It's a fact! In many gyms, you'll be told that kettlebells don't build muscle. I'm here to tell you that a weight is a weight, whether that is a sandbag, dumbbell, barbell, barrel of beer, or …
Strength Training Benefits According to the CDC
Editors note: This article originally appeared on the Government's CDC (Centers for disease and control) website, but was unfortunately lost when they re-designed their website. We thought it was a …
Stop Going Too Heavy – Are You Lifting The Right Weight?
Too Heavy If you have been following my own writing or my career you will know that I am a powerlifting coach. You might think that sets me to a default of "no such thing as too heavy!" But you would …
Powerlifting Deadlift Program
Powerlifting For those who aren't into powerlifting or haven't quite come across it yet, it is a sport made up of three exercises and three attempts in each of them.So, each competitor is judged …
How to Build Biceps without Weights?
At some point in every gym goers life, they have more than likely wished for bigger biceps. Bigger guns to look good in a t shirt, or to compliment any chest and torso development they have achieved …
Horrible Muscle Building Back Workout
The Back The back is a major portion of your upper body and it is often neglected. Some excuses you may hear for this range from "no one will see it, anyway," to "I don't have the time." Frankly, …
Can You Do Muscle Building Cardio?
You might ask a muscle bound gym goer what they do for strength and they reply "lift weights," then you ask about cardio and they say "I lift weights faster." While this is obviously a facetious …
Double the Progress – Double the Gains
If you spent any length of time in a commercial gym setting, then you’ve probably seen the guy/girl who is still repeating the same workout as they were this time last year.The same amount of …
How To Increase Mobility
Mobility. Before we talk about how to increase your mobility, the absolute first thing we need to do is define it. Most people seem to see mobility and flexibility as the same thing, and while they …
Step by Step Guide to Tricep Dips.
The Triceps. If you want big arms, you need big triceps. I know you might be thinking of how the biceps are more important to a gun show style of showing off but the triceps make up 3/5ths of your …
How Important is Shoe Choice for Lifting?
Is this a thing? The recreational gym goer might not give a second thought to what shoes they wear. They may even wear running shoes for the gym, after all they are sold to them as "gym shoes." But a …
The Best Secrets to Getting Strong and Building Muscle.
Getting strong and building muscle are often two goals that people start their fitness journey with the hope of achieving. Luckily these two things go together hand in hand. Yes, you can get stronger …
Step by Step Guide – The Barbell Row
The barbell row is responsible for some of the biggest developments in back gains, since Arnold talked about the pump.Because of the muscles you’re using on this exercise (latissimus dorsi, …
Leg Press Vs Squats: What’s the difference?
“Dude, to get jacked legs, you’ve gotta squat”“You’re a sissy if you don’t squat”“You don’t need to squat to get big legs”These ^^ comments, you might of heard before, whether on the …
Why You Need A Spotter
A good spotter can save you, whether that be from a weight crashing on to you and leaving you injured. Or even from you taking the weight up too high then embarrassing yourself or worse, wearing …
The 10 Hardest Ab Exercises
Are you fed up of performing set after set of crunches, leg raises and sit-ups?Do you want something more challenging but aren’t sure what you should be performing?Then, here are the top 10 …
How Should I Train To Look Like Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Growing up in the 90s I missed Arnold's bodybuilding career but was lucky enough to be around for his action career.Watching films of his, and the other mega action stars of the 80s and 90s, was …
5 common gym mistakes and how to avoid them
EVERYONE starts as a beginner.Yep, that guy squatting 4 plates each side. He started struggling to coordinate a squat.The same goes for that guy benching 3 plates each side. He started just …
Top 5 Isolation Exercises for Bigger Arms.
Bigger Arms. The majority of men, and a good deal of women, who join a gym would attribute big arms, or nice arms, as part of an impressive and complete physique. With this in mind, how should you …
How many days a week should I train? A Beginners Guide
“How often should I train? ““Is there an optimal times per week to train? ““Will training more get me bigger, leaner, stronger or more toned? “These are all common questions that I’ve been …
Step By Step Guide: The Military Press
The military press is a great exercise for developing the upper body, its strength, and in particular those of the deltoids and triceps. These are the main muscles in this movement, its worth …