Many wonder what’s more effective for biceps growth – barbell or dumbbells. To come up with an answer, we have to examine the benefits and disadvantages of both methods. Barbells allow you to lift the heaviest weight possible – a property that has earned them the name “mass builders”. However, it’s not that simple. You […]
Mike Chang has been spamming the Internet for years with six-pack videos. Besides the endless amount of online advertisement, there are also hundreds of sites purposely created by Chang and his crew to craft an illusion and sell shady supplements, and training routines. The whole phenomenon can be summarized in two words – whore marketing. […]
Bigger arms can be acquired through bodyweight training. If you train intelligently and follow simple progressions, you can get pretty close to your maximum natural arm size by doing solely bodyweight exercises. One of the better bodyweight exercises for the biceps are pull-ups on rings. The rings allow your wrists to rotate freely, which reduces […]
The professional bodybuilder Dave Goodin has a physique that makes 20-years-old boys deeply jealous. He is lean, muscular and dry. Goodin claims that he is a natural bodybuilder, but if you look at the facts, this statement seems highly questionable. The factors to consider when deciding whether Dave Goodin is natural are: 1. Dave Goodin […]
Today, I present you a total body routine consisting solely of bodyweight exercises. Upper body Bodyweight training offers a great variety of upper body exercises. If you use your imagination, you will be busy for years to come. The upper body exercises are divided into three categories – pushing, pulling and core. Recommended pushing exercises: […]
Myth 1: The bench press sucks as a chest exercise I used to believe that the bench press is the worst chest exercise in existence. This was a wrong notion. The bench press is a fine pectoral movement that can be programmed very methodically. We make it inefficient by cheating to lift more weight. The […]
Professional bodybuilders love their equipment. They constantly wear weightlifting belts, gloves, and straps. The beginners imitate. Monkey see, monkey do. As a result, it’s not uncommon to see unaware individuals using straps for every exercise. Straps are a valuable training equipment that gives you an opportunity to increase your workload when your hands are the […]
Natural bodybuilders recover slowly in comparison to steroid users. If a steroid-free lifter was to follow the routine of a professional bodybuilder or weightlifter, overtraining will occur because the organism will fail to recover adequately. Steroids speed up the recovery process and allow enhanced lifters to train harder and more frequently. The famous weightlifting coach, […]
Ryan Terry is a professional fitness model and IFBB Pro Physique champion from the UK. He displays a physique that many people consider perfect – deep symmetrical abs, wide lats, round delts, aesthetic legs…etc. He also has many followers willing to do anything to get his body. Question is, can you do it naturally? Is […]
Phil Heath is known for his exceptional arm development. The muscle bellies of his biceps and triceps look extraterrestrial. Since the upper arms are the modern symbol of strength and muscle, many beginners are wondering how one could get arms like Phil Heath. Many extremely unaware individuals think that food, whey, and creatine can get […]
Elbow tendonitis is very common among bodybuilders. Naive beginner lifters often overestimate their actual work capacity and overtrain. Since the tendons around the elbow joint participate in every gripping motion, they are easy to overwork. Elbow tendonitis progresses relatively slowly. The symptoms increase with time, and at one point, even opening a can of tuna […]
Every 5 minutes a new pre-workout supplement hits the market. They are everywhere, and yet each new product claims to have unique properties. ”Unlike the rest, ours work.” If you remove the fancy labels, pre-workout supplements are nothing more than fast carbs (sugar). This is the oldest trick in the book. Everyone feels more energetic […]