Muscle-Building
Hypertrophy vs. Strength Training – What’s the Difference?
When it comes to designing the perfect training program, there are a lot of things you need to consider. Factors you must think about include: Training…
Muscle-Building
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Muscle Science
Compound vs. Isolation Exercises — The Ultimate Verdict
Strength training exercises are generally categorized as compound and isolation movements. In my seven-year experience as a personal trainer, most lifters, especially beginners, want to know…
Muscle-Building
Isometrics for Injury Prevention and Building Strength and Muscle
Dynamic strength training exercises like squats, bench presses, and deadlifts involve three phases of muscle contraction. Those phases are: Eccentric – when you lower the load,…
Bodybuilding
10 Best Bulking Breakfast Ideas For Gaining Muscle Size and Strength
It is for a reason breakfast is called the most important meal of the day. As the name suggests, breakfast breaks your overnight fasting period. Besides…
Diet
3,000 Calorie Meal Plan for Muscle Building
According to most nutrition experts, the average man needs to eat around 2,000 to 2,500 calories per day. This should provide enough energy and nutrients to…
Muscle-Building
Top 15 Biceps Peak Exercises For Building Monster Arms
Building biceps worth showing off is easier said than done. You need to perfect your training, diet, and recovery program to elicit the desired results. Look…
Muscle-Building
21s Workout: Not Just for Biceps!
It’s unclear who invented 21s, also known as the Matrix training system. Some attribute 21s to Dr. Ronald Laura, while others credit old-school English bodybuilder Wag Bennett,…
Muscle-Building
Will You Lose Muscles if You Stop Taking Whey Protein?
“Will I lose muscles if I stop taking whey protein?” is probably the first thing that comes to mind if you’ve been using a whey protein…
Muscle-Building
How to Squat Better for More Muscle
The squat is heralded as the granddaddy of leg exercises. Whether your goal is to get your legs stronger, bigger, or both, nothing really beats the…
Muscle
How to Set Realistic Muscle-Building Goals for Better Results
You probably step inside a gym or training facility with goals. You’re probably not there to waste time. If you’re going to spend time, energy, and…
Bodybuilding
Nine Foods That Every Bodybuilder Needs to Eat
It’s not clear who first uttered the words “you are what you eat,” but they were definitely on to something. Some people attribute this expression to…
Muscle-Building
Is Split Workout or a Full Body Workout Better for Building Muscle?
The age-old argument of which program is best for building muscle refuses to die. Many tout the timelessness of a full body workout as the epitome…
Muscle Science
How to Get A Skin-Splitting Muscle Pump
Ever since the golden era of bodybuilding, lifters have been chasing the pump. The Austrian Oak Arnold Schwarzenegger even compared getting a pump to having sex!…
Muscle-Building
What is a Superset? — Meaning, Types, Benefits, Drawbacks, and How To Use Them
Hitting the gym every day at the same time for the same duration and performing the same exercises can take its toll on you both physically…
CrossFit
The 10 Best CrossFit Workouts for Building Muscle
CrossFit is one of the most all-encompassing workouts around. Their workouts are designed to improve every aspect of your fitness, including cardio, strength, mobility, agility, and…
Muscle-Building
Build Muscle Fast: 30-Minute Full-Body Dumbbell Workout
Bodybuilding can be very time-consuming. Doing four or more workouts a week, you need to find the time and energy to hit the gym and put…
Muscle-Building
4-Week Arnold Split: A Beginner-Friendly Blueprint to Skyrocket Your Muscle Gains
More than forty years after he retired from the bodybuilding stage, Arnold Schwarzenegger remains the most popular bodybuilder on the planet. Today’s gym goers continue to…
Muscle
6 Best Eccentric Exercises To Supercharge Your Gains (5 Methods)
Don’t worry if you have never heard the term “eccentric” before. You are not alone. You might be unaware of eccentric exercises, but you perform them…
Muscle
The 5 Principles of Muscle-Building Nutrition
I want to build the most muscle possible. That’s a statement we tell ourselves over and over when we step foot into the gym. We then…