Training

For the bodybuilder trying to pack on muscle, nothing is worse than being stuck in a rut. Several factors contribute to...

What I’ve learned over the past 20 years is that weight training is much, much more stressful than the average bodybuilder...

Most competitive bodybuilders do hours of aerobics with the goal of adding new striations and cuts at each session. Well, let’s...

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

When scientists look at factors associated with longer life span, stress is always one of them. In the brain, lifetime release...

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

The body responds to injuries, infections and irritations with inflammation. In an acute stage, inflammatory processes aid healing. Uncontrolled, or chronic...

Q: I’ve been weight training for about a year. I’m a small guy—138 pounds, 5’ 7” with a 38-inch chest and...

It was chest day. I love chest day, but not for the reason that most guys do. They look forward to...

We do a full-range movement, or very close to it, because we believe it better strengthens the muscle at all positions...

It would appear that strength training could be made more energy efficient through the addition of vibration.

Two days later the Grimm brothers were back in the gym. Their backs were still bothering them, but they weren’t planning...

Nearly every coach and athlete knows the value of strength in sports that involve a great deal of contact: football, lacrosse,...

Often when bodybuilders with poor leg development offer up excuses, knee injuries are at the top of the list.

If you train hard from spring to fall but then fail to stay on track during the winter months, you’ll lose...