The Watsonville, California, Gold’s Gym, my current training digs, is a comfortably bleak concrete chamber with enough irresistible tonnage to satisfy...

Our August issue begins with an in-depth interview with Matus Valent, a European fitness athlete who has that special beach-body look—and...

A number of previous studies have suggested that meditation training improves practitioners’ emotional regulation. While neuroimaging studies have found that meditation...

It’s common bodybuilding knowledge that compound exercises are better for building mass than isolation exercises; yet the staple exercises of most...

The concept of “core training” has become so diluted that it’s difficult to define it today. Many personal trainers, trainees, athletic...

Q: How much water should I drink when I work out, and how much should I drink when I’m out of...

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Olympia. Where Legends Are Made. Conceived by Joe Weider, the 1965 Mr. Olympia, which was...

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My 40th birthday, which took place a few years ago, was a pretty significant turning point for me, as it is...

If you’re a beginner or even an intermediate bodybuilder, you don’t need to do bent-over laterals. If you include some form...

Q: I’m writing you because I need a serious kick in the butt! I’m fairly close to your age, and I...

My latest killer workout, the one-day-at-a-time routine, has multiple benefits and, curiously, blends well with my all-time favorite, the whatever-you-can-do-today-that-doesn’t-kill-ya muscle-maximizer....

Nutrition bar company Forward Foods, LLC, the maker of the award-winning Detour bar, has added the Detour Lower Sugar Neapolitan to...

Q: You’ve really opened my eyes to new ways to grow muscle. Your explanation of the myofibrils (force generation) and sarcoplasm...