by Matt Meinrod

Is there anything you wouldn’t do to reach your goals? Regardless of what I once said when I was 18, I wouldn’t have eaten dog shit or given up my left nut to sleep with the hottest girl in high school. That’s not to say other guys out there still wouldn’t, but it makes me think back on how glad I am that I didn’t make more stupid choices when I was younger. In bodybuilding, Bostin Loyd is known for hitting 13,000mg of gear per week! And he’s not alone, several other national level NPC competitors have told me in confidence they use similar doses. Is this, “get big or die trying,” mentality the norm or just youthful stupidity?

“Mainstream fitness advice” is full of nonsense and misleading information. Despite clear ongoing advancements in the field of nutritional science, the majority of fat loss hopefuls out there continue to repeat the same basic mistakes over and over again. Mistakes that unnecessarily over-complicate their diet, negatively impact their progress, and make it far more difficult to achieve the results they’re after.

by Matt Weik

Let’s face it, there are items that we all use when heading to the gym—the staples. It’s like a ritual we go through before we walk into the weight room and make the daily sacrifice to the Gainz God. But let’s be clear about one thing. If you don’t have the items listed below in your gym bag, you’re simply not a legit member of our ripped and cut cult. Here’s a quick rundown of must haves….so you’re not left out!

by Anders JP Eskilsson

To make a sport grow and get more publicity which can lead to interest far beyond the regular venues, one of the most important ingredients is the need of superstar athletes.

by Matt Weik

Previously I published content on why a magic fitness pill wouldn’t solve anything in terms of our behaviors as a society. I also mentioned I didn’t feel it would do much to fix our obesity epidemic. The last thing I said in the article is that a magic pill will never exist. Well, I might be eating my words soon. Researchers now believe that they have data that could very well bring to market the pill that we all joked about.

by Matt Weik

How many of you one time or another have looked at someone you pass in the street or see on television or in a magazine and wished you looked like them? Maybe it was their musculature. Maybe it was their leanness. Whatever the reason, you harp on the fact that you don’t look like that or maybe you’ll never look like that no matter how much effort you put into it. You know what? It’s ok. We all have flaws—myself included. And I’ll touch on that in just a minute. But I read an article not too long ago that lit the lightbulb above my head that this topic might be worth touching on.

by Matt Weik

We’ve all been there—that time you ate way too much food and you feel disgusting. It could be due to heading out to your favorite restaurant or just a great homecooked meal. You overate. Now what? Head to the gym? Go for a walk? Lay on the couch and take a nap? Normally the latter is what most people do after a large meal where they stuffed their face. So how can you avoid this feeling of grossness and bloating? It’s quite simple when you think about it.

by Vince Del Monte

Discover 5 advanced techniques to maximize your muscle pump and promote faster muscle gains! The nuts and bolts of what you need to know. By restricting a working muscle from obtaining the oxygen it needs, a surplus of blood is sent to the muscle as the body panics, and when the working muscle is disengaged, all of this extra blood surges into the muscle creating the pump.
My favorite methods to create a pump are partial repetitions, reduced rest intervals, extended set methods, slow lifting/lowering tempos, and contrasting isometrics/flexing with dynamic loaded movements.

by Mike Arnold

As a BB’r or any other weight training enthusiast looking to put on size, eating enough food to sustain one’s mass-building efforts over the long-term can prove to be a real challenge. What might initially be perceived as a relatively simple task often turns into a tremendous test of willpower, as the growing metabolic demands of one’s ever-expanding muscle tissue combined with the realization that there is no off-time, begin to take a toll on the BBr’s resolve. In truth, most BB’rs will end up failing this test long before achieving their ultimate physique goals.