by Dana Bushell | Articles
Often times the flexibility component, in an otherwise excellent training program, is overlooked and sometimes understated. A tensile muscle is a healthy muscle and keeping up with a program that includes flexibility training is difficult yet rewarding. In the past...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
The vastus medialis is the “teardrop” shaped quadriceps muscle situated on top of the knee. Generally, bodybuilders that lack development in the vastus medialis also lacked control during the ascent phase in the squat exercise. These bodybuilders tend to...
by AST Sports Science | Articles
Continual improvement, or taking our physiques to “the next level,” is the primary goal of everyone training in the gym. Whether we’ve been training for three months or three years; are genetically gifted or consider ourselves a “hard gainer”; weigh 150 pounds or 250...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Research
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is often thought of as a fat loss product. However, CLA’s potential to enhance muscle gains is quite clear. In this article I’ll highlight the results of at least one key study – the results of which have appeared to slip under the radar...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
Progress is the cornerstone of our efforts in the gym. Without progress you stand no chance of reaching your goals and will ultimately decide that your efforts may be served better elsewhere. On the contrary, if continued gains and an innate desire to become the best...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Nutrition
Training, lifting weights and just plain old going to the gym to work out probably tops your list of things you enjoy on a daily basis. Working on improving strength, getting that pump going, and seeing your body change from week to week is what motivates us to keep...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Bodybuilding in its purest sense is all about developing the muscles on the human body so that each muscle group fits perfectly with the others giving way to a symmetrical, large and pleasing physique. Training splits have been developed so that over the course of the...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
The bodybuilding and fitness lifestyle is not an easy one. Along with it comes a barrage of stressors that most take as simply a byproduct of the bigger picture. As those stressors add up over time, so can an overwhelming feeling of being on a low begin to develop for...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
“One should eat to live, not live to eat” – Benjamin Franklin Sorry Ben, I’m going to have to disagree with you on that one. Talk to any bodybuilder at any time in the season, and the first thing on their mind is their food. Most have their food intake so precise that...
