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Hitting plateaus is part of strength training. It doesn't happen with newbies, but once you're more experienced you will hit sticking points. The need for variance must increase as your training age does. Below is a list of methods to help overcome these barriers, many right out of Siff and...

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW... Resveratrol is known for possibly increasing life span, preventing cancer, and protecting against heart disease, Alzheimer's, and diabetes. Resveratrol is also a performance-enhancement supplement. It can act as an anti-inflammatory and may increase testosterone...

Increasing testosterone is one of the most common concerns of bodybuilders and men in general. Supplement and pharmaceutical companies are making tons of money from men who are trying to boost their test, most of which is ill-gotten gains because the supplements are useless and/or potentially...

You’re here. The promised land. The end of the diet. You’re lean. Abs popping, biceps bulging, chest striating. You’ve finally achieved the badass physique you set out to achieve. But, now what? You see, while everyone focusses on the weight loss, getting lean, shredded – whatever – part of the...

Reverse dieting is an idea that’s become popular over the last few years. Most of you reading this have probably heard the term but just in case you haven’t, here’s a quick recap: At the end of an extended diet, you gradually increase calories via carbs and fats to ‘reverse’ out of the deficit...

Most people tend to view exercise through the lens of the ‘additive’ energy model: More exercise = more calories burned. But back in 2016, Herman Pontzer and colleagues published a study that put forth the ‘constrained’ energy model: Energy expenditure does increase with added activity, but...

There are supplements out there that promise to increase your libido while also upping your testosterone. There are over the counter testosterone supplements and prescription supplements. There are supplements that market themselves as T-boosters, while also touting themselves as an aphrodisiac...

Work capacity is the most important factor in training that people know nothing about. First, let me just start off with a working definition of work capacity and an explanation of why it’s so important. Work capacity is, essentially, the total amount of work you can perform, recover from, and...

TURN CANCER'S ON SWITCH TO OFF. INCREASE AMPK. Metformin, originally known as glucophage ("sugar eater"), is currently used by type II diabetics the world over to suppress glucose production by the liver. It also increases liver sensitivity, beefs up glucose uptake by tissues, and reduces...

For fat loss, what's one of the biggest mistakes that even experienced lifters make? It's this: getting into a caloric deficit by using mostly caloric restriction. Wait, what? "Caloric deficit" and "calorie restriction" are kinda the same thing, right? Well, yes and no. Sure, the most...

Muscle tissue adapts to the stresses imposed on it, both structurally and functionally. When a muscle undergoes atrophy (shrinks from disuse), fewer nuclei are available to regulate muscle proteins. In contrast, when a muscle undergoes hypertrophy there's an increase in the amount of DNA...

Trenbolone is an AAS that requires no introduction. If this is the first time you hear about it, I have no idea how you ended up here… It is no secret that Tren is extremely anabolic and capable of providing amazing gains in muscle mass, but there is a seldom mentioned property of Trenbolone...

“For this study, the research team tested how injections of MOTS-c affected mice of different ages by measuring physical capacity and performance in young (2 months), middle-aged (12 months), and old (22 months) mice. When the mice were presented with physical challenges — including maintaining...

Clenbuterol Technical Write Up by: Anthony Roberts Clenbuterol (Clen) is a selective beta-2 agonist/antagonist and a bronchodilator. What this means, is that it stimulates your beta-2 receptors. Of great importance, is that Clenbuterol is a selective beta-2 agonist (because it works selectively...

Four of the best supplements for fat loss and lean muscle growth If we had the choice, 9 out of 10 of us would have a much bigger and more muscular body, with much smaller body fat percentages. Many of us would ideally like to be at around 10% or less body fat, with large amounts of lean...

Here is another outstanding bodybuilding article on hgh. Enjoy! Bodybuilding With HGH By Michael Stanford Bodybuilding with HGH The Human Growth Hormone (HGH) is produced in the human body, and in several other species as well, by the pituitary gland located at the back side of the brain...

Across all sports in the world, the topic of performance-enhancing drugs is an open secret, and nobody seems to be ready for that discussion. Over the years, baseball players have been accused of using PEDs, and football players are regularly suspended for failing blood tests. Recently, the...

Bodybuilding is an interesting and challenging sport, but it comes with its risks. Some bodybuilders, to bulk up and achieve an aesthetically pleasing body, spend most of their time in the gym. But some in a bid to become mass monsters or achieve the highest form of fitness end up using anabolic...

You’ve seen this motto since you were in high school. You may have even perfected the training and eating part, but what about sleep? How can it affect your body? How many hours do you need? In the past few years, a drop in the duration of sleep time has become evident in the population...

When it comes to antioxidants, none are more powerful and potent than glutathione. This particular antioxidant seemingly made headlines for its benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. While we will not make any direct claims in this article, what we will do is showcase how important glutathione...