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While Twana Barnett is currently banging heads in the larger-than-life world of pro wrestling, the beauty they call “The Beast” will be familiar to bodybuilding aficionados as well. Having earned her IFBB pro card in the Women’s Physique division around a decade ago, Barnett racked up a number...

Bodybuilder Influencer Killed While Ego-lifting. https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/world-news/2023/07/23/64bcf2d8ca47415d308b4590.html (Video in link) The bodybuilding world is in mourning after the tragic death of talented bodybuilder Justin Vicky, 33. The fitness community in Bali is in...

What Is the Trap-Bar Deadlift? The trap-bar deadlift, also known as the hex-bar deadlift, is the same as the conventional deadlift except it’s performed with a trap bar. Here’s what it looks like: The most obvious difference between deadlifting with a trap bar versus a conventional barbell...

Let’s face it, most of the quality nutrition information that comes out of the bodybuilding community is geared towards bodybuilders. But the problem is strength athletes don’t necessarily need to eat like that. In fact, most strength athletes would benefit from NOT eating like the typical “bro”...

Beginners Guide – The Barbell Is King by:Justis Cousins It was around 2009 and I was a freshman in high school. My friend invited me to the school gym to start working out with him. I was ready to get big and strong! There was only one issue – we went to an art school… As a result, the gym...

Does your body have a set point? Introduction To top The Set Point Theory of weight regulation is an attempt to explain why people can maintain their body weight at a relatively stable level for long periods. The Set Point Theory suggests that body weight is regulated by a feedback control...

To be successful with a diet, you not only need to know when to make diet adjustments but when to take diet breaks also. A diet break refers to a planned period of 7–14 days, where we increase calorie intake and loosen the counting restrictions we place on ourselves. They help break up the...

When a Weight Loss Plateau isn’t a Fat Loss Plateau In a perfect world, we would lose weight in a neat, orderly manner. We would stick to our workouts and meal plans like good little boys and girls and would wake up a little lighter and leaner every day. The weeks would breeze by and before we...

By Ted KallmyerUpdated May 10, 2023 Flexible dieting is a method of eating that places no restrictions on food groups. My diet experience led me to believe some foods are good and some are bad for you. How you lost weight depended on the foods you cut out of your diet. Traditional thinking...

Building muscle is a very common goal, particularly among young men. You see the well-known and highly paid bodybuilders winning Mr Olympia and you want to emulate their success. Or maybe you want to build size for your sport; being boxing, wrestling, football etc … all require a large amount of...

Interested in using tirzepatide for weight loss research? Inside, we detail everything researchers must know about using tirzepatide peptide therapy to stimulate weight loss in their test subjects. You will also find the latest advancements in tirzepatide and weight loss research, including an...

This article takes a close look at the reasons why you're not building muscle and gaining weight. Read this is you're having trouble getting big! Here’s a question I see time and time again in online bodybuilding & fitness forums: This is an all too common story for people with no experience or...

If you have a rack, bar, and plates, then you have the tools necessary to train. These two full-body programs can help you achieve personal fitness success. Over the last several years, there has been a movement in the fitness world – training at home. Home gym equipment has been a big hit and...

Are There Any Health Benefits to Water Fasting? "Water fasting" is a specific variant of intermittent fasting short-term practice that is exactly what it sounds like—fasting for anywhere from 12 hours to several days with water being the only source of "nutrition" during that timespan. Since...

There was a time when the image of masculinity was characterized by super-hero like size, round muscle bellies, and low body fat percentages. The former ideal physique was epitomized by Sly Stallone or perhaps even Arnold in Commando. These men sculpted physiques that not only looked strong, but...

If you can do 12-15 solid pull-ups like it's nothing, here's a simple exercise to add to your arsenal to develop more strength and power. ECCENTRIC OVERLOAD EXPLOSIVE PULL-UP WHY THIS WORKS The function of this exercise will be different than that of your typical weighted pull-up, which moves...

HOW SHOULD I DO MY REPS? I never get asked that question. That's a shame because how you do your reps plays a huge part in stimulating the gains you want. Think about it. The workout itself is nothing but a long group of repetitions spread over different exercises. The basic unit of your...

TRAINING TO FAILURE: TWO TYPES It's pretty rare for most of us to take a set to failure. True failure involves missing the last rep, something we want to avoid for a bunch of reasons, injury and shame being highest on the list. Far more often, we finish the set once we hit a target number of...

After years in the iron game, PRs get harder to hit. There comes a point where you can't just go to the gym each day and pull a new personal best out of your butt. If you're an advanced lifter you'll need a better strategy and maybe a "trick" or two to continue to up your poundages. If you're...

WHY THE LEG PRESS? Before you start droning on about how the leg press doesn't transfer to sports performance and how it doesn't build strength, let's draw some distinctions here. There's a difference between strength and hypertrophy. There are plenty of guys who look perfectly average who can...