Over-40 Training

Many researchers claim that the fascia, or encasements, restrict growth. It’s a constriction that can be remedied somewhat by pumping the...

A Guide to Strengthening the Ankles

Take a pill—faster and a hell of a lot easier than dieting and exercising. That attitude is what prompts the marketing...

Youth may have boundless energy and enthusiasm, but patience and wisdom are often in very short supply.

Full-range pushups can be a good substitute for bench presses. They’re more ergonomically correct and can help those with low neuromuscular...

Decreasing muscle response and increasing skin elasticity also take their toll, we’re told, so look for other benefits. Don’t expect to...

By the time you read this, it should be just a few weeks before my 40th birthday, which will occur on...

I don’t agree with most experts, who say that training the upper-pectoral region requires lots of incline-bench presses and incline flyes.

“Youth is wasted on the young” is a saying that issues from the mouths of the old who have made mistakes...

The crowd goes absolutely wild—packed as it is with dozens of my friends and family members. My heart is beating wildly,...

Kill the myth that says we can’t increase muscle mass at an older age and progress in bodybuilding or strength training....

On most exercises I use textbook form, with a very full range of motion—until it’s X-Rep time, of course—and a slower...

If you look at a complete picture of the back musculature in an anatomy book, you’ll notice that it has many...

I want to cover aspects of keeping the older body strong, fit and healthy that I didn’t elaborate on in previous...

A common concern among bodybuilders over 40 is how to retain muscle with the passing years.