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The Ketogenic Diet and Peaking
If you increase your repetition range from four to six to eight to 10, you’ll pump more blood into the muscles...
John HansenFebruary 6, 2010 -
Arnold’s Power-Density Mass Tactic
As Arnold proved—and as you’ll soon discover—Power plus Density equals muscle immensity.
Steve HolmanFebruary 3, 2010 -
Risks of the Russian Twist
I have no doubt that you know someone who has performed Russian twists without pain or problems—yet. This is an exercise...
Joseph M. Horrigan, D.C.January 31, 2010 -
Thick-Bar Training for Strength
To check for glycation levels, ask your doctor to measure the concentration of glycated hemoglobin in your blood. In England a...
Charles PoliquinJanuary 28, 2010 -
Bikini and Bodybuilding
With the addition of the bikini division women who didn’t see themselves as muscular enough to compete in figure are now...
Dave GoodinJanuary 25, 2010 -
Superhero Shoulder Width
To get that full development, you need to train the deltoid complex through its full range of motion as well as...
Steve HolmanJanuary 22, 2010 -
Chest Stress
Only advanced trainees need six to seven days of rest between bodypart hits.
John HansenJanuary 19, 2010 -
Critical Cuts
You know ultimate conditioning when you see it—or better yet, achieve it yourself: skin so thin it appears that your muscles...
Steve HolmanJanuary 18, 2010 -
X-Force Muscle Machinery
A tilting weight stack that unloads the positive phase and then overloads the negative.
Steve HolmanJanuary 16, 2010 -
Incline-Pressing Problems
The clinical verdict on the incline press is that it’s a good exercise, but it requires a little technique modification to...
Joseph M. Horrigan, D.C.January 13, 2010 -
Dogma Debunked
Research shows that preadolescent athletes can improve their strength by as much as 50 percent after eight to 12 weeks on...
Becky HolmanJanuary 4, 2010 -
Arch Nemesis! Pressing Issues
Wouldn’t you know it: I was set to work shoulders and bi’s the very next day and vowed to forgo the...
Ron HarrisJanuary 1, 2010 -
Low Reps for More Mass?
Q: Is it true that more experienced lifters need fewer reps to stimulate growth? A: Yes, indeed. It makes an enormous...
Charles PoliquinDecember 29, 2009 -
Advice for Advanced Muscle Growth
Training with free weights is much more challenging than using machines.
John HansenDecember 26, 2009 -
Does Repetition Speed Matter?
Few bodybuilders appear to pay much attention to how fast they do an exercise. A typical repetition consists of a raising...
Jerry BrainumDecember 23, 2009