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by Matt Weik With so much talk these days about having kids get in enough physical activity per day, now even more studies are coming out preaching the benefits—especially with respect to girls. But is 60 minutes of gym class each week enough to benefit from? The short answer—no. A new study...

Chris Aceto Flex Wheeler was known for achieving drastic changes in his physique in less then 10 days. One reason for this was the implementation of successful carbohydrate depleting and loading. The system, which requires large but temporary changes in carbohydrate, sodium and water...

Split vs. Full Body Routines Which is Best for Maximal Muscle Growth? Going back to the early days of bodybuilding, competitors routinely trained using full-body routines. Steve Reeves was a huge proponent of this style of programming. He worked all the major muscle groups during each...

While there are many training techniques that promote muscle growth, here are a few very unique, and somewhat unorthodox, training methods highlighted by Muscular Development recently that potently improve muscle growth. These cutting-edge approaches effectively increase mechanical tension on...

The Best Training Techniques for Muscle Size & Strength Optimal strength gains are typically achieved by high-intensity training requiring the use of heavy weights within a low repetition range, while the best hypertrophic response is ordinarily stimulated by the use of moderate weights...

The Best Training Techniques for Muscle Size & Strength Optimal strength gains are typically achieved by high-intensity training requiring the use of heavy weights within a low repetition range, while the best hypertrophic response is ordinarily stimulated by the use of moderate weights at a...

BCAAs: THE MANY BENEFITS OF BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACIDS Dieting down will get you shredded, but it might also shave some size from your biceps. BCAAs can help protect your muscles against the catabolic effects of dieting!In recent years, branched-chain amino acid supplements have come back into...

BCAAs: THE MANY BENEFITS OF BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACIDS Dieting down will get you shredded, but it might also shave some size from your biceps. BCAAs can help protect your muscles against the catabolic effects of dieting!In recent years, branched-chain amino acid supplements have come back into...

10 Reasons Bodybuilders Are Bigger Than Powerlifters by Bret Contreras, Brad Schoenfeld, PhD | 05/24/11 Here's what you need to know... The most jacked powerlifters aren't nearly as jacked as most bodybuilders. As muscular as they may be, they don't achieve the same hypertrophy. Neither...

It is no longer sold under the brand name Anavar, but oxandrolone remains one of the most popular oral AAS among bodybuilders and physique-oriented individuals. It is often considered to be semi-equivalent to oral Winstrol (stanozolol) as it provides relatively hard, dry lean mass gains, though...

Hexagonal Deadlifts - For Boosting Muscle & Power Gains Are Hexagonal Bar Deadlifts Better Than Barbell Deadlifts? The deadlift is truly one of the best exercises for developing raw strength and power. The deadlift also provides a potent training stimulus that triggers considerable muscle...

The Positives & Negatives of Testosterone Testosterone Lowdown - The Positives & Negatives Men in their prime take for granted that testosterone is there. Yet, declining testosterone levels are associated with a number of physical, psychological, sexual and metabolic dysfunctions facing...

Targeting the Lower Abs - Science Shows How No area of the body gets more attention than the abs. Having a pronounced “six-pack” is widely considered the ultimate sign of peak physical condition; it is the centerpiece of your body. But as every gym rat knows, achieving an etched six-pack...

THE MANY BENEFITS OF BRANCHED-CHAIN AMINO ACID SUPPLEMENTS BCAAs: The Many Benefits Of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplements Dieting down will get you shredded, but it might also shave some size from your biceps. BCAAs can help protect your muscles against the catabolic effects of dieting...

PROTEIN INTAKE - HOW MUCH CAN BE DIGESTED IN 1 SITTING Written by Brad Schoenfeld, Ph.D., CSCS, FNSCA Protein Intake for Bodybuilders Is There a Limit to What Can Be Digested in One Sitting? A long-held belief in bodybuilding circles is that your body can only absorb a fairly small...

Q: “I have some lagging muscle groups, particularly triceps, traps, and hamstrings. Do some anabolic steroids work better for some muscles than for others? Are there ones I should choose to target any or all of these?” A: If there is a difference between anabolic steroids on effectiveness with...

Bombing the Biceps With High Intensity Training The Biceps are the most trained muscle group and are the standard when it comes to demonstrating muscular development. Just ask any bodybuilder to show you their muscle and they will no doubt flex their arm in a Biceps pose. New weight training...

The Rest is Up to YouThe Importance of Adequate Recuperation For Faster Gains Getting enough rest after weight training is essential for optimal muscle growth and performance. Unfortunately, many get insufficient rest because they simply disregard the fact that weightlifting breaks down...

The so called double-blind randomized controlled trial (RCT) is accepted by medicine as the gold standard objective scientific methodology, and provides the highest strength of evidence for the effectiveness of a treatment.[1-4] An accumulating body of evidence shows that treating hypogonadal...

Insulin-like growth factor-I and analogues increase growth in artificially-reared neonatal pigs.Dunshea FR1, Chung CS, Owens PC, Ballard JF, Walton PE. Author information Abstract<abstracttext>Exogenous insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I has been shown to increase growth rate in neonatal pigs...