Q&A: Ab Shapes and Muscle-Building Debates No matter how well-developed or nicely shaped your abs may be, if they’re covered with a thick layer of fat, you’ll never be able to see them. February 19, 2012 by Stuart McRobert

Power Training vs. Density Work The biggest powerlifters don’t train for sarcoplasmic—endurance fluid—expansion yet have excellent muscle size. February 18, 2012 by Steve Holman, Iron Man Editor in Chief

Train for an X-Frame For a good X-frame here’s what you need. February 16, 2012 by Eric Broser

Behind the Neck Presses The behind-the-neck position can provide a unique angle of pull on the target muscle fibers. February 15, 2012 by Steve Holman, Iron Man Editor in Chief

Home Gym POF Routine It’s difficult to do full POF routines without dumbbells. February 9, 2012 by Steve Holman, Iron Man Editor in Chief

Warmups, Strongmen and Deadlifts The more reps you perform during a warmup set, the fewer sets you need. February 5, 2012 by Charles Poliquin

Rest/Pause to X/Pause Mentzer did four singles separated by six-second rests. January 30, 2012 by Steve Holman and Jonathan Lawson

Superset Training for a Fast Pump at the Gym One using nearly complete rest periods and another using the same protocols except with incomplete rest periods. January 23, 2012 by Charles Poliquin

How to Get Longer Rests with 4X Keep in mind that the more rest you take between sets, the more you stress the myofibrils. January 19, 2012 by Steve Holman, Iron Man Editor in Chief

To Bulk or Not to Bulk? We start bodybuilding in order to improve the appearance of our bodies, not to look worse. January 5, 2012 by John Hansen

Big and Ripped Quick: X-centric-Only Workouts X-centric, or negative-accentuated, sets grow both the myofibrils and the sarcoplasm. January 1, 2012 by Steve Holman, Iron Man Editor in Chief

Alternate POF for Legs and Chest Using a three-way POF split from Jonathan Lawson's e-book Size Surge. December 26, 2011 by Steve Holman, Iron Man Editor in Chief