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Weed through all the bad advice and misguided information tossed around gyms and the Internet. These tips help you to remove the confusion and improve results. 1. Deep squats are bad for your knees. 2. Crunches and sit ups give you six pack abs. 3. You can only train each body part once a week...

You unscrew the lid of your pre-workout and the sweet smell of blue raspberry wafts through the air. Two scoops go in your shaker cup. You shake it like the champ you are, pop the top, and chug that “go-juice." Minutes later you feel a tingling sensation and itchy face sets in. You are now...

6 Truths About Exercise That Nobody Wants to Believe written by JAMES CLEAR STRENGTH TRAINING Success in the gym, as with most things in life, comes down to mastering the basics. With that in mind, here are 6 exercise tips, weightlifting basics, the best exercises to start with, and training...

Yesterday I went and trained at the gym. My routine took me about 25 minutes and here is what I did; 1 set of leg extensions, 1 set of squats, 1 set of close grip pull-ups, 1 set of lateral raises, 1 set of machine shoulder press, 1 set of barbell curls, 1 set of high row machine (hammer...

This week’s edition of “Monday Night Muscle” featured three all-time greats. Of course, Bob Cicherillo and Shawn Ray were in their hosting chairs as usual. However, Ray wasn’t the only former Arnold Classic winner and Olympia runner-up in the house. Two-time Arnold champ and 2009 Mr. Olympia...

Aleks Paunovic has found worldwide fame during the last 20 years as a busy actor with an enviable résumé, and although the action star trains hard for all those highly physical stunts, he owes much of his fitness discipline to family lineage. Muscle and Fitness sat down with the 6’5”...

A 20's year old kid last night. Only a light limited version of my back and dealt workout. Was funny he was getting light headed, he couldn't believe I train like that. These kids I swear don't know how to actually workout. I like the kid, but wondering if he will let me train him again or go...

7 Things Every Seasoned Lifter Needs to Do How to Train Like a Grown-Up by Lee Boyce | 09/15/20 Most lifters think that their strength and athleticism will get better and better as they spend more time in the game. Unfortunately, that's not entirely up to them. Father time has a big say in...

So about 6 weeks ago, while doing floor presses, I felt a sharp pain and a pop on my left elbow. Had an MRI a few days later. Ortho found that my tricep tendon is torn at the insertion more than 80%. It’s been 6 weeks and the elbow still hurts whenever I try to extend my arm with force or push...

So, as a new niche gym owner without contracts I have been playing amateur psychologist and trying to categorize those who stay vs. those who leave. It all comes down to motivation from what I can tell. There are many serious lifters but each has a different motivation. So, here is my loose...

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People always talk about how hard they go in the gym. They push so hard and so fast, and it’s so intense. Don’t get me wrong—I love the warrior mentality. That’s how I’ve lived for the past four decades. But if you are 100% intent on only getting better and training smarter, then you have to put...

QUESTION What makes a good training parter? ANSWER I’ve always had a training partner. A training partner obligates you to keep pushing, even when you’d rather not. They also make the workout go more smoothly: Try to load a leg press with 20 plates by yourself—you’d be there all day! A...

When a 19-year-old Jay Cutler won the heavyweight class at the NPC Teen Nationals in 1993, Branch Warren took home the light-heavies and the overall. Three years later, Jay took his pro card on his first attempt at the 1996 NPC Nationals. He did it by besting a heavyweight class that included...

This is big— really, really big. We’ve compiled mass-making advice from 25 of the largest bodybuilders who ever tested the limits of a posing dais. The amateur superheavy- weight division consists of competitors who weigh more than 225. To make our honor roll, these pros each competed at...

Do you guys workout (cardio or weights) when not feeling well? I have flu like symptoms (I had a fever last night but not anymore).

dorian-yates-dumbbells-chest-flyes.jpg Although some bodybuilders do well with training twice a day, I prefer once a day. That is due to the way I train. When I go into my gym, I’m committed to investing everything I have, physically and mentally, in the most intense workout I can muster, and...

HIT training, food, and dbol!! Major gains on a budget August 10, 2014 By John Doe Yesterday I went and trained at the gym. My routine took me about 25 minutes and here is what I did; 1 set of leg extensions, 1 set of squats, 1 set of close grip pull-ups, 1 set of lateral raises, 1 set of...

You’re Injured—Now What? By David Allen Train long enough and hard enough and eventually something on your body will break. This is the inevitable result of pushing your body to the limits every day. But an injury doesn’t spell the end of one’s lifting career unless you let it. There...

bad head cold and possible sinus infection right now. I just load up on ibuprofen before my workout and push through it even though the energy isn't there. What does everyone else do?? Push through, or take time off?