Simple Muscle-building Fat-loss Workout
Q: Can you give me a simple muscle-building and fat-loss workout I can do at home twice a week? I’ve been lifting for three years, know the basics and have no problems with squats. Also, I’m good at...
View ArticleFinish Strong
If you like to train for strength—think big compound movements in the four- to six-rep rage try capping off your manly sets with a lightweight finisher. Sports scientists at the University of Tsukuba...
View ArticleMuscle for Mental Health
Age-related decline, be it mental or physical, is a brutal fact of life, the price you pay for taking so many trips around the sun. An exhaustive research review, the findings of which were published...
View ArticleThe Wonder Brassica
Everyone is waiting for stem cells to advance to the point where we can take an injection and suddenly have the midsection of a young Frank Zane. Until that happens, the alternative is fresh Brassica...
View ArticleAbs Master Class – Add these two core training tips for a tighter midsection
Nothing ties a physique together like a good, developed set of abs. It doesn’t matter what the rest of your body looks like when you take off your shirt. If you’re sporting some serious ab game, heads...
View ArticleBusting Fat Myths
We all want to look better, lose fat, and improve our fitness levels through the food we eat diet. However, many of the biggest nutritional misconcep- tions revolve around dietary fat. Although this...
View ArticleClean Green Protein Machine
The ingredients in this smoothie work together to flush environmental toxins away and cleanse the liver while providing lubrication for your digestive tract, and as always, a dose of immune-enhancing...
View ArticleA Breath Of Fresh Air
I was debating whether to call the title of this letter “A Breath Of Fresh Air” or “A Light At The End Of A Long Dark Tunnel.” Even though I’m a strong believer that there is no future in the past,...
View ArticleFinal Word
More Celeste Braun Celeste Braun looked so hot in the last issue of Iron Man. So many fitness girls are scrawny little twigs. Celeste looks like a real woman, with muscle and curves in all the right...
View ArticleMay 2016 Table of Contents
In this month's issue, get acquainted with the inspirational Markus Kaulius, the founder and CEO of Magnum Nutraceuticals, and his mission to bring positivity back to the fitness world. Learn how to...
View ArticleProduct Spotlight: BURN ultra by Core Nutritionals
Innovation never rests. Core Nutritionals recently reimagined their popular BURN Ultra Thermogenic with an updated and improved formula. While many thermogenics are blunt instruments, crammed to the...
View ArticleDrown Your Fat
Guzzling an extra couple glasses of water a day not only enhances fat mobilization, it might also positively influence body composition. Researchers at Virginia Tech put 48 subjects on a...
View ArticleThe McGill Pull-Up
Improve speed, power, and neuro drive with this exercise created by a foremost authority in spinal biomechanics. In May of 2013, I met Dr. Stuart McGill, who, in short, saved my athletic career. I had...
View ArticleDiamond Calves
We can separate people into two categories in the gym. No, not the dedicated versus the lazy. I am talking about those with genetically blessed calves versus guys with toddler calves. You know exactly...
View ArticleThe Gramies
IRON MAN PICKS THE WINNERS OF THE FIRST ANNUAL PROTEIN BAR AWARDS Protein bars have been through more evolutions than iPhones. In the early days, you had to take 40 grams of carbs to the chin just to...
View ArticleBroader Shoulders!
This unorthodox shoulder program will wake up your delts to become bigger, stronger, and healthier than ever. Shoulders are tricky. One of the most complex and fragile joints in the body, the...
View ArticleEvening Carb Idea
Just when you think you have carbs all figured out, more information comes to light. Conventional wis-dom has recommended tapering carb intake through your day (consume more in the morning and fewer as...
View ArticleThe Steaks Are High
Grass-fed beef has undeniable value for the physique athlete. One thing that is often overlooked within the world of fitness is the quality of nutrients that we consume. We get so caught up in the...
View ArticleCatch-Up Sleep
For years, the idea of “catch-up sleep”—getting fewer than eight hours of shut-eye a night during weekdays and then sleeping in on weekends—was considered worthless for maintaining optimal sleep...
View ArticleBring the heat
A study published in The Journal of Physiological Sciences examined the anabolic properties of heat stress. Japa-nese scientists examined muscle tissue that had been warmed prior to a weight-training...
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