$100.00 from the sale of each bar goes to Impact A Hero to help support its mission of providing immediate and ongoing support for severely wounded, post 9/11 combat veterans.

If you have the slightest inkling that this article may offend you, proceed to mistake number 5. You’re probably that guy.

In today's world of athletics, does the 1975 work of Dauer and Pangrazi hold up?

Regardless of sport, every athlete is looking for an edge to be better than his opponent. When is supplemental help acceptable?

Have a plan. That’s it? Well, that's a start.

Your job is your playing field and you need to prepare your body for game situations through proper training, nutrition and hydration, along with preventative maintenance and recovery.

I had a training ego. It drove everything I did — every weight I put on the bar, every lift I took, and the design of every workout. And then one day, my training ego gave up.

Please don't believe the clichés that age is only a number or you're only as old as you feel. If it were only a state of mind, we all could stay 21 forever.

What must competitors put themselves through to attain championship notoriety? Being confined to a wheelchair? Torn relationships? Shortened lifespan?

This is the goal: not only opening your eyes to bodyweight resistance, and progressing towards some extremely impressive feats of strength, but making you a better all-around lifter.

If flashy labeling or fancy bottles are what draw you to a supplement, these are not for you. If a ton of research and statistically measured results are how you determine your supplement regimen, you need Mg and D3.

The shining light appeared after a long nightmare in hell. This is what I encountered. This is how I persevered.

Congratulations to the four winners!

You've likely heard of this plant extract gaining traction in the supplement industry, but is there any science behind the hype?

I'm glad they put a fatty on the cover of SI. If you don't like it, I don't care and neither does she.

In a downward slump, my training has started to look up. I attribute this to one simple programming tactic.

Many youth athletes are spending precious time and energy just to go get tired and worn out. Are you wasting time, energy, and money?

An overload of information may tempt you to abandon your plan when something new comes along. Pick a program, one program, and stay committed.

This four-year journey following the development of a young athlete has finally come to a close, with many lessons learned.

You're going to want to bookmark this page and come back to it next week. When the excitement of the expo wears off and you're waiting for something more fun...

If you want your strength and muscle mass to go up, you need to focus on how the weight is going down.

It may be small, but this endocrine organ controls whether you can eat ice cream and be lean or eat a salad and be overweight. How can you know if yours is operating properly?

Let's discuss protein powders, fat burners and pre-workouts, and what specific things you should look out for.

As Zach travels the country building his new project, Finding Strength, he will deliver a new look into the world of Strongman.