training

The Benefits We Forget The perks of resistance training go way beyond size and strength. Here's how to convince ANYONE to lift weights. You’ve likely found yourself explaining why you lift weights. You don’t even have to be a coach or a personal trainer to go through this. People will wonder why...

Get your blood work done? Good. But as an athlete, there are some things you need to know – things your doc may not know. I was 20 years old and in for a routine check-up that included some labs. At this point in life, I lifted weights six times a week. I assumed everything would look flawless...

8 Things You've Gotta Know Ever thought about becoming a personal trainer? Here's what you need to know and, more importantly, how to make decent money at it. If you’re a serious lifter, there may come a point where you consider becoming a personal trainer. Personal training can be a very...

Keep it simple, but keep it hardcore. No gimmicks and no fluff. Clear out the clutter with these 12 principles, then get your butt into the squat rack. I’ve been on a mission the last few years to get back to the roots of training; to get back to when training was fun, simple, and most...

Why the Pros Always Do Well With High Volume PEDs and high-volume training go together like peanut butter and jelly. One enhances the other. Here's why. Can you train like a competitive bodybuilder? If you’re not using PEDs, it’s probably not in your best interest. Not only do steroids increase...

In a slump? Bored? Here's how to get pumped about getting pumped again. Training hard is more important than following a plan. And if you’re losing motivation, it’ll be more difficult to train hard. Someone who trains brutally hard with laser-like focus on a very basic plan will get better...

Want to be lifting hard and loving life for the next 50 years? Here's how to do it. One of the most common mistakes newer lifters make is not having a clearly defined goal or target. But not experienced lifters. They’ll always have a target, whether that’s a competition, an event, or just...

Get Older, Stay Awesome Want to stay fit and strong as you age? Here's how to adjust your training. Don't worry, lifting weights is still a big part of it. As I get older, instead of focusing mainly on being the biggest and strongest guy around, I’m shifting my focus toward pro-longevity...

The world is full of enablers that make you feel good about yourself while ultimately turning you into a sucky human being. Avoid these people like the plague. It could be your training crew, your best friend or even your mom. But if you want to reach your goals, you gotta put enablers in their...

The mind quits before the body does. You're capable of much more than you think. You’re capable of much more than you think. The mind quits before the body does. “I can’t” just means “I don’t want to.” Know the difference. During Special Operations selection training, we were subjected to a...

Are you a geek or a meathead? There's a sweet spot to be found between training hard and training smart. In that sweet spot lies success. What better describes your training personality? Are you a detail-oriented training geek who’s read all the studies? Or are you an intensity-focused...

What are you fighting for? Why do you do this? Answer that question and all this training and diet stuff will get easier and more rewarding. The most valuable lesson I’ve learned has nothing to do with the nuts and bolts of training or diet. The true key, the secret to your success in physique...

Remembering the Forgotten Ingredients Losing fat and building muscle takes more than just training and dieting. Here’s what you need to know. Nowadays, when a guy gets interested in bodybuilding, body transformation, or building size and strength, all he has to do is pop open his internet...

Many new lifters get and stay motivated when they make fast and significant progress. This is commonly known as “newbie gains,” and it can be the driving force to help new fitness enthusiasts go all in on training—especially when their personal missions are to get jacked. The downside to this...

by Stuart McRobert How to Know If You're Sabotaging Yourself To gain serious size, stop standing in your own way. Take this bodybuilding test to see if you're on the right path. Can you check everything off this list? Think of it like an assessment. It’ll help you whether you’re drug-free and...

How to Train Smarter and Rest Harder Gains stalled? Not progressing like you should be? It may not be your workout. It may be your rest days... or lack thereof. Here's why. Build More Muscle on Off Days The way you handle your off days can greatly affect your ability to build muscle and get...

by John Berardi, PhD Remembering the Forgotten Ingredients Losing fat and building muscle takes more than just training and dieting. Here’s what you need to know. Nowadays, when a guy gets interested in bodybuilding, body transformation, or building size and strength, all he has to do is pop...

Are You Really Overtraining? Most people who use the word “overtraining” have no clue what it really means. Are you one of them? Here's everything you need to know. You train hard, harder than everybody else in the gym. So hard that you’re constantly sore, feel mentally drained for a good part...

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...

If you don't manage inflammation properly, you'll never make any gains. Here's how to make this bogeyman bend to your will. Inflammation is fast becoming the bogeyman of the muscle-building world. In fact, it may even overtake cortisol as the frontrunner of known muscle killers. Is this...