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The Recovery Intrusive Deadlift . The deadlift is a "takes more than it gives" movement. It's recovery intrusive, possibly more than any other compound movement. No lift causes a greater degree of "workout hangover" than heavy and hard deadlifting. Why? Most coaches say it's because of the...

themusclephd💥This study found that using rest-pause sets increased muscle activation more so than traditional sets. Greater muscle activation is correlated with increases in muscle size (Wakahara, et. al. 2012) so rest-pause sets might help increase gains. Try rest-pause sets by performing a...

Dimethyltrienolone is a hybrid between trestolone and methyltrienolone(methyl tren) and is an extremely potent and toxic steroid. It was first synthesized in 1967 but was deemed too toxic to be brought to market. Based on its chemical structure there are 3 main sections of which to be aware...

ebtofficial For those of you who don't know, I completely ruptured my bicep tendon doing preacher curls. Since then, watching anyone really push themselves on preacher curls makes me cringe and I have to look away. It is common for people to go very heavy. You will notice they are unable to...

Creatine? Yes, we’ve heard of it,*we’ve seen it, it’s a powder, its white, and guys take it to bulk, right? Thanks, I’ll pass. That’s probably the typical female reaction to this supplement, even for the mostdedicated gym rat. Why? Because the way it works is that, as it is explained to...

Imaging studies in women have shown that their brains are undergoing a fascinating set of changes post orgasm. These include increased activity of the areas associated with relaxation, touch, reward, memory, and pain sensation. Apparently, orgasm is a pretty reliable pain desensitizer for women...

themusclephd ➕Tag a friend who loves to chase the pump!- ��Glycerol is a supplement that has great benefits for all athletes because it allows your body to hold onto intracellular water. This is water inside of the muscle. Holding water inside of your muscle not only allows for...

by Matt Weik Without a doubt, eggs are one of the best protein sources you can find. I’ve done several content pieces on how great eggs are not only for your health, but for putting on quality lean muscle mass. It seems just about every year some new research comes out showing more benefits...

There's up to 10% more muscle activity in the decline version versus the flat version of the triceps extension or skull crusher. More muscle activity means more muscle fiber recruitment. That means more fibers are stimulated to grow. This might be in part because the triceps are stretched more...

Testosterone Isocaproate Dosage may range from 100mgs to 300mgs 2 x a week (or every 7 days with it's 9.0 half life) This Testosterone ester is between a short and long ester having a half-life of 9 days thus the reason users employ 2 x weekly injections to better assure more stable blood...

If you fill your hunger with protein first what are you most likely not going to eat a huge amount of? It takes roughly 24.6-26 calories burned to digest every 100 calories of protein yet it only takes roughly 3.8 to 4.2 calories burned to digest every 100 calories of fats/carbs so are you...

By Nathane L. Jackson, RHN, CSCS Most of us would like to see greater muscle building returns from our workout investments. What if we gave you a way and it required you to do next to nothing? Seriously. Resting longer between sets is a key to greater muscle growth. Researchers from the...

The Effects of Low-Dose Creatine by Chris Shugart Creatine works, it's safe, and it's dirt cheap. And even though it's already the most studied sports supplement in existence, more studies are conducted anyway. Here's a new one that's pretty interesting. Researchers for this study wanted to...

WTF? 26.5% of U.S. Population Is Obese WTF? 26.5% of U.S. Population Is Obese If you think you’re seeing more supersized Americans every day, your eyes are not deceiving you. A study just published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that 26.5 percent of the overall United...

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 95, No. 10 4743-4747 Copyright © 2010 by The Endocrine Society Testosterone Suppresses Hepcidin in Men: A Potential Mechanism for Testosterone-Induced Erythrocytosis Eric Bachman, Rui Feng1, Thomas Travison1, Michelle Li, Gordana Olbina...

Training Science - Light Weights Can Kick Start Muscle Gains “Lift heavy to grow!” This mantra has been preached since the early days of bodybuilding. Current research-based resistance training guidelines are consistent with the heavier-is-better-mentality, professing that loads below ~65...

Here we are, the year 2011, and it’s stunning to me that myths surrounding weight training and women still exist, and worse yet, it’s the same myths I was hearing a few decades ago! It seems I can dispel these myths ’til I’m blue in the face, and yet, they persist! In addition to the myths, it...

Torch Fat & Get Hard with Viagra Get Jacked With Viagra! If you’ve ever sat down on a Sunday afternoon to watch an NFL football game, you’ve undoubtedly been exposed to one of those awkward commercials for the erectile dysfunction (ED) drug Viagra. That’s because one of the largest...

As gym newbies, intent on building a pair of massive, sleeve-splitting arms, it's only natural that the first exercises we gravitated to in the gym involved every variation of elbow flexion and extension we could find. However, despite weeks of intense curling, our guns grew very little and...

How to Lose Fat & Boost Testosterone Every bodybuilder or athlete understands too much body fat can be detrimental. For the bodybuilder, too much body fat detracts from the physique. The athlete can’t carry too much body fat because it decreases speed and quickness, thus diminishing athletic...