August 26
3 Reasons Your Calves Aren't Growing
One less excuse for puny calves, one more exercise for growing them, and one more trick to beat them into submission.
August 22
Primer 4: Big, Bad, Basic Workouts
If your size and strength gains have stalled out, it's because you made things too complex. It's time to get back to basics and get strong... using only 4 reps.
August 21
How to Train For Power
To dominate the field of play or just kick some serious butt in the gym, you have to develop raw power. Here's how.
August 19
9 Tips for Dedicated Lifters
Ten years of lifting will give you knowledge. But Dan John has been lifting for almost 50. That will give you wisdom. Here are his best tips.
August 15
4 Exercises for Big Arms & Hard Abs
Four multi-tasking exercises that work the arms, hit the core, and vacuum the midsection all at the same time.
August 14
Olympic Shoes or Chucks for Squats?
Will putting on a pair of Olympic lifting shoes kick up your squat by 20 pounds, or are you better off wearing Chucks?
August 13
Cold Temps For A Hot Body
Increase synthesis of brown fat, the production of fat-burning hormones, and even increase muscle mass. How? Get cold. Check this out.
August 11
How To Tell When a Trainer Sucks
Nowadays it seems like every third person is a trainer or coach of some kind. It's time we held some of these lugnuts accountable.
August 7
CrossFitters Aren't Athletes
Are bodybuilders or CrossFitters athletes? Are bodybuilding and CrossFit even sports? You might not like the answers.
August 4
How Many Reps Should I Do?
When getting set to do an exercise, there are only two real decisions you need to make, “How Many Reps Should I Do?” and “How Close to Failure Should I Go?” Here’s your guide.
July 31
Mobility Drills and Foam Rollers Suck
Ok, they don’t totally suck, but there are other ways to improve stability and range of motion. All you need is a bar and a dip belt. Check this out.
July 30
Barbells Behind Bars
The author was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He started lifting to build up his self-esteem and, more importantly, to protect his ass from getting shanked.
July 24
Total Body Strength
Use irradiated tension with front squats, planks, lateral raises, and split squats to build full body strength and testicular fortitude.
July 22
5 Insane Biceps and Triceps Workouts
Do one of these extremely high-volume finishers every fourth day and you won't need to do any additional biceps or triceps training. Get the workouts here.
July 17
Total-Rep Training
It's the perfect auto-regulatory program: Do as many sets as necessary to hit a total of 25 reps with your 5-6RM. Then drop the resistance and rep out.
July 16
A New Way to Deadlift
Blast through your deadlift PR while building new mass on your upper back with Anderson deadlifts.
July 11
Nailing the Overhead Press
Successful overhead pressers lift with violence and hate. Here's all the technique cues you need to add to that aggression, plus a complete overhead press program.
July 7
Break 3 Rules, Build More Muscle
Partial reps, isolation exercises, high rep sets: All bad in the eyes of performance and strength coaches, but all very effective for building slabs of muscle.
July 2
The Strong Bodybuilder Program
A program that combines strength-building compound movements with insane muscle-growing giant sets and multiple intensity techniques.