Category Archive for "General Training"

Proper gym etiquette should be a pretty straightforward thing… Treat other people in the gym the way you’d like to be treated. Unfortunately, there’s always a handful of members in every facility (complete newbies and seasoned vets alike) who fail…

Hard-training lifters often have a love/hate relationship when it comes to vacations. On the one hand, it’s a great time to kick back, relax and unwind from the regular day to day grind. Hanging out with friends and family, partying,…

A bit of a different video for you today… In it, I share 7 overly obsessive and borderline weird things I did back during my “hardcore” bodybuilding days as a younger lifter. Days when simply getting as “huge” as possible…

Gas prices go up, testosterone levels go down. There’s no correlation, but it’s a trend that just keeps on going. In fact, researchers have found that the testosterone levels of the average American man have dropped by 17% over the…

Which method of bodybuilding training is most effective for stimulating muscle growth over the long term… 1) Heavy “ego lifting” where the primary aim is to lift as much weight as possible and simply move it from point A to…

Consistently hitting the gym and developing proper nutritional habits are two of the best things you can do during your teenage years. It’ll teach you the value of setting goals and working hard to achieve them, and the discipline and…

If you really enjoy pushing yourself to the limit in the gym, you’ve most likely heard of (or even tried) German Volume Training. The philosophy behind German Volume Training (“GVT” for short) is pretty straightforward: you force your muscles to grow…

You train hard in the gym and take your workouts seriously. After all, you’re motivated and driven to reach your fitness goals, and the more time and effort you put into something, the better results you’ll achieve. Right? Well, not…

I’m sure at some point you’ve come across articles and videos with titles somewhere along those lines… You know… “5 Bodybuilding Exercises You MUST Do”, or, “3 Mandatory Moves For A Bigger Chest”. But is there really any such thing…

Still in the beginning stages of your muscle building program? Here’s why you should stop worrying about the concept of “lagging muscle groups” and instead just focus on developing your overall physique evenly until you gain more training experience. [featured_comment]