing for many years — including Billy Gunn. At age 58, Billy Gunn, best known as one half of...

IFBB Pro League women’s bodybuilder Kristina Mendoza has a physique worthy of standing on any stage, but what fans know her best for are her quads. Knowing a lot of people wonder what her keys are for building great legs, she shared her insights with Whitney Jones and Alina Popa on a recent...

There is no way you can build muscles mass if you’re not eating right before and after your workout. Many people don’t understand the fact that they break down muscle tissue in the gym and their muscles grow bigger and stronger while they’re outside the iron paradise. What you eat pre and...

Crack Open the Bedtime Snacks Ladies! Physically active women who have foresworn bedtime snacks should feel no fear cracking open the cupboards after sundown for a protein-rich treat, according to new Florida State University-led research. In a study of women weight lifters, nutrition...

Many bodybuilding and fitness fans know Jake Wood as the owner of the Olympia. Thanks to efforts of Wood along with his team, the Olympia has reached a new level of prestige, size, and awareness. Bodybuilding may be more aware of Jake Wood now, but he was aware of bodybuilding long before he...

I have bee running 250 mgs of Test C for 4 years or so. My labs came back HGB 18.5 and HCT 53.3. I would like to start donating blood. My question is should I do a power red donation every 16 weeks or a regular donation every 60 days? Thanks in advance.

Gimps kinda depressed. Dont get to see my girl much as is, usually every day at gym but actual alone time maybe 2x a week. Well she has covid and wont let me see her because she knows what covid did to me in past. Her quarantine ends next friday, Friday she has a all weekend trip. So wont see...

Bodybuilding Contest Prep - 3 Biggest Mistakes Contest Prep Mistake #1 - Time You must give yourself enough of the above. Most people underestimate how long it takes to get in competition/photoshoot shape. I was about 8 weeks out in the first photo and already pretty lean. As a general rule, if...

Struggle to keep your eyes open during class? Always find yourself dozing off in the middle of the afternoon? It's no secret, sleep is one of the most important regulators of our energy levels. We live in a culture that is sleep deprived 24/7. Teenagers, college students, working adults, and...

Of all the factors associated with muscle growth, the single biggest barrier to building lean mass could be adequate protein consumption. The quality and amount of protein consumed throughout the day has a major bearing on the quality of muscle growth we are likely to experience. To further...

Father Time catches up to everyone. Even the best of us can only avoid his presence so long. It is a fact of life that as people age, their health and general lifestyle depreciate. The joints weaken, the muscle mass melts away, and the bones become brittle. For most people, blowing 40 candles...

Living a fitness-based lifestyle can be incredible. There are many people that can attest to this. Sometimes life gets in the way, and an extended absence from the gym or weight room is necessary. Injuries, illness, business, or burnout could all be factors that result in us taking time to...

What do I eat before and after a workout? It is a question that every fitness lover has in mind when they are just starting out in their fitness journey. Before one hits the gym for a workout, their body requires an anabolic state. Anabolic state allows the body to keep the muscles already...

Anyone have any positive experience and recomendation for an online/tele-health trt clinic? Thinking of calling it quits with my current one in September. Had a phone call co sult with one but want to have a few options to decide from when ready to move forward.