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themusclephd💥This study analyzed growth hormone levels throughout two different training sessions and found that subjects using forced reps had a higher growth hormone response during the training session. Use this method by having a spotter help you force out 2-3 extra reps per set after you...

Load and Repetition RangeIf a set of repetitions is performed to failure, it makes little to no difference how much weight (load) you use. This comes with the caveat that there are limits to this. For instance, if you choose a weight with which you can do 30 reps, or 1 rep, these are unlikely to...

Did you know that different parts of a muscle are controlled by different nerves? The biceps has a long and a short head. Nerve cells connected to the long head's outer (lateral) part are activated during elbow flexion, while nerve cells connected to the inner (medial) part are activated by...

4 Tips to Make Short Workouts More EffectiveWhen time to work out is sparse, there are a few tips that can be used to ensure you achieve a training effect (i.e., get stronger, improve conditioning, build muscle) and reap the best results from quick strength training workouts. 1) Omit lengthy...

Training hard is more important than following a plan. And if you're losing motivation, it'll be more difficult to train hard. Someone who trains brutally hard with laser-like focus on a very basic plan will get better results than someone who trains at 80% on the best plan designed by man. The...

I am 45 years old 5'11 and fluctuate between 185lbs to 190lbs with body fat at 11%. I was very active in martial arts and weight training from my late teens to my late twenties and stopped in my early 30's to focus on career and building a family. At 40 (4 kids later and finished) I decided to...

Countdown sets (10-1 method) are performed at the end of your workout to maximize workout density and push yourself past your limits. Here's an example using a dumbbell row: . • Pick a weight you can row for 12-15 reps. Do 10 reps with your right arm, 10 reps with your left arm. . • Now do 9...

I've never understood why bodybuilders apply 21's only to their biceps. The way I see it, 21's are a simple and versatile overload technique that can easily be applied to almost any strength exercise. As a refresher, 21's are usually performed by doing 7 partial reps at the top of the range of...

by Matt Weik For many people, this article will be a “duh” feature. However, I think we all fall into a routine at the gym and some people forget about different workout techniques to help stimulate the muscle and promote new muscle growth. Many people get stuck doing three sets of 10 reps and...

While volume is the main driver of muscle growth, it seems that not all reps are created equal. Reps closer to failure may be more effective at stimulating muscle growth for advanced lifters. Muscle growth specialist Brad Schoenfeld identified tension, metabolic stress and muscle damage as...

Can DNA-tests really predict performance? This first-of-its-kind study tries to answer this question! It let athletes take DNA-tests from their saliva and used 14 gene variants to classify them as either “endurance” or “power” athletes, based on their DNA. Without letting them know which type...

themusclephd ◾️The 100 rep method is one of the MOST BRUTAL methods known in the gym, especially if you do it with a compound movement like the leg press or bench press. This variation of monster reps drives growth to the slow twitch muscle fibers.

by Matt Weik I’m going to be honest, there are days that I simply don’t want to work out. Heck, there are even some weeks where I’m just so busy that I want to skip my workouts altogether. However, I know if I put my workouts on the backburner, that not only am I going to regret it, but I’m...

If you're prone to throwing up, 50% sets could push you right into the kingdom of the porcelain thrones. With this training method, you….• Do a set, pretty much to failure.. • Rest 1 minute.. • With no change in the weight, do another set. The goal of the second "set" is to try and get at...

The fastest way to improve the look of your biceps is to focus on the brachialis. The brachialis contributes to upper arm thickness more so than the biceps. Now, people assume that training the brachialis is as simple as using a neutral/hammer grip. Not so. While grip type can have an impact...

themusclephd 💥These are the key questions people ask when it comes to optimizing BFR. - 1️⃣Don’t unwrap between sets because you will lose the pump. 2️⃣Keep rest short. 3️⃣ The eccentric part of a rep doesn’t matter as much when doing BFR. Instead what matters is pumping as much blood as...

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...

Number 1: Caffeine. Caffeine is perhaps the most widely used stimulant in the world, taken almost religiously by many sleep-deprived individuals for a quick energy boost. But, it also has very capable ergogenic, performance enhancing effects that can aid muscle growth. Studies consistently...

Smash Through Your Plateau Let me guess. You've been training your ass off and still stuck with the same freakin weight on the bar month after month? Aren't you sick of never adding any more plates? Here are a few ways you can smash the shit out of that freakin plateau and before you know it...

7 Glute Training Mistakes Holding Back Your Backside Training your glutes but not seeing results? Cut out these common mistakes to get your butt bikini-ready in no time! By Meghan Callaway Who doesn't want a sculpted, highly developed posterior? Very few muscle groups in the body are more...