Free Weights or Machines
Should you use Free Weights or Machines for your workouts? It’s easy to just sit down in a comfortable exercise machine and knock out your reps, but are you getting the best workout for the time…
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Chest Workout for Size and Strength
You signed up for that lifetime special at the gym with the best intentions. Now that you have no time to make use of it, that sharply defined body you’ve been chiseling is going to grow…
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10 Training Tips For Abs
Everyone wants to have noticeable abdominal muscles. What’s one of the main things people see when your shirt is off? Everyone wants nice abs to flaunt at the beach during the summertime or have something to…
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Building A First-Class Back
Q:I want to build a big back with details I have an incline/flat bench, a 300 pound set of Olympic weights, a chinning station and a rack of dumbbells from 5 to 50 pounds. Can I…
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Is Training to Failure Necessary?
Going to failure (the point at which no more reps can be performed) is a way to guarantee muscle growth stimulation. Over the last thirty years much has been printed about going to failure during weightlifting…
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One Max Rep Chart
Looking for a One Max Rep Chart? Then you came to the right place. This page has a very detailed max rep chart that goes all the way up to 600 lbs.
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Gaining Strength and Size with Speed Reps
The iron community heard a certain amount of talk lately about the value of speed/strength training for athletes in explosive-oriented sports such as shot putt, Olympic weightlifting, football and sprinting. Clearly, if an athlete must be…
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The No Equipment Workout
Want to workout but don’t want to go to the gym? Then read ‘The no equipment workout,’ to find out how today!
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German Volume Training
You should give the “German Volume Training” technique a try if you are at a plateau in your training or would just like to attempt something different. The technique is easy to follow – you do…
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Getting Past Sticking Points
Every natural bodybuilder has reached a sticking point at one time or another. You know the feeling. You push hard with all your might, yet the gains are nonexistent. Despite your best efforts you seem to…
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3 Requirements For Defined Abs
If you had that elusive six-pack, that apparently unachievable flat stomach, you wouldn’t be reading this, would you? There’s nothing mysterious about getting ab muscles firm and fit, though there are many myths about working the…
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Shoulder Exercises to Avoid
Looking to increase the strength in your shoulders? You need to read ‘Shoulder exercises to avoid’ so that you can avoid injury and have amazingly strong shoulders in no time.