December 6
Lift Fast, Get Big
Nothing makes PRs and gains stagnate sooner than training like a granny. Want to harden up fast? Lift fast.
November 22
Training for Easy-Hard Gainers 2
Ecto-mesomorphs: the lean and lanky guys who've built muscle. Here's what they can do to stay on the gain-train.
November 11
Berardi's Top 10 Tips
Dr. Berardi shares his best training, diet, and planning tips for serious lifters and athletes.
October 12
The Rebirth of HIT
Classic muscle and bodybuilding lessons from Dr. Ellington Darden. Get 'em here.
October 11
Total Body Training
Let's cut the bullshit and get to the brass tacks. For decades, men built slabs of muscle with simple, three day-per-week training programs. They trained their whole bodies in one brief workout session and they grew big and strong. Scoff all you want, but tens of thousands of trainees can't be wrong.
Total-Body Training
A simple but smart plan that blends old-school basics with new-school periodization.
October 6
Thibaudeau's Top 7 Tips
Christian Thibaudeau lays out his seven most effective tips for getting big, getting strong and performing better.
October 4
Wanna Grow? Gotta Row!
Build your back and prevent strength imbalances. Here’s everything you need to know.
September 15
Training for Easy–Hard Gainers 1
Most strength coaches will categorize an athlete or client into one of three classes based on their responsiveness to training: easy gainer, hard gainer and average gainer. Let's take a look at each category.
September 13
Get Your Butt In Gear! 2
Strong glutes make strong lifters... and sexy ones too. Here's how to get yours in gear.
August 25
The Training Quiz for Smartasses
A test for know-it-alls and those who think they do.
August 12
Rubber Vs. Iron
Band training for accommodating resistance, variable resistance, and max acceleration.
August 9
Reps You've Never Tried
Break Out of the Rep Range Rut!
August 3
The "One Lift a Day" Program
The program is simple, the workouts are short, and the results are fantastic. The catch? It’s also brutally hard. Check it out.
July 22
The Mutation Series - Part 3 Continued
My bodybuilding training includes a bit more heavy lifting than most "regular" bodybuilding programs, and as such will lead to some significant strength gains.
July 21
The Mutation Series - Part 3
In this last installment of this series, I want to give you a quick three-week physical peaking routine designed to help you gain some more muscle while increasing muscle density. You should also be able to lose more fat in this stage.
July 15
Exercises You've Never Tried 12
Replace some of your usual exercises with the ones here. Mix things up and start making progress again.
July 14
Triple Total Training
If you're stuck in a rut and you've been training for more than a year, this program will induce appreciable strength and size gains.
July 13
The Success Quiz
There's nothing more frustrating than committing to a training program that doesn't pan out. This is equally true for an athlete who might work hard yet still falls short of his expectations and the strength coach whose biggest satisfaction comes from the great strides his athletes make.