Anabolic Hormones
Muscle Atrophy – Causes and How to Avoid
Building muscle is a process called hypertrophy. When you train, you cause microscopic damage to your muscles and deplete your glycogen stores. These events are the…
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The 11 Best Set/Rep Schemes for Hypertrophy
When it comes to choosing set/rep schemes for bodybuilding, most fitness experts suggest doing several sets of somewhere between 8-12 reps. This allows you to use…
Body Composition
Body Recomposition – How to Lose Fat and Gain Muscle
If you want a great-looking physique, you need to increase muscle mass and reduce fat mass. This will leave you muscular and lean. The relationship between…
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Squats for Weight Loss: Benefits, How-to, and Workouts
As almost every exerciser knows, squats are one of the most essential exercises you can do. Squats work your entire lower body and involve several key…
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Average Biceps Size: How Do You Measure Up?
Everyone who lifts weights has at least a passing interest in the size of their biceps. The biceps is the most famous muscle in the human…
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How To Train Soft Muscles: Workout for Muscle Density
Most exercisers don’t want big, soft muscles; they want hard muscles that are defined and dense. It’s the difference between looking like a strongman and an…
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Bodybuilding Without Supplements
People have been successfully lifting weights to build muscle and get stronger for hundreds of years. There are examples of formalized strength training in many ancient…
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Why Am I Not Gaining Weight? Common Weight Gain Problems Revealed
A large and growing percentage of the world’s population is overweight or obese. Lack of physical activity, poor food choices, easy access to junk food, genetics,…
Anabolic Hormones
The Anabolic Window – Training Truth or Fitness Myth
Bodybuilders are often depicted as muscle-bound dimwits with big biceps but tiny brains. While this is a popular misconception, it’s also a long way from the…
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How To Drink Alcohol Without Losing Muscle and Gaining Fat
Let’s get straight to the point. The fountain of youth is overrated. Learning how to drink alcohol without gaining fat and losing muscle is the real…
Body Composition
Body Composition Exercises: How to Burn Fat and Maintain Muscle Mass
Many dieters and exercisers do what they do to lose weight. They celebrate every pound lost and may even set arbitrary weight loss goals, such as…
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Top 9 Supplements for Bulking Up
While training, diet, and mindset are the three most important components of a successful muscle-building routine, supplements are popular for a reason. No, they aren’t a…
Anabolic Hormones
Nataliya “Amazonka” Wins Her IFBB Pro Card
Russia’s Biggest Female BodyBuilder Nataliya “Amazonka” Puts Most Men To Shame With Her Massive Size A few days ago, in Romania, a bodybuilding competition was held and…
Anabolic Hormones
What Are SARMs?
SARMS are the hot new thing on the sketchy supplement market. Chances are you probably saw one of those fitness youtubers talk about this in the…
Body Composition
Want To Get Strong? Give Olympic Lifting a shot
Why You Should Be Doing Olympic Weightlifting! Picture the following: It is your first day ever inside a gym and you start doing some curlz for the…
Muscle Talk
Muscle Talk: Calf Muscles
All About Calf Muscles The calf muscles consist of three compartments. The anterior, lateral and posterior compartment. The anterior compartment consists of the tibialis anterior, extensor…
Anabolic Hormones
Muscle: Testosterone in Men and Women
Testosterone in Men and Women Whether male or female, our body produces testosterone. The way in which testosterone plays a role in our body depends on…
Anabolic Hormones
Can ZMA Help Build Muscle And Support Sleep?
ZMA is more than just a sleep supplement! This week’s supplement of the week is Zinc Magnesium Aspartate, better known as ZMA. Read any bottle of…
Muscle Talk
Muscle Talk: Biceps and Triceps 2
Hello, and welcome my friends to another great day in the land of weight training, muscle-building, and strength gains. Really, if all of those are occurring,…