by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
Some bodybuilders believe that pre-exhausting a muscle with an isolation exercise (such as knee extensions for quads) before performing a multi-joint exercise (such as squats) will provide a greater stimulus for muscle growth. Not only is this wrong, now research...
by Paul C. Henning, Ph.D. CSCS | Research
Creatine has proven to be very beneficial for resistance-trained athletes and is the most extensively researched form of creatine by far is creatine monohydrate 1. Research consistently demonstrates the efficacy of creatine supplementation by increasing muscle...
by AST Sports Science | Articles
Have you reached a plateau in your fat loss efforts? Are you having trouble shifting that last 5 or 10 pounds that will make you look really good? Do you want to avoid plateaus as you attempt to reach your best ever condition for your next competition? If you answered...
by AST Sports Science | Articles
In my opinion, there aren’t many feelings you can experience as a bodybuilder that are better than walking out of the gym after an awesome workout! Striving for productive and efficient training sessions is usually our number one priority. After all, this is the...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Experimentation is the essence and foundation of any great training philosophy. Success cannot be achieved without initial trial and error, and the manipulation of working components is what ultimately leads you to your desired effect. With that said, the genetic...
by Jeff Willet | Articles, Training
Great Job! You completed the first phase of your exercise schedule and you are ready for a new assignment. The next 3 weeks will be designed to help you increase your knowledge on the main components of a successful exercise program. You will implement a new weight...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
Training and working hard day in and day out to build as much muscle as we possibly can is just a way of life that we simply cannot get enough of. It is at the core of our very being and it drives us daily to be better than we were the day before. Our schedules become...
