The Price is Right — Or is it?
Most people, when given the opportunity, like to run on about how busy they are and how they have no time to do anything they want to do or to get everything done that they need to get done in a day. Bodybuilders do it.
The Freak Show Exodus
You will have your supporters and your naysayers as with everything in this world, but I am in complete support of this shift in the paradigm. Why?
Skip's Do-Overs from 1984: What I Wish I Knew 34 Years Ago
Of all of the things I wish I could go back and redo, these five things stand out as the most important or all-encompassing.
WATCH: The 6-30-30 Overload Method
Use this example to pump up your chesticles and test your metaphorical testicles. Then follow the principles of the method to create your own workouts for the other muscle groups.
WATCH: 30-Minute Shoulder-Blasting Workout
Josh Bryant's third workout designed for maximum effectiveness and efficiency focuses on the shoulders and can be performed in any gym.
Maximizing Triceps Development
To expand the size of your arms you need to master management of three things: pounds, pump, and programming.
Dos and Don’ts of Dieting While Traveling or on Vacation
Being outside of your normal routine and away from home can make it challenging not to wreck your diet, but there are a few ways to manage the damage.
Overcoming Blind Spots
It requires humility—real humility—to admit that you have blind spots in life and training. But merely recognizing them isn't enough to get past them.
10-Week Rest Pause Method Progression for Strength
Small jumps each week alter the focus of this progression from hypertrophy to strength, first building the muscle, tendon, and ligament strength needed to handle heavier weights, and then hitting PRs.
5 Cable Exercises You Should Be Using
If you’re one of those guys who thinks anything outside of plates on a bar is blaspheme, give me five minutes to convince you otherwise.
Bodybuilding for the Powerlifter — Programming Arm Training (with Sample Routine)
No, hammer curls and pushdowns probably aren’t going to add 50 pounds to your bench, but they very well might keep your elbows healthy enough so that you can train consistently. And getting arms big enough to bust through shirtsleeves is fun.
7 Exercises Lost to the '80s
There's a reason techniques in the past were so widely used for so long: they worked. Go old school and give these exercises a shot.
30-Minute Chest Annihilation Workout
High volume and high intensity can be achieved in a short timeframe with this cluster set training session.
WATCH: BandBell Equipment Demonstration with Founder Jim Seitzer
By explaining the concept of Oscillating Kinetic Energy and demonstrating the setup, Jim gives you everything you need to know to get the most out of the Bamboo, Earthquake, and E-Maxx bars.
The Great Fructose Debate
Some believe that fructose only replenishes liver glycogen and is unable to replenish muscle glycogen. Others believe that fructose is used first to replenish liver glycogen and then will replenish muscle glycogen. All we care about, for carb-loading use, are the visual results.
30-Minute Back Annihilation Workout
This cluster set workout is not a marathon — it's a sprint. You've got to be ready to go pedal-to-the-metal, balls-to-the-wall for the entire session.
Married to a Bodybuilder: Three Women Share Their Support Role Perspectives
Being married to a physique sport competitor isn't easy. I want this article to provide some authentic insight from the real pillars of strength: the women who play the support role.
Bodybuilding for the Powerlifter— How to Use High Reps to Get Strong(er)
High-rep training is extraordinarily useful to powerlifters (even if it’s also extraordinarily unpleasant). Like any other programming tool, however, it needs to be used appropriately, or it can cause more harm than good.
Off-Season Bodybuilding Program for Powerlifters and Strongman Competitors, Weeks 5-8
The introductory four weeks should have improved your joints and helped you become accustomed to high reps. Now it's time to get more challenging.
Why U.S. Bodybuilders Are So Dominant
There are great bodybuilders from all over the world, but the U.S. has been the clear leader as far back as I can remember. This isn't a coincidence.
























