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themusclephd💥This study found that using rest-pause sets increased muscle activation more so than traditional sets. Greater muscle activation is correlated with increases in muscle size (Wakahara, et. al. 2012) so rest-pause sets might help increase gains. Try rest-pause sets by performing a...

4 Tips to Make Short Workouts More EffectiveWhen time to work out is sparse, there are a few tips that can be used to ensure you achieve a training effect (i.e., get stronger, improve conditioning, build muscle) and reap the best results from quick strength training workouts. 1) Omit lengthy...

"If you want or need to add cardio to your strength training, it’s best to perform them on separate days, if your schedule allows. . In this study, strength gains were similar when doing cardio immediately after strength training versus on a separate day. However, the group doing their cardio on...

The fastest way to improve the look of your biceps is to focus on the brachialis. The brachialis contributes to upper arm thickness more so than the biceps. Now, people assume that training the brachialis is as simple as using a neutral/hammer grip. Not so. While grip type can have an impact...

Cable crossovers are usually seen only in large, well-equipped gyms or heavy-iron gyms. The cable crossover unit requires a large area in the gym, and it’s not usually selected by average trainees, as it’s considered more of an advanced exercise. Cable crossovers are usually the last exercise...

by Vince Del Monte Discover 5 advanced techniques to maximize your muscle pump and promote faster muscle gains! The nuts and bolts of what you need to know. By restricting a working muscle from obtaining the oxygen it needs, a surplus of blood is sent to the muscle as the body panics, and...

by Matt Weik If you are in the fitness or bodybuilding industry, you know that to be considered one of the best competitors in the world, you need to become an IFBB Pro. This can be in any division ranging from bodybuilding, fitness, figure, classic physique, men’s physique, women’s physique...

By Blaine Sumner INTRODUCTION: In the world of strength training, ‘frequency’ is defined as how often you perform something. In more specific terms, I define frequency as the number of times per week a particular lift is performed. Frequency can vary from 0/week to 7/week. Meaning you can...

Let's not kid ourselves. The vast majority of us want bigger arms. Whether you're an athlete, a bodybuilder or a regular guy, you understandably want to fill out your sleeves. Large arms aren't that important outside of aesthetics. But they make it readily apparent that you put in work in the...

<header class="entry-header">Three Simple Ways to Lose Fat by Nia Shanks </header>I haven’t talked specifically about fat loss in a while. That’s mostly because I prefer to focus on getting stronger to look better. You don’t have to focus on losing body fat in order to achieve it. My clients...

Targeting the Lower Abs - Science Shows How No area of the body gets more attention than the abs. Having a pronounced “six-pack” is widely considered the ultimate sign of peak physical condition; it is the centerpiece of your body. But as every gym rat knows, achieving an etched six-pack...

The bulldog program is designed to make you as big and strong as possible. It is called a powerbuilding workout because the goal is to give you the best of both worlds: a powerful physique with the strength to back it up. <ins id="aswift_0_expand" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none...

My previous articles have outlined many different training routines and techniques to increase muscle size and strength using the HIT, or High Intensity Protocol. This article continues that with a focus on outlining some of the many diverse HIT Variables or techniques available as revealed in...

Challenge Youself with Bodyweight Excercises. One thing I’ve never gotten away from are bodyweight exercises. No matter how big I’ve gotten or how many lbs I’ve added to my frame, bodyweight exercises have always been a staple. If you weigh 250 lbs and cannot perform a set of pullups then your...

Have you been religiously doing your abdominal muscle exercises? Is your abs showing to your satisfaction? No? Why? Do you know that your abdominal muscle is one of the easiest muscles to build but yet why is it that most people have difficulty in developing that 6 pack abs? Here is the truth...

by Mike Arnold Of all the topics I have written on over the last several years, there are a select few I tend to return to again and again. One of these is stomach distension—perhaps the single biggest blight in modern competitive bodybuilding. Largely responsible for the destruction of the...

To Kip or Not to Kip: Two Very Different Pull-Up Techniques Explained This Article was originally posted on FitnessGeared Without starting the next world war, let’s do some compare and contrasting. This is in comparison to two types of pull ups. There are the ‘normal’ pull ups vs. the cross...

Like it or not, your body will do everything it can to take the easy road. It's an adaptation machine; if you follow the same training split with the same workouts week after week, your body will grow accustomed to the workload. As it does, your body will adapt and become more efficient, and...

Recommendations for Resistance Training Exercise (ACSM 1995) (summarized with ExRx's notes in parenthesis) Perform a minimum of 8 to 10 exercises that train the major muscle groups Workouts should not be too long. Programs longer than one hour are associated with higher dropout rates...