by Matt Weik
I can only speak from my own experience, but in my opinion, the 2018 Olympia was the best we have seen in a long time. I felt like the judges were 100% fair and accurate, Steve didn’t allow the athletes to get carried away on stage and made them pose when he asked, and we had some...
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The bench press is like the Cinderella of the powerlifts. The squat and the deadlift tend to be like Cinderella’s domineering sisters, who get all the attention, while the bench press is left in the corner to its own devices most of the time. The bench press is rarely given a cursory thought...
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Your goal when you walk into the gym is simple: get stronger. If getting stronger isn't your goal, you'll miss out on muscle gains as well as the obvious strength gains. Every muscle building and fat-burning technique is limited if you don't start with a great strength base. Think of it like...
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by Anthony Roberts
To people getting their dietary supplement information through the mainstream media, it must seem like the industry is unregulated and dangerous. Press releases and studies covered in the news often focus on negative results: supplemental antioxidants increase cancer risk...
There are several reasons why muscle growth can slow to a crawl, but here's one most people never think about: you've stopped getting stronger. When you first start training, watching the weight on the bar go up each week is a great feeling. The problem is, once these "newbie gains" wane, most...
Training to failure can provide a quick boost when done correctly. By blasting every possible muscle fiber and taking sets to mechanical failure, you create insane amounts of metabolic stress and muscular damage to further muscle growth. But how can you train to failure safely? Lift light...
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