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  • Forearm Training and Straining

    Overtraining can strain the brachioradialis. So can carrying heavy items for long distances. Examples include moving dozens of boxes to and...

    ArmsJoseph M. Horrigan, D.C.April 13, 2010
  • New Size for Skinny Guys

    It takes discipline to keep your upper arm stable while you slowly curl and flex the biceps at the top of...

    AbsJohn HansenApril 10, 2010
  • Don’t Quit: Coping With Injuries

    If leg extensions hurt your knees, do them one leg at time with less weight—and be sure your foot never travels...

    BodypartPaul BurkeApril 7, 2010
  • DC Power Density for New Muscle Size

    With DC, or multirep rest/pause, training your intensity is high, but the rest periods aren’t long enough to clear fatigue by-products...

    BodypartSteve HolmanApril 4, 2010
  • Bigger Bodyparts

    Despite his insanely wide wings, bodybuilders the world over still insist on doing wide-grip pulldowns and chinups, which Dorian noted actually...

    BackRon HarrisApril 1, 2010
  • Squats, Laterals and Assorted Tips and Tricks

    I’m sick and tired of seeing every type of exercise discomfort being “solved” by lightening the load. It’s the path of...

    ArmsPavelMarch 29, 2010
  • Strength Training for Mixed Martial Arts

    Strength that starts in the gym pays off on the mat for mixed-martial-arts athletes.

    Martial ArtsCharles PoliquinMarch 26, 2010
  • Specialize for New Arm Size

    If you don’t want to compete, what are you looking to do with your physique? Do you want more size, do...

    ArmsJohn HansenMarch 23, 2010
  • Attaining IFBB Pro Status

    Q: Congrats on your recent wins and earning your IFBB pro card. I’m in my second year of competition, and I’m...

    Contest PrepDave GoodinMarch 20, 2010
  • Pyramid Power: Secret to Size and Strength

    Performing negative-accentuated sets—lifting in one second and lowering in six—creates microtrauma, which sets off a fat-to-muscle effect, and also acts as...

    StrengthSteve HolmanMarch 17, 2010
  • Torque-Shifting Shoulder Shocker

    Powerlifters and Olympic lifters have built impressive shoulders using low reps for multiple sets on compound exercises such as presses and...

    ArmsCharles PoliquinMarch 8, 2010
  • Sprinting, Fat Loss and BCAAs

    Now, I’m a very easy-going dude. But I have more than 3,000 friends on my Facebook account—most of them fans—and getting...

    Contest PrepDave GoodinMarch 5, 2010
  • Another Look at Elbow Pain

    If you hold your hand in front of you with the palm facing up, the ulnar nerve supplies sensation from the...

    Injury & PreventionJoseph M. Horrigan, D.C.March 2, 2010
  • Max Contraction and Pro-Style Workouts

    A lot of the great research results on static contraction are based on strength increases, which occur rapidly in untrained individuals,...

    TrainingSteve HolmanMarch 2, 2010
  • Joe Mazza Hits World’s Best Bench Press

    The New Jersey–based strength phenom set the new record on his opening attempt at the IPA-sanctioned event in York, Pennsylvania, pressing...

    PowerliftingSteve DownsFebruary 27, 2010