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Secrets to Getting Lean Body Mass

Secrets to Getting Lean Body Mass

There’s no exceptional food, fruit, or type of diet that can help you achieve sustainable leanness. Repeat after me: the only way you’ll get lean for the long-term is if you are in a consistent caloric deficit. So — what should you eat to get lean, then?

Why You Should Forget Everything You Know About Short Rest Periods

Why You Should Forget Everything You Know About Short Rest Periods

If you’re like most people, you believe that short rest periods are superior for muscle hypertrophy. But — other than being a moral and (honestly, sometimes) an ego booster, do short periods really help with enhanced muscle growth?

One tip that can give you bigger muscles

One tip that can give you bigger muscles

Up until recently, there has never been scientific testing on the idea of inter-set stretching. Only a grainy picture of a PowerPoint slide from a conference that suggested a prospective study that showed improved hypertrophy rates from stretching between sets.

How To Conquer Muscle Soreness And Muscle Pain Effectively

How To Conquer Muscle Soreness And Muscle Pain Effectively

It would be a bad idea to train the same muscle group today, right? Well: not so fast. New research has surfaced findings that light training of the damaged muscle group can help with recovery better than merely resting. But just how light is ‘light’?

The Hidden Dangers Of Your Pre-Workout Supplements.

The Hidden Dangers Of Your Pre-Workout Supplements.

There are a millions of pre-workouts available, choosing one can trickier than picking a life-long partner for yourself. We can provide you with a few tips choosing pre-workout, so you don’t end up with an ineffective supplement. Or worse, one that harms your health.

Should You Always Train To Failure?

Progressive Overloading

Should You Always Train To Failure?

One of the most common pieces of advice? Probably that you need to train to failure — where you only ever end a set when it becomes physically impossible to move the weight any further. So — does training to failure lead to higher rates of muscle growth?

The Power of the Mind Muscle Connection

The Power of the Mind Muscle Connection

For decades, bodybuilders have been preaching the importance of ‘mind-muscle connection’ — the concentration of effort on the particular muscle being worked during an exercise. But: does mind-muscle connection really lead to increased muscle growth in working muscles, or is it all just bro-talk?

How your different muscle fibre types affect muscle development

How your different muscle fibre types affect muscle development

If you’re into lifting, you’ve probably heard that you should train various muscles differently based on its predominant muscle fiber type. Is it true ? Find out

Morning or Evening? The Best Time to Workout Revealed

Morning or Evening? The Best Time to Workout Revealed

What if you had a choice between working out in the morning or the evening ? Lets take a look at which one is better for your fitness

Healthy Fitness Guy Prepare To Do Exercises with Barbell

How to Build Muscle Faster in the Gym with Progressive Overload & Deloading

While there are no shortcuts, there are two methods you can use to build muscle more effectively: progressive overload and appropriate deloading.