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Are the weights feeling heavy? Is your body feeling sluggish? Well, just change the way you think to overcome these feelings and crush your workout. Sounds a little woo woo, but it turns out that much of our physical performance depends on the mind, which is great news because it means we can...

If you have been watching the Olympic games and marvelled at some of the athletes on show in sports such as sprint cycling and track sprinters in athletics, it certainly looks as though weight training must play a significant role in the training of these athletes based on the muscle mass that...

The mitochondrial signaling peptide MOTS-c improves myocardial performance during exercise training in rats How Does MOTS-c Affect Performance? It is widely accepted that regular physical activity is beneficial for cardiovascular health. Frequent exercise is robustly associated with a decrease...

Will Brink, November 2, Strength Training, Training Programs, 23 Study Shows “Best” Strength Training Program!? Good SnC coaches – of which there are many – have known for decades that linear non- periodized strength training programs are a terrible way to make progress in strength and or...

How 2 Set Styles May Build Muscle In Half The Time By Carl Juneau, PhD. How many sets do you do when you work out to build muscle? When you bench press? When you squat? 3 sets, right? For most people, 3 sets seem just right. 2 sets… you’re leaving too much in the bank. 4 sets… it’s hard...

You've see them in the gym every day: The people who seem to just wander from one machine to the next, one free-weight exercise to another, with no apparent plan. Hats off to them for showing up, but new research suggests that there can be a world of difference between just going to the gym and...

It’s a heavily debated issue on how often you should train a muscle group. A new study published in July 2022 in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports claims that a small amount of daily activity can be more beneficial than a single high volume session of exercise. The...

In order to gain muscle, you MUST undergo intense resistance training. In order to gain muscle, you MUST consume protein to re-build muscle tissue. These two variables work synergistically with each other and to maximize your chances of gaining lean muscle tissue you simply must consume...

A new study is turning conventional wisdom on its head. Check it out. Two Lamborghinis I used to work for the company that first popularized creatine. This was in the mid-1990's when humans lived in mud huts and watched movies on their primitive "video cassette recorders." We sold teeny-tiny...

BergaMonte® (Bergamot Polyphenolic Fraction®) is a widely researched, patented extract derived from Citrus bergamia, a citrus fruit that is postulated to be a hybrid of lemon and bitter orange. Citrus bergamia trees blossom during the winter, and the fruit has a taste that is mildly sour but...

What are the best supplements for recovery? Fitness expert Alex Stewart looks at five crucial supplements that focus on recovering muscles for growth and development. As an athlete or bodybuilder, you require a lot from your body, which is why it's important to properly recover after each...

Flying solo in the gym can kind of be a drag, especially if you're going through something in your life outside of the gym. Partner up & make serious gains! Lifting alone has quite a few benefits. When lifting solo, you have complete control of program choice, load, exercise variation, starting...

Does rep tempo have an effect on your gains? If so, which is better, fast tempo or slow tempo? Read this article to find out everything about rep tempo! Let’s say you attend the gym on a regular basis. You have progressive overload, volume, frequency, intensity, exercise selection/order, and...

If fat people drink 450 milliliters of cranberry juice every day, their insulin sensitivity increases slightly, and their cholesterol levels improve. American researchers at Washington State University come to this conclusion in a human study published in the European Journal of Nutrition...

What Number of Sets and Reps Works Best? Most people think the primary driver for muscle growth is volume, but most of these same people define volume as the number of sets you're performing in a training session (not counting your warm-up sets, mind you). More accurately defined, volume is...

Alternate-day fasting has health benefits for healthy people A new study shows that strict alternate-day fasting may be a valid alternative to counting calories and may have similar results, while also benefitting various biological processes. Fasting may have benefits for healthy people, new...

As an athlete or bodybuilder, you require a lot from your body, which is why it's important to properly recover after each workout. Recovery refers to the techniques and actions you take to maximize repair, such as stretching, proper nutrition, heat, ice, and compression. Taking supplements to...

As an athlete or bodybuilder, you require a lot from your body, which is why it's important to properly recover after each workout. Recovery refers to the techniques and actions you take to maximize repair, such as stretching, proper nutrition, heat, ice, and compression. Taking supplements to...

Testosterone Replacement Therapy: New Data on Efficacy and Cardiovascular Safety Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD Editorial Find in PubMed https://doi.org/10.1177/1074248416646938 Article information Free Access One of the most controversial questions in cardiovascular pharmacology is whether...

You've see them in the gym every day: The people who seem to just wander from one machine to the next, one free-weight exercise to another, with no apparent plan. Hats off to them for showing up, but new research suggests that there can be a world of difference between just going to the gym and...