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IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT "TRAINING LEGS" Pain. Suffering. Lactic-acid paralysis. Some workouts not only tax your muscles, they also challenge your mental toughness, testing your courage and even your character. High-rep leg specialization is a badge of hardcore bodybuilding and will shred you...

THE BASICS OF BACK CYCLING Back cycling is purposefully overtraining yourself for a short period of time, then pulling back to allow your body to super-compensate with muscular growth. It's not the same as "muscle confusion," which is simply a haphazard changing of routines without rhyme or...

Sometimes we get too comfortable with our regular gym routine, and that includes our gym. One of the biggest drawbacks of being away from your go-to gym is our dependency on more fancy equipment. You don’t have to worry about being creative because of your access to all the gym toys. However...

Pop quiz, everybody. HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU SET A PERSONAL RECORD? A. Once per cycle B. Depends on how long you've been training. C. Every day. If you answered C, every day, then we're on the same page. If you didn't, I'd like to propose that you can – and should – set a Personal Record (PR)...

1. EARN THE RIGHT TO TRAIN WITH HIGH REPS One of the first things most people learn in the gym is that "low reps, heavy weight" equals strength, and "high reps, light weight" equals definition and cutting. Anyone who reads this website knows that weight training goes way beyond the above...

Are you a person to exercise on vacation? If you are, then this is for you. Summer vacation is a great time to mix up your workouts because you haven’t the gym to fall back on. When time and equipment are limited, it is time to get creative and train with this short sharp high-intensity training...

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...

Are you the type to exercise while on vacation or prioritize it when life comes at you in full force? If so, this is for you. Exercising is always a personal choice; nothing magnifies this more than summer vacation. You can’t bring the gym with you to stay on the gain train, but you can take...

When it comes to building muscle mass, the food you put into your body is equally (if not more important), than what you do in the gym. To increase muscle size and density it’s inevitable that you’ll have to pick up heavy weights and move them around with great intensity, but if you aren’t...

When you think about getting ripped, gym memberships and fancy equipment probably come to mind. But what if there's a way to create a stronger, more muscular you without the need for dumbbells or a weight machine? Enter calisthenics: a type of bodyweight training that requires minimal or no...

The signature mark of someone who has paid their dues in the iron asylum is sleeve-splitting arms. Nothing says, “Wow, they must be a badass!” like having tennis-ball biceps and horseshoe triceps. So, what’s the best arm workout for mass? Among the best arm exercises are barbell curls and dips...

Resistance bands are versatile pieces of workout equipment that can make almost any exercise easier or more challenging. In this article, we'll give you five reasons why resistance-band workouts should be part of your overall fitness regimen. We’ll also list four resistance-band exercises you...

If you hit the gym often but can't get the V-shape you want, you're probably not paying enough attention to your shoulder muscles. And that's why it's crucial to select the best shoulder workout to fit your goals. But exercise plans for these muscles should be about more than aesthetics...

Designing an effective push-pull-legs workout from the ground up takes a bit of planning and strategy, regardless of prior lifting experience. Thankfully, the push-pull-legs routine is fairly straightforward and easy to follow for just about any gym-goer, athlete, or bodybuilder that wants to...

What you eat and when you eat can make a world of difference before a tough workout or competitive event. Fine-tuning your pre-workout meal will ensure your body has the nutrients it needs to perform at a high level for hours on end. Even better, it will help maximize the effects of your...

Beginner's Guide: Tabata Workout What if we told you that you could get a solid workout in just 20 seconds? Well, there's a little more to it than that in a Tabata workout, but that's how long each block of work in this HIIT (high-intensity interval training) style of workout lasts. (And, for a...

There are some fitness fanatics committed to spending hours in the gym going all out, all the time in order to build strength and burn fat. And then there’s the rest of us looking for similar gains, but whose training time has to fit in between long work hours, family time and other obligations...

Your Program + Two Boosters = New Muscle Mass! This article isn't going to overwhelm you with neuroscience or obscure language. Nope, it's going to be bare-bones simple. As I've learned over the years, elementary advice is usually what helps people most, and it tends to work best. With that in...

BODYBUILDING, ARMS Your arm workout might be missing something. What is it? It's RESULTS. Many lifters just can't seem to build their biceps with standard curls. There's a reason for that: their other muscle groups are trying to help out. If you're using lower-body assistance, involving the...

It's perhaps the biggest challenge facing the non-drugged-up bodybuilder: gaining muscle without gaining a lot of fat in the process. No, wait, I take that back. The biggest challenge is probably losing body fat while retaining all that iron-earned muscle. Hmm, actually, both of those tasks...