Training Tips: How to Build Up Lagging Body Parts, and What We Can Learn from Glute Girls
Everyone has a body part they feel is a weakness, and needs a little extra TLC. Calves, forearms, traps, upper chest, rear delts, just to name a few. However, most people don’t train their lagging body parts the correct way. They think that just by adding a few extra sets a week, they will have Tom “The Quadfather” Platz calves
Zabo Koszewski- Most Interesting Man In The World (And Best Abs Ever. And Hardest Partier In Muscle Beach)
I am often asked why I don't write about so-and-so bodybuilder / strongman / powerlifter, and why I seem to ignore anyone who competed after 2000. The reason for this is simple- lifters in the modern era are so goddamned boring that I have to pop ephedrine and slam a handful of Cannibal Inferno just
Steve Merjanian Says- “Why Squat When You Can Incline 500lbs?”
If the cannibalistic weightlifting community in The Bad Batch isn't the closest cinematic thing to Valhalla ever, I will eat my goddamned laptop. Die Antwoord, jacked people, and human barbecues going 24/7? Count me the hell in. In the interest of stemming the tide of disinformation that is so prevalent on the internet today, I
The Benefits of Weaker Training Partners: An Unpopular Opinion
"With great power, comes great responsibility." -Voltaire "It isn't knowing that your friends have your back, it's knowing that you have your friend's back." -Green Street Hooligans We've all heard the saying "if you want to get strong, train with guys stronger than you". I think this is true, but not for everyone. Sure, in the beginning
Baddest Mofos Ever- Armand “Screw Cooking Food, I’ll Eat It Raw And Bloody” Tanny
One year after the end of the Great War, something amazing happened in Rochester, New York- the Tanny brothers' badass mom spurted forth the younger brother of the guy who went on to build the first serious chain of bodybuilding gyms across the country
Industry Update: 2018 SARM Ban
The next victims of the combined forces of the FDA and DEA appears to be SARMs. These compounds have been sold online for the better part of 5+ years. However, once they made it into your local supplement store in a shiny bottle with a brand name, their end was just beginning.1. What are SARMs?SARM is an acronym
Strength and Muscle Gaining Tips: 99 Problems, but Morning Wood Ain’t One
I got 99 problems, but morning wood ain’t one. If you ain’t poppin tents, I feel bad for you son. I got 99 problems, but morning wood ain’t one.You may be asking yourself how morning Wood and gaining muscle are related. If you aren’t experiencing the joy of waking up with Thor’s mighty hammer between your legs, then you aren’t
Chuck Ahrens- A Lesson from the Past about Strength and the Modern Acceptance of Histrionic Personality Disorder
Perhaps the most unfairly maligned man in the history of the strength world was a man who would have undoubtedly despised me- Chuck Ahrens. Known as the strength world's "Mystery Man", Chuck Ahrens shied from the spotlight, the camera, and competition to the point where he was only photographed once in a t-shirt.
Spiking Should Only Happen In Football And Volletyball- How To Know If Your Protein Is Actually Protein And Not Just Garbage
If you’ve been living under the impression that all proteins contain what the labels say they do, you’re sorely mistaken. Protein manufacturers are, by and large, less trustworthy than toothless Russians selling handguns in Moscovite back alleys. The problem for them is that there is less margin in protein than there is in
Nutrition Tips: Eggs, the Best Food for Faster Results?
The equation for success seems simple. Hard work and time in the gym + Healthy diet = Fast, long lasting results. Then why are so many of us struggling? If you aren’t eating eggs, you should be. And not just the whites. You need the WHOLE egg, especially the yolk.1. We need more fat in our dietsWe have been