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  1. EG News

    Sebastian Oreb Reveals the Ultimate Rep Range for Hypertrophy

    As trainer to the multi-time World’s Strongest Man, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Sebastian Oreb, who is also known as the “Australian Strength Coach” knows how to get epic results from his clients. So, when he decided to weigh-in on the long-running debate concerning which rep range is best for...
  2. 01dragonslayer

    10 Rules for Building Muscle Without Getting Fat

    Build Your Biceps, Not Your Belly Here are 10 strategies to help you do what was once thought to be impossible: growing muscle without growing your belly. Building muscle without getting fat isn't complicated, but many lifters search endlessly for the best new method or secret. The truth is...
  3. EG News

    Arnold’s Elevated Bent Over Rows During Shoot for ‘Pumping Iron’

    The critically acclaimed Pumping Iron (1977) still holds up as one of the greatest ever films to cover the bodybuilding genre. And, almost 50 years on, the docudrama still holds up as a masterpiece for anyone who wants to make gym gains. One of the many moves that The Terminator star broke out...
  4. 01dragonslayer

    10 Rules for Building Muscle Without Getting Fat

    Build Your Biceps, Not Your Belly Here are 10 strategies to help you do what was once thought to be impossible: growing muscle without growing your belly. Building muscle without getting fat isn't complicated, but many lifters search endlessly for the best new method or secret. The truth is...
  5. EG News

    Jeff Nippard Highlights 4 Essential Muscle Building Exercises

    When it comes to building some good old fashioned solid muscle, sometime the tried and tested methods really are the best, and if there’s anyone who likes to put his workouts to the test, it’s Jeff Nippard. With a constant and ever confusing influx of gadgets and new-fangled devices taking up...
  6. EG News

    Jay Cutler Shares His Method For Incline Rows

    Four-time Mr Olympia, Jay Cutler was always the total package on stage, wowing audiences year after year with his epic rear lat spread. And, in a recent Instagram post, the icon has shared one of his go-to exercises for building a better back. If you want to crush your muscle building goals like...
  7. EG News

    10 Amazing Glute Exercises You Should Be Doing Now

    Top 10 lists are difficult because so many great options are left out, and this is the case for the 10 top glute exercises. So many great exercises target this vital muscle group that it’s hard to include them all. But Sir-Mix-A-Lot doesn’t care about the process; he cares about the result, a...
  8. 01dragonslayer

    How to Build Muscle Fast: 15 Tips to Gain Mass Quickly

    by Andreas Abelsson When you’re looking to build muscle fast, certain factors have a greater impact than others. How you structure your training, your choice of exercises, your diet, your recovery strategies, and your mental attitude all play critical roles in your quest to pack on the lean...
  9. EG News

    Tips for Women To Help Overcome Hormonal Hurdles In Building Muscle

    Let’s face it, when it comes to building muscle, men pack it on faster than women. Not only that, they shed fat at high speed as well. (I know, it’s not fair.) The answer to why men reap faster fitness results compared to women isn’t hard to figure out: hormones. “While testosterone is hailed...
  10. 01dragonslayer

    Top 3 Rules For Best Muscle Retention

    ADVERTISEMENT Are you spending a lot of time at the gym trying to keep your ripped abs and biceps in top shape? All that effort can still head easily downhill. Clearly, a healthy diet and a balanced lifestyle are the first steps to take full advantage of your training efforts. However, there...
  11. 01dragonslayer

    What is resilience? A psychologist explains the main ingredients that help people manage stress

    Author Rachel Goldsmith Turow The word resilience can be perplexing. Does it mean remaining calm when faced with stress? Bouncing back quickly? Growing from adversity? Is resilience an attitude, a character trait or a skill set? And can misperceptions about resilience hurt people, rather than...
  12. EG News

    The Never-Ending Quest to Find the Workout Shortcut

    Back when I first started bodybuilding in the early 70s, there was much more mysticism surrounding the exact process that resulted in getting your body to grow big muscles than there is today. Working out in a gym, weightlifting, body consciousness, etc., are cemented into our society on all...
  13. 01dragonslayer

    DO LIGHT WEIGHTS TONE & HEAVY WEIGHTS BULK?

    BY BRET CONTRERAS, PHD, CSCS Ever since I started consuming fitness information over two decades ago, there’s been a myth that won’t ever seem to die. The myth states that lifting light weights for high reps will tone the muscles, whereas lifting heavy weights for lower reps will bulk the...
  14. 01dragonslayer

    The Relationship Between Building Muscle and Strength

    by: Kyle Hunt When I first got into training it was bodybuilding that had my attention. I used to read all of the popular bodybuilding magazines – Flex, Muscle and Fitness, Muscular Development, MuscleMag, etc. I even read Arnold’s massive Encyclopedia to Modern Bodybuilding cover to cover...
  15. 01dragonslayer

    Maximize Your Gym Time: A Look At The Most Productive Muscle Building Exercises

    A detailed look at the most potent muscle building exercises, as well as a bodypart by bodypart breakdown. Stop wasting time in the gym and start getting results! A workout is made up of only so many sets and exercises. Constructing a workout without a purpose, and without the use of the best...
  16. 01dragonslayer

    Mini-Cuts: Your Secret Weapon to Adding Lean Muscle

    Mini-cuts are a vital tool in your muscle-building toolbox. Learn why they are so effective in long-term muscle growth and how to use them to help reach your goals. A mini-cut is a short-term, aggressive fat loss phase. They are a vital tool in your muscle-building toolbox. I know a fat loss...
  17. EG News

    Preliminaries of building muscle mass: What you need to know to lay the groundwork

    Building muscle mass is one of the primary fitness goals of most people who start going to the gym. However, achieving this goal is more complicated than it might seem initially. It’s crucial to remain consistent throughout the journey, as building muscle requires constant engagement and...
  18. 01dragonslayer

    The Best Protein Powder? Men's Health Really Got It Wrong

    THE "BEST" PROTEIN POWDER? NOT SO FAST! What's the best protein powder? Well, the Men's Health website recently posted an article that listed what they thought were the 15 best protein powders to "help you build muscle." Presumably, the two co-authors sampled the entire spectrum of powders in...
  19. 01dragonslayer

    TIP: EAT MORE TO BUILD, BUT NOT THAT MUCH MORE

    ARE YOU TAKING "YOU GOTTA EAT BIG TO GET BIG" TOO FAR? Most men like to eat, and eat a lot. So it's easy to go crazy with a calorie surplus when the focus is on muscle gains. But there's a difference between eating enough to fuel workouts, recovery, and hypertrophy, and eating so much that you...
  20. 01dragonslayer

    TIP: MUSCLE BUILDING AND BODY FAT PERCENTAGE

    If you think you're doing everything right in the gym and still not gaining muscle, chances are you might be at the wrong body fat percentage. Everyone has their own sweet spot where they grow optimally. For most, it's in the 8-15% range. If you're trying to stay at 6% body fat while attempting...
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