Craving more size and definition in your lower legs? Here are the most effective muscle-building moves you can do to build mass and overall strength. YOU MIGHT NOT want straight-up tree trunks for legs, but if you’re craving more solid muscle mass—especially in the notoriously tough-to-build calf muscles—you need to target those muscles specifically (aside from hammering them […]
Less is not more when it comes to recovery, new study says. IN A NEW study out of the University of Birmingham, researchers unveiled something surprising: Conventional short-rest intervals can impair the processes that control muscle growth, while extended-rest intervals between sets of weight lifting can supercharge them. In the study, published in Experimental Physiology, 16 men completed resistance exercises with either one minute or […]
Get a six-pack just in time for summer with these four core-focused moves. YOU’VE HEARD IT a million times: Abs are built in the kitchen. We’re not trying to refute that. It’s true, whether you want to let yourself believe it or not. But, it’s also true that what you do in the gym makes a big […]
You take your workouts seriously. But have you ever found yourself placing unreasonable demands on your body to the point of overtraining? Rest assured: If you’re logging five hours of hardcore gym time every week, you probably aren’t at risk of overtraining. But if you’re going longer than that, and training is becoming a borderline […]
Find out how strong you are, and how to get stronger. STRENGTH IS the foundation of performance. When all else is equal, a strong guy will run faster, hit harder, and last longer than an average Joe. Find out how strong you are with the deadlift, which tests your legs, hips, back, and grip. How it’s done Stand with your […]
And 15 ways to replace them. Standard crunches Abs are all about body fat. Once you get your percentage into single digits, try doing planks (work up to holding the position for 2 to 3 minutes) and Swiss-ball crunches (start with 10 reps and work up to 30 to 40). “Both are better than the standard crunch […]
Whip your body into boxing shape by hitting both your upper and lower bodies. IF YOU WANT to get the physique of a boxer, you need to do more than just hit a heavy bag. While working out your arms is definitely a good idea, you’ll want to do a variety of workouts that hit your core and lower body as well. […]
Our fitness expert explains the different types of hormones in the body and how they impact your workouts. TO PUT IT simply, hormones are a combination of chemicals released from the body that cause specific responses. These reactions can be varied to include building more muscle (anabolic hormones), breaking down muscle (catabolic hormones), and even helping […]
IF YOU REALLY wanted shredded abs, chances are you’ve heard a number of conflicting “facts” about getting your midsection to show. Forget the idea that you only need to know crunches and other front abs exercises—that’s not going to work if you want to effectively lose body fat. Likewise, training your abs every single dayis a bad idea, and […]
Building muscle mass requires a good deal of time spent in the gym lifting weights to carve and sculpt the kind of muscular definition most men want. Pumping iron is one part of the equation achieving that look but there is a second vital component also required to complete the formula – muscle-building food. To […]