THE LION ROARS
Expert advice to your questions about training, nutrition, recovery, and living the fitness lifestyle. Chris: Is there an ideal length/method for fat-burning cardio? I’ve been mixing basketball,...
View ArticleFormidable Forearms
How To Manifest Muscle Mass From Elbow To Wrist By Eric Broser Throughout my career as both a competitive bodybuilder and “physique transfromation artist” I have been fascinated with forearm...
View ArticleBig AND Strong
These accessory exercises will help with both hypertrophy and strength. By Tucker Loken-Dahle In the pursuit of muscle mass and strength gains, what are some movements that can help improve your squat,...
View ArticleMad Abs
To get an insane midsection, you’ll have to get a little bit crazy By Nick Nilsson The abdominal area is the most complex area of the body in terms of movements and function. Beyond aesthetics, the...
View ArticleBack Attack
Unleash your inner beast with a smart and technical program that mixes hypertrophy with functionality. By Mike Carlson Everyone loves Back Day. When it comes to venting frustration in the gym and...
View ArticleFrida Paulsen Stern
Amazing abs and hypnotic stage presence makes this young Bikini pro an exciting addition to the IFBB ranks. Interview by Mike Carlson It’s hard to believe Frida Paulsen Stern only has two years of...
View ArticleThreePeat or Mr. Consistent
Olympia Men’s Physique champion Jeremy Buendia makes history—again. By Mike Carlson PQ: “It is our responsibility to be a good representation of this sport and help this sport grow. Twenty years from...
View ArticleWhat The Pros Take
Five world-class athletes share their daily supplement programs. By Mike Carlson The quest for a lean and muscular body is served well by a meticulous, dependable routine. That’s one reason why...
View ArticleFall Guy
By Amanda Burrill, MS The holidays are approaching and out to try and derail your diet, but there are ways around it! For example, go hide and don’t come out until January. Just kidding. We welcome...
View ArticleCore Values
Doug Miller is serious about bringing transparency, efficacy, and integrity to the supplement industry. By Mike Carlson “Necessity is the mother of invention” is a good way to describe Doug Miller’s...
View ArticleFat Loss Research
“Cap” The Calories Turns out the burning sensation you get from chili peppers isn’t just for your taste buds. Capsaicin—the culprit in chili peppers that brings the heat—has been touted as a metabolism...
View ArticleFive Foods For Muscle
To add more mass, try adding these underrated foods to your plate. By Team Iron Man If putting on muscle were simply a matter of eating a lot, there would be a lot more jacked guys and a lot fewer...
View ArticleMuscle/Training Research
Fail First, Then Grow Should you fail before you even really get started? At least two scientific studies say yes. In the first, published in the July 2015 issue of the European Journal of Applied...
View ArticleImmensity Through Intensity
Use these unique training techniques to put your hypertrophy into hyperdrive. By Eric Broser If there is one essential lesson that I have learned in my 25-plus years as a competitive bodybuilder,...
View ArticleIn The Bag
You carry your whole life your gym bag, you might as well get a good one. By Amanda Burrill, MS There’s no such thing as the one “one size fits all” for gym bags. You’ll certainly want something that...
View ArticleTestosterone Myths
Destroying the six most pervasive myths about therapeutic hormone treatment. By Brett A. Osborn, DO, FAANS, CSCS and Jay Campbell At one point or another, most people have been misinformed or frankly...
View ArticleFueling The Hybrid Athlete
Eating for optimal performance is easier than it sounds. By Eddie Avakoff, owner of Metroflex LBC First and foremost, this is not the most effective method of building mass and size, nor is it the...
View ArticleIntelligent Intensity
By Tucker Loken-Dahle PQ: “Volume and intensity work inversely of each other. When you use a lot of one, you won’t have much room for the other.” If you’re anything like me, when one program gets close...
View ArticleArm Yourself
In the history of the world, no one has ever said, “I wish I had smaller arms.” By Jay Ashman There are two types of people who train at gyms: those who want arms that are big and jacked and those...
View ArticleWake Up And Smell The Chocolate
Now we know why Sonny the Cuckoo Bird is always “cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs”—he’s wired. Not only is cocoa packed with bioactive stimulants such as caffeine and theobromine, it’s teeming with powerful...
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