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In the world of strength training, there’s one day that stands out as both revered and feared: Leg Day. It’s the day that separates the dedicated from the indifferent, the strong from the weak. Too often, people skip leg day or go through the motions, avoiding the discomfort that comes with...

Calling all women: Do you ever notice how sometimes during the month you are absolutely crushing your workouts in the gym, but then other weeks, you can barely get out of bed to even make it to the gym? Did you know that a lot of your endurance, energy, motivation, and strength can be affected...

How to Program for Constant Gains Stuck in a rut? Dig yourself out with a specialization plan. Here's how to do it with any goal. Advanced lifters face a catch-22 situation: Their body is so well adapted to the type of stress provided by strength training that they require a huge amount of it...

Ask any bodybuilder, powerlifter, strongman, athlete, CrossFitter, or fitness fanatic in general! What the hardest part of getting in shape is and 99.99% of the time they’ll tell you that it’s the diet and nutritional side of the thing that sucks. Getting in shape is far from easy, but if you’re...

Calories in versus calories out is the irrefutable law of fat loss. If you want to lose fat, you have to consume less food; in turn, your body starts burning its own excess stored energy (body fat) and fat loss kicks in. Keep forcing your body to burn its own fat stores for long enough and...

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...

One Advanced Training Method, Four Great Benefits “Accentuated eccentrics” is coachy way of saying to focus on the lowering phase of a rep to trigger certain adaptations. Including tempo work that emphasizes a slow and controlled eccentric early in a program is a great way to improve...

As a bodybuilder you must know about bulking. It is a key aspect of being a good bodybuilder. What Is Bulking? Steps, Diet, and More Bulking is a term commonly thrown around by bodybuilders. It generally refers to a progressive increase in the number of calories consumed beyond your body’s...

I want to look at caloric intake through the bulking phase. We all know that everyone is different and will vary their diets accordingly. What do you guys feel are not things that should be varied? For instance: Macros: A fair standard has always been 40/40/20. Do you guys see this as set in...

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 phase being good for your muscle-building capacity might seem counterintuitive but, trust me when I say they can be a game-changer for you. Before I explain exactly why...

This is an intense and proven 20 week training program from MusclePharm that uses 5 unique phases to help even the hardest of gainers to build muscle or firm up. WORKOUT SUMMARY Main Goal Build Muscle Workout Type Split Training Level Beginner Program Duration20 weeks Days Per Week 4 Time Per...

The key to designing really effective short, mid, and long term resistance exercise programs is to develop a system that efficiently plans, organises and manages all of the exercise variables. Periodisation can be defined as a system for program design that plans appropriate cycles and training...

Most guys can design an effective workout, but they are clueless when it comes to designing an effective program. This is a big problem and one of the major causes of stalled progress. What works now won’t work forever. The body is an incredible adaptive mechanism. This is great for your...

The Anabolic Diet is a book/diet that was written/introduced into the health and fitness subculture in 1995 by Dr. Mauro Di Pasquale, a licensed physician from Ontario, Canada that has vested interests in sports medicine and nutrition. The Anabolic Diet is essentially Dr. Mauro Di Pasquale’s...

Most guys can design an effective workout, but they are clueless when it comes to designing an effective program. This is a big problem and one of the major causes of stalled progress. What works now won’t work forever. The body is an incredible adaptive mechanism. This is great for your...

As a bodybuilder you must know about bulking. It is a key aspect of being a good bodybuilder. What Is Bulking? Steps, Diet, and More Bulking is a term commonly thrown around by bodybuilders. It generally refers to a progressive increase in the number of calories consumed beyond your body’s...

We’ve all had moments during a weight-loss effort when we start to lose momentum. At times, it can feel like our goal weight is so far away, and we may be tempted to give up. If weight-loss starts to seem like it’s a never-ending process, it may be time to incorporate some maintenance phases...

Tell me whatcha you guys think of this protocol. I just suffered and elbow injury last week but I figured why not help some of my other small ailments while I'm at it. Loading Phase Week 1 - Week 4: Monday: TB-500 5mg / BPC-157 500mcg Tuesday & Wednesday: BPC-157 500mcg Thursday: TB-500 5mg...

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Pavel Ythjall HOW COMPLICATED DO YOU WANT TO MAKE IT? NOT VERY, WE HOPE. You go to the gym, you pick big compound moves, hit them as heavy as possible with good form in hypertrophy-centric rep ranges, go home, devour tons of protein and some carbs, rest, and repeat. And then you grow. That’s...