Muscle Science
Dips vs. Bench Press: Which Builds More Chest and Strength?
Dips and bench presses can both build a bigger chest, but they solve different training problems. Bench press should lead a program built around a stronger…
Muscle Science
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Nutrition
Dietary Fats and Testosterone: What Lifters Need to Know
Learn how dietary fat affects testosterone, how much fat lifters need, which fats to choose, and when low-fat dieting becomes a problem.
Muscle Science
Sleep and Testosterone: How Much Rest Men Need to Protect Hormones
Testosterone content usually jumps straight to boosters, injections, or fear. Sleep is less dramatic, but it is the first place a serious lifter should look. A…
Anabolic Hormones
How to Increase Growth Hormone Naturally: What Actually Works
Growth hormone gets marketed like a secret muscle-building switch, but that is not how human physiology works. Your body releases growth hormone in pulses, especially during…
Muscle Science
Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy Guide: Training for Bigger Muscles
Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy is often oversold, but training volume, metabolites, nutrition, and recovery still matter when your goal is visible muscle size.
Diet
The Surprising Reasons You’re Gaining Weight (It’s Not Just About Food)
Unexpected weight gain can be frustrating and stressful, especially when you are trying to lose weight. Learn about the possible causes of weight gain and how…
Body Composition
Fat vs. Muscle Weight: How to Tell the Difference
Many exercisers judge their progress by their body weight. Religiously they hop on the scales, hoping to see their weight moving toward their goal. Whether you…
Muscle Science
Progressive Overload: The Science Behind Maximizing Muscle Growth
If you have been in the iron game for a while, “progressive overload” might not be something new. It’s a common phrase to help explain what…
Muscle Science
Does Pre-Workout Make You Gain Weight?
Contrary to what a lot of people think, performance-boosting supplements are nothing new. In fact, for as long as humankind has existed, people have been looking…
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…
Muscle Science
The Best Vegetables for Building Muscle
In the bodybuilding world, vegetables are an underutilized nutrition source. While most lifters focus on eating meat, fish, and eggs to meet their daily protein needs,…
Muscle Science
Muscle: What Is Sleep?
Our sleep is regulated by daylight and darkness. In the morning hours, our body increases its production of adrenaline and dopamine, while at the same time…
Muscle Science
How To Make Your Muscles Grow
Happy Saturday! Let me be the first to highlight your accomplishment of surviving the long work week and making it to the weekend. They say that the…
Muscle Science
Is Training To Failure Necessary For Muscle Hypertrophy?
I posed a question recently in a round table discussion and that question was: Is training to failure necessary to build muscle mass? My response was…
Muscle Science
How Muscle Is Built
For those of us who train seriously, very little thought goes into what is going on inside of our body during a working set with weights.…
Muscle Science
Revealing The Best Time to Take Protein for Maximum Results!
Protein shakes are an integral part of most people’s fitness routines. The use of these magic powders is widespread. The sports nutrition market is flooded with…
Muscle Science
Rep Range For Maximum Muscle Mass
Good morning, afternoon, or evening, and welcome to another post dedicated to the methods best used to get the result of maximum muscle mass. In last…
Muscle
Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training: The Ultimate Guide To Better Pumps and Bigger Muscles
You can put gym-goers into different categories — beginners, advanced, and legends. Beginners must focus on learning the craft, experienced athletes use advanced training principles (such…
Muscle Science
Periodization: Competitive Powerlifting/Weightlifting Athlete
What You’ll Takeaway – 1. In simple terms a periodized training program is devised by taking into account an athletes off-season, pre-season, in-season and recovery. It…