We can argue which factors are to blame until we are blue in the face but these are the main issues.

Despite many similarities and differences between bodybuilding and powerlifting, there's one key aspect of bodybuilding that powerlifters need most.

I recognize the value in celebrating an accomplishment, strategically spiking carbs within the context of your nutrition plan, or the need for a psychological break from the humdrum monotony of dieting. But it can go too far.

Craig speaks with passion and intelligence about his incredible journey from early backyard lifting alongside fellow gang members to becoming an international bodybuilding sensation.

I’ve neglected training both my upper and lower arms, and now I’m suffering for my lack of grip strength. Prevent this. Here's my newfound twist on traditional arm and grip work.

This year would be my sixth, but after much soul searching I’ve decided to forgo joining the rest of the field at the Orleans Arena in September. Here's why.

We are all a representation of our sport and industry. Which means I’m gonna have a problem with a shitbag begging for money for something he or she could pay for themselves if they weren’t so lazy and entitled.

Didn't place? Only made last call-out? No problem — just blame your prep coach.

Lean gaining is the holy grail of bodybuilding. This article will teach you how to do it in three easy steps.

I was able to synch my first win of 2017 and an Olympia qualification with straight first place scores from both prejudging and finals. Here's what I did differently in this season's competition prep.

You can spend months dieting and training in preparation to show your best on stage, but if you screw up in the final 30 minutes, what you're left with is a sub-optimal package and poor placement.

Science, intelligence reports, and training programs all require a thesis whereby assumptions are made on the path to turning raw information into good insight.

You should integrate the Smith machine into your sessions with the intention of creating a new stimulus, taking advantage of its ability to let you push past a normal threshold of muscular failure. Here are my favorite ways to do so.

We have a current state of back development in the sport that erectors are thick and upper backs overpower lat development. There's a reason for this — and a way to fix it.

Tailored for the powerlifter and bodybuilder, we revisit Dave Tate's and Mark Dugdale's conversation covering exercise execution, pre-workout food, recoverability, training evolution, and more.

You have every right to be boring and unappealing to others because you can’t carry on a conversation about anything outside of nutrition or training. But everyone around you is going to realize you suck.

Given the advantage of hindsight and the progress I enjoyed during a productive six month off-season, it's time to share the most valuable lessons from placing all my efforts on getting big without letting my physique get sloppy.

If you’re beat up from powerlifting or more concerned with hypertrophy, some of these variations may prove useful. In all honesty, alternatives of the basic lifts have done the most for the development of my physique and hypertrophy.

In my entire life of training, I've only ever had six training partners, and never more than one at a time. Now I have two. That's right — there are three of us.

Bulk up your back, strengthen your deadlift, and learn to activate your lats with this one exercise.

Many first-time competitors end up as only-time competitors because they neglect to take the right precautions before beginning their prep. Follow these rules to avoid letting your first show be your last.

I can’t help but be annoyed at what has come of this generation in the gym. Basketball shorts over tights? Nalgene bottles? Functional exercises? What is wrong with these kids?

These underlying training principles contribute to keeping your body healthy, growing, recovering, and building muscle over the long-term. You simply need to follow them.

After being plagued with injuries for six years, these three things got me back to pushing legs 100% without risk of injury.