by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
Being athletic and participating in any type of physical pursuit, oftentimes brings with it the possibility of impending injury. As such, any athletic endeavor you decide to partake in always carries with it a certain degree of inherent risk. Whether you are playing...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
The entertainment industry is a multi-billion dollar enterprise. People like to be entertained through music, film, live theatre and a host of other events. All tailored towards fulfilling the need to be taken away to a different world where possibilities are infinite...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Living the bodybuilding lifestyle is all-encompassing. You can’t out-train a poor diet and you can’t focus all your attention on ensuring the best food is always eaten yet you leave elements of your training on the table week after week. Some people will...
by Dana Bushell | Training
We are all in search of the perfect workout. Those times in the gym where everything seems to flow in perfect harmony and balance with another producing the best pump we’ve ever had, the most pleasurable euphoric feeling one can attain with weights and the...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Research
Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Protein is muscle. BCAA, the branched-chain amino acids, are three of the most essential amino acids for even the most casual athlete and even more so as your training intensity increases. If you are looking to build...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
Lack of sleep definitely affects a variety of physiological processes where building muscle is concerned. A recent study by Dr. Eve Van Cauter at the University of Chicago (JAMA, 284:2000) demonstrated that a disturbance in sleep patterns produce marked alterations in...
by Brad Loomis | Training
If you are applying the Max-OT principles to the letter, you know you should take a full week off from training every 8 weeks. “2 months or about 8 weeks is a Max-OT Training Cycle. You will take a full week off from training every 8 weeks. This is the Max-OT Cyclical...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
The winter months are soon coming to an end and with that brings an opportunity to show the world what you’ve been working on. For months on end now you’ve been covered up, not really allowing anyone to see what you’ve been cultivating under the...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
The physicality of bodybuilding, weight training, cardiovascular work, and any other form of fitness that you may utilize to better yourselves, often times takes precedence over possibly the most important aspect of all; your mindset. How you approach any of these...
by Brad Loomis | Articles, Supplements
Unless you are brand new to the arena of bodybuilding, powerlifting, and the sports performance world you know the benefits of taking Creatine Monohydrate. Enter a search in Pub Med and you will find a plethora of evidence showing its effectiveness in everything from...
