BOOST YOUR BENCH PRESS, SQUAT, AND DEAD-LIFT

Mastering the three basic lifts is essential for building an awesome body. Learning these variations can turn awesome to amazing.

When it comes to building muscle and strength, three exercises can kick sand in the face of pretty much any other move out there. I'm talking about "the big three" for getting big: the squat, bench press, and deadlift.

Unfortunately, performing these exercises endlessly can lead to stagnation—

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8 WAYS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR PUMP

Looking for ways to maximize your muscle pump and garner the best results from your workouts? Here are 8 tips to get you pumped!

Workout jargon can be confusing to many, but whether you know it or not, "the pump" is a highly sought after feeling. Sure, it may sound like a badly named energy drink, but the pump refers to the swelling your muscles undergo during a workout—you know, when

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So What's The Big Deal With Egg Yolks, Anyway?

The golden center is truly a buried treasure of nutrition and not at all the cholesterol soaked demon some medical science claims it to be.

People have been catching flack from doctors and physicians for years over issues relating to Cholesterol. One of the major scapegoats happens to be the egg, or to be more specific - the egg yolks. The golden center is truly a buried

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Ronnie Coleman on number of reps for maximum muscle

Is 10 the ideal number of repetitions per set for maximum muscle growth?

ANSWER

Count all you want, but don’t count on counting for maximum muscle growth. I’ll say it again, for the umpteenth time: Bodybuilding is about quality, not quantity. People will produce data proving one rep range, or number of sets, or

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In the Crosshairs: Brachioradialis

Lagging forearm muscles are a common weakness. It’s often difficult to find the time to work in forearms, so most guys forego the forearm training in hopes that all the back and biceps work will stimulate enough growth. Yet, even if you do throw in some forearm work, you may not be doing it properly. The brachioradialis is the large major muscle on the top of your forearm. To hit it

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Too Much Protein Limits Gains?!

Well beyond even my earliest days in bodybuilding, it’s been a cornerstone concept of conventional dietary wisdom that to gain muscle you have to pile on the protein throughout the day, every day. True, there’s no disputing that working muscles, especially in the bodybuilder and athlete, require a greater amount of protein. But the issue becomes one of amount, what amount might be optimal, and whether it really is essential to never miss a protein meal, especially after a workout. The emerging truth may surprise you.

Certainly I’ve preached in my Extreme Muscle Enhancement that avoiding

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Hrithik Roshan Workout and Diet for Kkrish 3 Body with recipe

Hrithik Roshan born 10 January 1974 as well toned body and fantastic that came only because of the Hrithik Roshan is too difficult and very intense. Seen in many athletic roles in various films such as Agneepath (2012) and now for the next film Krrish 3 shows beautiful body Hrithik Roshan is incredible result of the workout routine . He made his debut with the film "Kaho Na Pyar Hai" opposite another beginner Amisha Patel in 2000.

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Easy Gains for the Hardgainer

WHAT IS A HARDGAINER?

An individual who has a naturally “smaller” frame and lighter bone structure, and carries little body fat and muscle. Beginning your bodybuilding journey with this somatotype isn’t exactly ideal, but you could be in a less favorable position— as in, the polar opposite body type. Keep

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The 20 Dumbest Things Ever Said by Bodybuilders

Ben Pakulski sets the record straight to these bodybuilding misconceptions

#1: Chicken, egg whites, rice, and rice cakes only…if you want to get shredded.

Please do not do this! Your body needs micronutrients and vitamins. I know of so many aspiring bodybuilders and people who just want to better their physique who

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10 Rules to Eating for Mass

Pssst! Come here. C’mon . . .closer. We’ve got a secret for you — a diet secret that will allow you to add loads of sinewy mass to your physique, the way the pros do. In fact, it’s a secret all the pros already know and the one that, if you ever hope to get to their size, you need to know, too. The secret is

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Dragon's Training Tips

QUESTION

I noticed in one of your pre-Olympia videos at FLEXonline that you stop your dumbbell side laterals halfway up. Why do you do that?

ANSWER

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Strong Arm Tactics

It wasn’t always like this. When I first met 20-year-old Flex Lewis in the autumn of 2004, the Welsh Dragon was undefeated in physique contests in his native United Kingdom. But all the focus was on his pro-caliber legs (those calves!) and pleasing structure. His arms were his most glaring weakness. Cut to the autumn of 2012 when he won his first Olympia 212 Showdown title. His biceps

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