Everyone from bodybuilders to weekend warriors wants to build a six-pack set of abs, and we all want to do it fast. Wouldn’t it be great if there were some little known ab-training tricks that would help you do just that? Well, there is no get-ripped quick pill or potion, but there are some facts about abs that many […]

When most lifters decide that they want to build a six pack, they turn their focus to their abs, and rightly so. After all, the rectus abdominis takes center stage when it comes to crafting a tight, ripped midsection. Even so, there are couple of muscles, forgotten by most trainees, that can make the difference between decent abs […]

When it first came into vogue in the 1970s, high-intensity training, or HIT was touted for being different than mainstream routines because it focused on a minimum of training volume and helped you gain strength fast. HIT also introduced a new term to bodybuilders: overtraining. Arthur Jones of Nautilus fame, and his followers, contended that overtraining was one of […]

When someone asks you to “make a muscle,” what do you do? If you’re like most lifters, you roll up your shirt sleeve and flex your bicep. For some reason or another, the biceps have garnered the reputation as THE show muscle of the adult male human body, and most of us are only too […]

Stress is a part of modern life, and it’s a double-edged sword: we need some pressure in order to perform at our best, but too much can wear us down and maybe even kill us. But did you know that stress can wreak havoc on your muscle-building efforts and especially on your abs? Here is why stress the silent killer […]

Everyone wants to build bigger arms, but most of us go about it the wrong way. In particular, many guys bomb and blitz their biceps while treating triceps exercises like an afterthought. The truth is, though, that triceps make up about 60% of your upper arm mass, and they have the potential to grow big and strong […]

If there’s one thing that hardcore bodybuilders love almost as much as training itself, it’s debating which training methods are the best. And if you’re looking for a great conversation starter among iron pumpers, nothing gets the arguments flowing like high-intensity training, or HIT routines. Ever since Arthur Jones burst onto the scene with his Nautilus equipment in the […]

A major part of the allure of high-intensity training, or HIT, is its promise that you can drastically reduce your workout time and still reap the same — or better — muscle-building benefits of longer routines. While more traditional approaches to bodybuilding may have you lifting for an hour or more for 4-6 days per week, HIT […]

If want to build big arms — and who DOESN’T? — then it makes sense that you need to train your arms hard, right? Sounds logical, but there is one school of thought in the fitness world that says the best way to build big arms is to … train your legs! That may sound impossible, but there are plenty […]

If you want to build big arms, then you need to train hard and heavy, eat well, and get plenty of rest. But beyond lifting, many guys also want to include aerobic in their routines, either for health reasons or to shed fat. Do arms and cadio mix, or is doing endurance training a sure-fire way […]