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The Truth About Exercise and Nutrition T Nation is known for providing cutting-edge training and nutrition info. We’re also known for telling it like it is, even if a few feathers get ruffled. So, let’s dishevel a whole brood of chickens by asking our staff a simple question. What’s something...

A Fat Burner that Boosts Testosterone This natural supplement does what most can't: it boosts fat loss and muscle gains at the same time. The catch? You have to use the right form of it. Would you rather gain or lose seven pounds? That's a dumb question, right? Seven pounds of what exactly...

Follow the Rules, Build Size and Strength Stick to these rules to build size and strength. There's no way you won't grow! Follow these rules and you’ll build muscle and strength. Period. This is the best way to optimize workout quality. Each day off allows you to maximize recovery and growth...

Build Your Biceps, Not Your Belly Here are 10 strategies to help you do what was once thought to be impossible: growing muscle without growing your belly. Building muscle without getting fat isn't complicated, but many lifters search endlessly for the best new method or secret. The truth is...

Jermaine Eluemunor is undoubtedly one of the strongest players in the NFL. The New York Giants Offensive Tackle has benched over 500 pounds, deadlifted over 600 pounds, and squatted more than 700-pounds. When it comes to training during the season, “The Main Show” still likes to lift, he just...

London’s Jermaine Eluemunor grew up with a love of mixing it up in various sports including rugby, but a 2007 game between the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and the New York Giants at Wembley stadium would become a lifechanging event. Eluemunor moved to New Jersey at the age of 14, where he wrestled and...

In bodybuilding, Joe Weider’s Olympia is the ultimate proving ground. With the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition looming on the horizon, we look at 13 legendary bodybuilders. Men who seized the opportunity of a lifetime, immortalized their names, and in the process, helped us remember that...

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...

Loading Schemes for Optimal Progress Four smart rep schemes you can apply to almost any workout. “You know what I like about training with you, Thibaudeau? At the end of the workout I have the feeling that I accomplished something.” To me, that statement best exemplifies what productive...

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...

If a fitness feature is going to share a story of a man that lost 100 pounds, it would usually be about celebration and triumph. Dan Kalbfleisch, better known to the sumo wrestling community as “Sumo Dan,” has done just that, but there isn’t as much celebrating going on as you might expect when...

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...

A Fat Burner that Boosts Testosterone This natural supplement does what most can't: it boosts fat loss and muscle gains at the same time. The catch? You have to use the right form of it. Would you rather gain or lose seven pounds? That's a dumb question, right? Seven pounds of what exactly...

Build Your Biceps, Not Your Belly Here are 10 strategies to help you do what was once thought to be impossible: growing muscle without growing your belly. Building muscle without getting fat isn't complicated, but many lifters search endlessly for the best new method or secret. The truth is...

Follow the Rules, Build Size and Strength Stick to these rules to build size and strength. There's no way you won't grow! Follow these rules and you’ll build muscle and strength. Period. This is the best way to optimize workout quality. Each day off allows you to maximize recovery and growth...

This article is a follow-up to an older article on the site: Should you Deadlift Conventional or Sumo? If you haven’t read it already, you should at least give it a quick skim before reading this article – this article is written with the assumption that readers are already familiar with the...

written by JAMES CLEAR STRENGTH TRAINING Ilove squats — and you should too. Squats have made me a better athlete. Squats have made me stronger, leaner, and more explosive. Squats have made me more mentally tough and more resistant to injury. Given all of those benefits, you may be wondering...

How to Keep Building Muscle After 40 How much muscle can a natural, advanced lifter build after 40? I’d love to tell you they can keep building tons of muscle, but it’d be a lie. Here are the hurtful facts about muscle gain and aging. But don’t panic! I’ll also provide five tips to make the...

Follow these rules and you just can't fail at adding muscle and strength. So why don't we see more people using this approach? Because people love shiny new things and have the attention spans of wasps. At some point, you must make a decision. What matters most to you when it comes to training...

If you walk into the gym most days and you're thinking about what to watch during dinner instead of focusing on the lifting that's about to happen, you need to refocus with some serious changes ASAP. Here's what to do. 1 Grab a Calendar Now count out 12 weeks from today and put a giant X on the...