Muscle Gain

Few exercises simultaneously challenge your mobility, balance, strength, and coordination quite like the single-leg Romanian deadlift. But if this move doesn’t challenge you the way it used to, it’s time to mix things up with progressions! Getting out of your...

Are you ready to feel like a badass when you lift heavy things up and over your head? If so, then you’ve come to the right place! This is your one-stop shop for learning everything you need to know about...

Are you interested in lifting to achieve a specific goal, but you're not sure how many reps or sets to do or how much weight you should lift to move you toward your goals? In this article, we'll discuss some...

You may have heard some version of the saying “a fit body is made in the kitchen.” While your training choices play a big role in your ability to accomplish your fitness or body composition goals, your diet is truly...

If there’s one thing I have an insatiable appetite for (other than cake, of course), it’s muscles. Getting bigger, on purpose, has become one of my greatest passions. The training is fun, the results are tangible, and pursuing maximum muscle...

The glutes are the largest, and arguably, the most influential muscle group in the human body. This powerhouse, which I often refer to as the “master muscle group,” plays an integral role in providing the strength and stability needed to...

I’m a petite person, but I have always had a rather big upper body. I used to absolutely hate my broad shoulders. I’d describe them as linebacker shoulders, in the most negative way possible. For as long as I can...

The goal of training for hypertrophy is to increase muscle size, and the goal of training for strength is to maximize the amount of force produced with those muscles in relation to skeletal structure. Although by definition, these two approaches...

If you've been in the gym any length of time, you might have noticed that people looooove bench pressing.  In fact, anytime a guy finds out that you're "into lifting" he probably asks, "Oh yeah?  So how much ya' bench?"...