January 8
The Most Effective Way To Build Muscle
If you're looking to optimize your hypertrophy training while taking your strength to new levels, follow these guidelines.
January 7
Why I Train
Why do we hit the weights day after day to get stronger or build more muscle? Here are three reasons you can probably relate to.
December 26
6 Interesting Things About Strength
Some things you know about strength, some things you thought you knew, and some things you plain just don't know.
December 5
5 More Hacks To Reinvigorate Your Training
Five methods to satisfy your need for training variety, including "going nuts on the last set," "reward sets," and "rolling the dice."
December 4
The Virtual Bench Press Seminar
The first rule of fixing your bench press is admitting your bench sucks. The second rule is that you must read this article and learn about the set-up, grip, ascent, and descent.
December 3
Lessons from The Dead Zone: The Bench
The dead zone is when injuries and frustrations mount. It can last a decade, but getting through it may be what gives you the biggest gains of your life. Here’s what to do.
November 30
4 Weeks to Bigger, Leaner, Stronger
For one month, chase three big goals at the same time… and dramatically change your physique. It can be done. Here’s how.
November 23
7 Overlooked Habits of Very Successful Lifters
The proper use of back-off sets, the truth about going to failure, and 5 other rarely discussed habits of great lifters.
November 12
An Unnamed Single Leg Gem of an Exercise
There's no universally recognized name for this exercise, but we think it should be called “That movement that makes my quads bark like a dog.”
November 9
The Push Press
Everything you need to know about the push press.
November 8
The Squat 4 Times Per Week Experiment
A strength coach decides to throw the rules out the window and do high-frequency squatting. Here’s what happened.
November 6
The Virtual Squat Seminar
Everything you need to know about squatting heavy, from stance to hand position. Check it out.
October 30
Do This, Not That
Add these variations to your strength training staples and kick start some new growth and athleticism.
October 29
20 Almost Laws of Strength Training
There are things you absolutely must do to get big and strong. And then there's the stuff that didn't quite make the cut.
October 23
Maximal Strength Training for Muscle Mass
Lots of geek strength-training science, 10 actionable tips on how to build muscle, and one effective program thrown in for good measure. Read this.
October 15
Tough or Reasonable?
Which are better, tough diets and tough workouts or reasonable diets and reasonable workouts? Maybe you need to mix and match a little.
October 11
Bench More to Bench More
Forget overtraining. One of the most effective ways to bench press more weight is to bench press more often.
October 8
Iron Evolution: Reflections – Part 2
Dave Tate talks about injuries, nutrition, technique, peri-workout nutrition, and in general, busting your balls in the gym.
October 2
A Yearly Strength Plan
Tim Henriques' total was stuck at 1400 for over two years. The plan he outlines in this article got him up to 1600 in a relatively short time.