Contest Prep

Q: How was your first physique contest? Did you do anything different to prepare compared to bodybuilding? What will you do...

Q: I’m trying to get shredded like you and compete in an NPC masters 50-and-over-bodybuilding contest. My trainer suggested that I...

Can I get ripped without doing cardio? How much cardio should I do? How intense should it be? Which machine is...

Q: I’m 50 years old, and I’m finally going to make the leap and compete this fall. I’m not sure whether...

As I reported last month, I won my third Mr. Universe title, 20 years after my second victory—at 49 years old....

It’s hard to believe that I won my first Natural Mr. Universe title 20 years ago. I still vividly remember boarding...

Are you a personal trainer looking for a synthesis of the latest in strength-training facts, methods and programs? A guide that...

Layoffs are a funny thing. Some people rarely if ever take them and don’t feel they are necessary as long as...

Q: I have a question regarding contest prep. I’m still a kid—18—but I think it would be great to get my...

Q: I think natural bodybuilders lose too much muscle for contests. It seems that in order to get down to the...

Typically I write my column based on an interesting e-mail question I have received or a question I’ve heard repeatedly at...

Q: A friend of mine has competed in a few bodybuilding contests, and he swears that practicing his posing improves his...

This an e-mail exchange that I had with a young bodybuilder, Michael Bevins, at BodySpace.com. Dave, your journey is truly inspirational,...

The ideal in bodybuilding used to be to develop the most exaggerated V-taper possible. The V-taper is essentially the structural epitome...

The thing that’s kept me most motivated over the years and spurs me to get into the condition that you see...