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It's time to stop neglecting your hamstrings. Check out this article for common hamstring training mistakes, how to fix them, and a hamstring workout! Quick. Give me the first three thoughts that go through your head when I say the words “leg day”. Those words likely have something to do with...

Lacey Pruitt earned her IFBB Pro card in 2018 by winning the women’s bodybuilding light-heavyweight title at that year’s NPC Nationals. While the title of NPC National champion is one that many hope to achieve, she has another that is more meaningful – cancer survivor. Pruitt told Alina Popa and...

Ephedrine Hydrochloride by Bill Roberts – While no longer legal for sale as a dietary supplement in most countries, ephedrine is the most effective herbal fat loss substance ever sold. It’s still worth talking about however, because it’s still available for worldwide shipping from some...

There are many athletes that make up the IFBB Pro League, but there aren’t many who make competing their full time career. A lot of competitors have other passions that they make their full-time careers. Among those professions are teachers. Three women that are well-versed in educating people...

Sure, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s arms routine helped create the physique that is still considered by many to be bodybuilding’s greatest ever, but knocking it out three days a week for the majority of us is a bit, well, excessive. Here’s some advice for making the routine more feasible: Arnold...

Dermot McBrierty / Shutterstock Kettlebells are the best way to crank out a quick and effective workout for optimal strength training. No longer do you have to enlist every piece of iron in the gym, blast your entire body for two hours, and then collapse on the mat in a heap of exhaustion and...

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Per Bernal Jeremy Buendia’s physique is the standard-bearer in the IFBB Pro League men’s physique division. The California native has earned the nascent sport’s top prize—the Men’s Physique Olympia crown—four years running. Even more surprising is what he admits about his first three titles...

HYPOTHESIS It is well established that lifting loads around 75% of your 1RM leads to increases in size and strength. More recently it has been shown that lifting much lighter loads (30% 1RM) also leads to significant muscle growth if each set is taken to failure. Metabolic stress is a primary...

Per Bernal Great bodybuilding champions are admired for the hardware they’ve earned onstage. And rightfully so—being crowned the best at what you do is a testament to hard work, talent, and perseverance. Still, that reverence comes with an undeniable disconnect. That is, seeing the finished...

Joe Weider's 2017 Olympia weekend is just around the corner, and as you can imagine, things are heating up! Shawn Rhoden, last year’s Mr. Olympia runner-up, unloads on the reigning Mr. O. You gotta read it to believe it. BIGGEST PET PEEVE People who try to be something that they’re not. HE’S...

Last night I went out with a few people to see the fights. Now don't get me wrong the first three fights were good but each lasted one round. McGregor vs Diaz went all three rounds but I mean yeah McGregor knocked him on his ass a lot but I feel like Diaz was keeping up with the points...

UAB receives NIH grants in three perinatal networks to improve maternal and infant health The University of Alabama at Birmingham is the only university to be awarded grants in all three perinatal networks from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development...