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Muscle Building Articles

Idiotic Mistakes Using Superset Training To Build Muscle!
By now you should know that "superset" training is the best training method for any fitness goal, whether you want to build muscle or burn fat. Unfortunately, I see WAAAAAY too many people using this technique incorrectly...and it's time to set the record straight!
Why Weight Gloves = LESS MUSCLE!
Do you remember when it was "cool" to strut around the weight room wearing your training gloves and that big wide brown leather weight belt? Fortunately you don't see too many belts anymore... (Thought this leaves us with VERY few options for places to draw our skull and crossbones in permanent marker!)...
4 Beginner Bodybuilding Wake Up Calls
So you've seen one too many Men's Health fitness models and decided that it was time to start your own quest for a ripped six-pack, eh? Well being a beginner bodybuilder requires a conscious step back to build the proper foundation to your training program before following the more advanced tricks you'll find floating around the muscle mags and web.

Mass Building Tip For Skinny Hardgainers!
Are you a "hardgainer"? You know...someone who is reeeeeally skinny and has a hard time putting on muscle mass? If so, then this hardgainer bodybuilding tip is just for YOU!
Chest Training Tip For Blowing Up Your Pecs!
To get full pec development, you need to hit the chest from different angles. You know that, right? But while most guys are relying on doing this solely via the incline, flat, and decline benches, I have a BETTER tip for you...
Previously Unknown Thumb Trick Provides Potent Power For Pumping
Up Your Pecs!
Any bodybuilder worth his salt knows that to REALLY add some flare to his pecs, he MUST add Incline Dumbbell Flyes to his chest routine. But now there's a way to make this powerful exercise even MORE effective using a breakthrough THUMB maneuver for more FORCEFUL CONTRACTIONS.
A Quick Bodybuilding Trick To Lift More Weight...INSTANTLY!
How would you like to INSTANTLY be able to lift 10-20% more weight on your very next set of Bench Press, Pulldowns, Curls, or Pushdowns? Yes, that's right...INSTANTLY lift more weight!
An Advanced Bench Press Training Trick For A Bigger Chest
Today, I want to share with you a VERY common mistake most people make when training their chest... Ignore this info at your own peril! The difference in muscle fiber stimulation is IMMENSE! Here's what I'm talking about...
Fast Or Slow Rep Speed...Which Is Best For Size And Strength?
Lifting tempo is the technical term for how fast (or slow) you lift and lower the weights during a rep. Lifting tempo has a couple of other aliases, lifting speed and rep speed to name two.
4 Ways To Steal 5 Training Hours Every Week!
There's an old saying by J.R.R. Tolkien, author of “The Lord Of The Rings” that goes, “Not all who wander are lost.” Well, while that adage may work for hobbits, it's a very poor approach to an effective fitness and nutrition program.
How To Structure Your Workout Schedule...And Still Have A Life!
Every summer, you take your puny body to the beach, get sand kicked in your face by a house on legs, and vow to get in shape. No, wait, not just in shape; you vow to get ripped and shredded!
An Insane Exercise That Builds A MASSIVE Chest!
I hesitate to even write this article for 3 reasons… One, because it's one of my SECRET weapons for building a massive chest; Two, I've historically saved it for the EXCLUSIVE privilege of my clients in the Optimum Anabolics Program…

Fat Loss Articles

Fat Loss Secrets Of The U.S. Military
When the U.S. armed forces set out to develop a fitness program that would hone a lean, “fit-to-fight” physique, they didn't have the option of waiting around for the next “fad diet”...
Abs Exercise: The Ab-Ripper!
This is an abs exercise that Nick Nilsson and I just filmed that REALLY works your abs HARD! Watch the video and it may appear that this is more of a chest/back exercise. You'd be wrong!
Knee Raise Dips: Advanced Ab Training Exercise To Get Shredded!
Combine these 2 powerful exercises to see your abs FAST! Sure there's a time for "micro-targeting" your abs to really dig in deep and shred some muscle fibers. But you know that this is only HALF of the battle, right?

Nutrition Articles

A Shocking Protein Supplement Discovery!
Which protein works best at building muscle? The answer will SHOCK YOU! If you follow popular bodybuilding advice you've probably heard that different types of protein powders are consumed at different times for different reasons.
The #1 Supplement Mistake That Will Sabotage Your Results!
Are YOU making this supplement mistake and shortcutting your gains? Probably! But here's how to solve it with a little secret from dear old Granny...
The Bodybuilding Diet: An Aisle By Aisle Guide
Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither is the perfect body. The weightlifting's going great. You have a challenging, but not completely sadistic trainer.
The One Supplement That Pumps Your Muscles AND Your Hormones!
"Nitric Oxide" supplements have become all the rage in the industry because they help you carry that "pumped up" feeling you get from your workouts further into your day.
How To Supplement DURING Your Workouts For More Muscle!
I'm sure you've heard how important "post-workout" protein is for jump starting the whole "recovery process" and begin building muscle, right? And it's TRUE...but here's what kills me...
How To Master The Mother Of All Hormones To Build Muscle And Burn Fat!
The epic war movie “300” jacked up the occupancy rates of every gym across the country as all of us guys dreamed of owning a set of washboard abs (and swords) like the warriors from the film.

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