Beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate, otherwise known as HMB, is a metabolite of the amino acid l-leucine. L-Leucine is one of the three branched-chain amino acids (BCAA’s) which play a key role in both muscle growth and muscle sparing. Out of the three...
“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...
There’s no doubt about it: creatine monohydrate is the real deal. The research and real-world evidence has confirmed over and over again the direct positive effects of creatine on gym performance and muscle growth. If you’re trying to build muscle...
Nitric oxide supplements (or “N02” for short) have been some of the hottest selling muscle building supplements over the past 10 years or so. Based off of the amino acid l-arginine, nitric oxide supplements are designed to increase blood flow...
The concept of IIFYM or “if it fits your macros” has been spreading like wildfire through the online bodybuilding community over the past couple of years. This has led to huge debates on discussion forums, chatrooms and YouTube videos between...
Got one arm bigger than the other? This is pretty common and anyone who trains with weights will tend to have one side of their body that is dominant over the other to some degree. But if one side of...
Performing cardio on an empty stomach (usually first thing in the morning after an overnight fast) has been a popular fat burning strategy among bodybuilders for many years. It seems to make sense… Since there is no food in the...
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