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Blood flow restriction training can jack up the effectiveness of your workouts and give you a skin-tearing pump. Here’s how to do it. Resistance training articles often explore variations on the same old theme. That’s because there just aren’t many new techniques to report on… at least few that...

In bodybuilding, legs are the sturdy foundation upon which our physique stands. However, due to factors like genetics and lifestyle, some bodybuilders may have weak and thinner legs that cannot support their fitness performance and enhance aesthetics, hence the need to grow them bigger. Bigger...

Some stunningly smart advice that you can start applying to your workouts immediately. Welcome to part two of my 11 Principles of Effective Bodybuilding Training Programs. If you haven’t read Part 1 139, make sure to check it out. Before we get into principles 6 through 11, let me explain how...

How often to train, how many sets, how many reps, whether to include power sets in your BB training, and more. The goal of the following principles isn’t to give you a set of training rules that you must follow, but to provide you with guidelines that I’ve found to produce consistent and...

Get a body that reflects your hard work by picking up a few tips from bodybuilders, figure athletes, and other physique competitors. Competitors make progressive changes to lose fat. They don’t try to do too much at once in order to get lean. Bodybuilders and figure athletes are deliberate...

You’ve probably been told by someone during your fitness journey that doing cardio will rob you of the hard-earned muscle that you’ve amassed by lifting heavy weights. But are those ‘experts’ right? Does building muscle mean that you can’t enjoy a weekly run or even warm up on the step machine...

4 Strategies for Strength, Size, and Athleticism Want to build strength, size, and athleticism with one training program? All you need is this plan. I Want It All Want to build muscle and strength while also increasing athleticism? Well, some coaches say you just need to train like an athlete...

Smarter Workouts, Harder Body Build athleticism, size, and strength without living in the gym. Here's the complete program. Whether you work 9-5 or 5-9, your time is at a premium. You don’t have the luxury to waste it on ineffective programming. If you want to boost athleticism and look great...

5 Reasons to Use It Stop hating on the Smith machine and start using it for serious muscle growth. Here’s why it’s a great tool. Some people hate the Smith machine. But as a physique coach, I’ve seen what it can do for lifters looking to pack on muscle mass. Here’s why it’s awesome. 1. Variety...

As a natural bodybuilder and powerlifter, Jeff Nippard, like the rest of us, has hit plateaus with his training. The good news is that the popular trainer and biochemist has a way to boost muscle growth even when it’s been stalled for weeks or months. This may come as a surprise to some, but...

Do What Others Say is Impossible Hardly anyone ever manages to lose body fat while gaining muscle, but that's only because of a few, easily correctible mistakes. Can You Gain Muscle and Lose Fat Simultaneously? Is "recomposition" possible? The short answer is yes, but it's ordinarily very hard...

Challenging Supersets for Biceps & Triceps After several years of hard training, your biceps and triceps get stubborn. Here's how to spark new growth by doing four smart supersets. If your arms haven’t grown since Obama’s first term, it’s time to light them up with some new challenges. The best...

Theo Rossi is known for his great character acting work on hit projects like Sons of Anarchy and Emily the Criminal, but when it comes to embodying his captivating characters, the man from Staten Island, New York City, relishes the chance to switch-up his physique in order to add authenticity to...

So this is the after math of my abcess a few years ago. Over a liter of puss drained and 3 surgeries removing necrosis muscle tissue. Anyways it's now a huge scar, the tissue of scar is very very thin. There also is a pocket easily seen And felt where the muscle was removed. At least 1-2 a...

Hardgainers, Freaks, and You Are you a hardgainer, a freak, or one of the other 5 types of muscle gainers? Find out here and learn how to lift if you're not gifted. There are seven different kinds of muscle gainers. The term “hardgainer” describes someone who has a poor genetic response to...

The Origin of Posing to Build Muscle Max Sick was a “strongman” from the early 1900s who took the stage name of Maxick. He developed a training system to build muscle and strength through “muscle control” exercises, not resistance training. His system was called “Maxalding,” and it revolved...

In the first two phases of the program, the focus was on strength and power. Now it’s time to hit the mirror muscles and get the look too. Mirror Time! For the past two months of our Beast Building program, we’ve been focusing mostly on strengthening the nervous system and the muscles, at the...

With just weeks to go until Olympia weekend kicks off from October 10 – 13, the great and the good of gargantuan muscle now have bodybuilding’s most prestigious stage firmly in their crosshairs, but one contender that won’t be under the brightest spotlight in Las Vegas will be men’s open...

The New Science of Training to Failure A recent study shows that training to failure is the true key to muscle growth... regardless of the weight used. If your goal is size, this is a must-read. Pop quiz: What’s better for gaining muscle size? Performing technically sound, explosive reps on...

Are Hardcore Gains Worth It? Still trying to be the biggest dude in the gym? Once you've reached your muscular potential, your body will fight back. Here's what to do when it does. What’s more important: continuing to pile on muscle or aging well? That’s the question dedicated lifters need to...