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Anyone that has committed to a long-term fitness goal will tell you that it takes serious dedication, determination, and discipline to be successful. Consistency matters but let’s face facts - There are days that we all just need an extra mental boost or a kick in the butt to get going. For...

There is much debate and controversy on the subject of doing cardio while building muscle. Once and for all I am going to set the record straight. So without further adieu, here's the real deal on doing cardio while trying to gain size and strength... If you are a beginner who also happens to...

Anyone that has committed to a long-term fitness goal will tell you that it takes serious dedication, determination, and discipline to be successful. Consistency matters but let’s face facts - There are days that we all just need an extra mental boost or a kick in the butt to get going. For...

What is Actually Required for Success? written by JAMES CLEAR MINIMALISM SELF-IMPROVEMENT STRENGTH TRAINING For over one year, I trained with the great folks at Columbus Weightlifting. One of our lifters, Heather, joined the team and didn’t have a pair of weightlifting shoes. So, she borrowed a...

If Nothing Changes, Nothing Is Going to Change written by JAMES CLEAR DELIBERATE PRACTICE SELF-IMPROVEMENT STRENGTH TRAINING If you have ever taken a few weeks off from exercise and then completed a strenuous workout, you may know what I'm about to say. That first workout back from a long break...

When working the back, you have two kinds of exercises: Exercises for back width – these exercises work your lat muscles, i.e. wide grip pull ups Exercises for back thickness (size from front to back) – i.e. rowing movements If we had to pick only two exercises to build an impressive back, we...

I am going to share with you how I got started lifting weights. The first workout routine I ever did was the “125 routine”. I call it the “125 routine” because most of the lifts are done in sets of 25. First, I would do 5 sets of 25 push-ups (so 125 push-ups total). I knew how to do push-ups...

The John Doe 8 Step Full Body Routine 1. Chest – Incline chest press machine With all the exercises we will follow the same sequence of steps: 2 to 3 warmup sets followed by a hard ass work set! Example: – Warm up set 1: One plate per side for 12 reps – Warm up set 2: Two plates per side for...

I see a lot of lazy fucks doing cardio the wrong way. I see them just strolling along while playing with their phones. I see girls wearing makeup that isn't even running down their face because they aren't sweating. When it comes to doing cardio, people just don't want to put in the work...

Something that is never really discussed in bodybuilding are workouts that involve stimulating individual muscles during different parts of the workout. What I mean by that is this – there is this mentality with building muscle that says we have to torch a muscle and then move to the next...

Something that is never really discussed in bodybuilding are workouts that involve stimulating individual muscles during different parts of the workout. What I mean by that is this – there is this mentality with building muscle that says we have to torch a muscle and then move to the next...

Femme Flex Friday co-hosts Alina Popa and Whitney Jones are no stranger to big titles. Popa is a past Rising Phoenix World Champion while Jones holds two Fitness Olympia titles to her credit. On the latest episode of FFF, they were joined by two more world champions. 2012 Bikini Olympia winner...

This week’s episode of “Monday Night Muscle” featured hosts Bob Cicherillo and Shawn Ray having a past bodybuilder on that was at one time considered the “next” Shawn Ray. Alq Gurley, the 1990 NPC Nationals Overall champion, was the featured guest, and he shared a lot of memories and thoughts...

HOW DO YOU GET MOTIVATED TO TRAIN? EASY. YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT'S MISSING IN LIFE AND YOU GET FUCKING ANGRY! You take this anger and remind yourself of it daily until you begin to create a picture in your mind of what you want to be. I'm not talking about what you want to identify as with your...

Something that is never really discussed in bodybuilding are workouts that involve stimulating individual muscles during different parts of the workout. What I mean by that is this – there is this mentality with building muscle that says we have to torch a muscle and then move to the next...

The New Rules of Over-40 Lifting Keep Making Gains Like When You Were Younger by TC Luoma | Pretend for a second that you're an aging professional athlete. Your joints are a little achier than those of your younger teammates and your reflexes aren't as spectacular, but you've still got most of...

What y'all up to besides no good not much going on fr working like a lot of hours im sober and sorry about the crazy posts and shit I might have disrespected. When your mixed up in addictinon on bad drugs it's a wonderful feeling to be sober guys it's only been one mess up in a couple months...

IDK if there is a name for this or not but I liked it. Def hit lats etc in different way Regular bar, v grip handle in middle. Doing kinda a upright row on each side, one set with bar on right side, then left side. More of an offset angle than actual side. Def hit my gimpy muscles in new way...

I was a big fan of the late Nasser El Sonbaty. He was a big, strong, pro bodybuilder, winner of several Grands Prix and the Arnold Classic. Good as he was, I noticed on weakness in his physique: Nasser had huge lats, but when he hit a back-double biceps post his upper middle back seemed...

Rido / Shutterstock “Kettlebells are popular because they are extremely effective and efficient and don’t take up much space,” says Max Shank, a fitness author and the owner of Ambition Athletics (maxshank.com). Shank’s love affair with kettlebells isn’t unfounded. Ask a room full of fitness...