by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Research
Most dedicated athletes such as bodybuilders totally freak out if they have to miss a week or two of training for whatever reason. However, a recent study has shown that reductions in strength and power are rather minimal when dedicated lifters have as long as month...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
Two simple words, “leg day” are often met with a collective sigh of empathy towards those who make mention of this task. Widely revered by many as the hardest day in their training schedule, leg day often separates bodybuilders from those who train hard, but not as...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Articles
Any improvement in body composition (more muscle, less body fat) is the only non-surgical way to improve body shape, how you look – which is the honest reason why 99% of most people exercise in the first place. A program designed to build muscle will give you the...
by Skip La Cour | Articles
When you look in the mirror, do you see a physique that’s pretty darn good by most people’s standards-but not quite good enough to make you 100 percent satisfied? When you walk out of the gym after a well-planned, properly executed workout, do you...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
The principle of specificity is the most important element in designing an exercise program for any athlete in any sport. With regard to resistance training, specificity dictates that exercises are selected on the basis of their similarity to the sporting activity....
by Dana Bushell | Training
Building muscle is filled with intricacies that must be carried out consistently to achieve success. Often, when constructing a training and nutrition plan, and following through with it for a period, you start to wonder if you are taking the best route, and before...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Well, with the past now in our rearview mirrors this would be a great time to sit back and reflect on a year’s worth of training, eating, supplementation, trial and error, misguided practises, epiphanies, highs and lows, gains and losses and be thankful that...
by Dana Bushell | Training
When someone asks you to make a muscle, they’re asking you to throw up a gunshot and show off your high peaking, thickly developed biceps. This muscle group has long been one of the main standards for gym superiority. The “arms” race has led many to curl away week...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog.” –Mark Twain. For so many of us dedicated warriors of iron out there, the innate desire to be bigger and stronger is the driving force behind our efforts in and out of the gym. Born out...
