Creatine is one of the most popular muscle-building supplements out there, and for good reason. Creatine is an effective compound to get the most out of your workouts and aid your muscles in recovering more quickly. However, it is important to get enough water when taking creatine, to avoid the side effects. These side effects … Read more
Lifting weights is difficult, there’s no way around that. It’s tough on your muscles, tough on your cardiovascular system and tough on your energy levels. Imagine all of the exercises that involve having your hands on the floor, gripping a dumbbell/barbell or gripping some kind of pulley attachment – almost all of them, right? These … Read more
Having veins popping out of your arms like Sly Stalone in Rambo is a welcome attribute when you’re putting in a lot of work at the gym. You’re busting your butt and lifting heavy, of course, you want some ripped vascularity so the world knows. Vascularity is basically the ability to see your veins and … Read more
There are many motivators for the average gym-goer, iron-junkie or cardio queen, but the most effective motivator by far is one thing: results. If someone goes to the gym day after day for weeks or months at a time and notice no difference whatsoever, do you think that person will continue putting in that hard … Read more
Many people start lifting to get big arms. Having a nice set of guns is the end-goal for many lifters out there, that’s why you see so many inexperienced lifters cranking out set after set of the same type of curls. However, when you’re in pursuit of an enviable pair of pythons, exercise selection is … Read more
Carbohydrates are a controversial subject in the fitness world. “Do carbs make me fat?”, “Are carbs unhealthy?”, “Can I give my children carbs?” are all questions that come up in the diet fad magazine articles and create a blurry picture of carbohydrates for those seriously concerned about their nutrition. Doing research (scientific studies, scholarly articles, … Read more
Having a good chest, along with being one of the pinnacles of bodybuilding and fitness in general, is difficult to achieve. Symmetry, definition and fullness in your pectoral muscles isn’t achieved by doing 10 pushups a day, it takes a lot of grueling hours in the gym. Of course, with its status as being one … Read more
There are very few exercises that recruit the entire body the way deadlifts do. Referred to by many as “the king of all exercises,” the deadlift mainly works your hamstrings, glutes and lower back, but it recruits the rest of your body as a support system, and thus leads to overall body strength increases. There … Read more
The upper back, sadly, is one of the most neglected parts of the body in most people. Have you ever seen a really buff guy walking down the street but with a slender neck leading straight into his collar bones? Or someone with really wide lats, but they don’t have that 3D physique because the … Read more