Category Archive for "General Training"

“Hardgainer” is a term that gets thrown around a lot. It typically refers to those with a “fast metabolism”, smaller bone structure and who generally have a tougher time packing on muscle size and strength. Browse the online forums and…

A few days ago I posted an article discussing drop sets and whether or not they’re an effective high intensity workout technique. After that post was uploaded, several questions landed in my inbox asking me to follow it up with…

Free weights vs. machines: which is a better tool for stimulating maximum muscle size and strength gains? The automatic answer you’ll usually hear is the “free weights vs. machines” debate is that free weights are superior and should form the…

Regardless of what type of workout you’re following, which specific muscle group you’re training or what exercise you’re performing, at the end of the day, all of your bodybuilding efforts in the gym stem from one simple action: the individual…

“Hey Sean, what is your opinion on pre-exhaust training? My trainer recommended that I try using it to improve my chest growth.” For those of you who aren’t aware of how the pre-exhaustion technique works, let me give a brief…

The smith machine is a very commonly used piece of equipment in gyms across the country and is regularly utilized for compound chest pressing, overhead presses, squats and other movements. But is the smith machine good for stimulating muscle size…

The topic of building muscle can be made complicated. Extremely complicated. We can obsess about every little detail behind optimal training frequency, number of sets, exercise selection, rep ranges, rep speed, time under tension, resting between sets and more until…

So you want to build muscle at home rather than joining a regular gym? No problem. There’s absolutely no reason why you can’t execute an effective muscle building workout from home without ever setting foot in a commercial gym. Personally,…

“You need to constantly switch up your workouts in order to shock your muscles into growth!” The idea that you need to constantly change up your exercises, rep ranges and workout structure in order to “shock” or “confuse” your muscles…

You know the feeling… You wake up in the morning after a good hard chest workout to that familiar (and usually pleasurable) feeling of muscle soreness. It’s the sign of a job well done. A battle where you emerged victorious….