Muscle Building Articles

Want to build muscle? You're in the right place. These articles will teach you how to build muscle by developing the right nutrition and workout plans for your lifestyle and goals. If you're a beginner we recommend reading our how to build muscle expert guide first.

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Increasing Your Muscle Mass With Training And Diet
Wondering where to start when it comes to building muscle mass? Here is the best place to start if you're looking to add on some muscle mass the right way!
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Bulldozer Training: Build Muscle With Rest-Pause
Bulldozer training combines rest-pause sets with progressive resistance. Workouts are shorter but more intense, yielding impressive muscle gains.
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10 Best Exercises for Building Lean Muscle Mass
If you're trying to put on as much lean mass as possible, you better be incorporating these 10 mass building exercises into your workout routines!
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5 Best Squat Variations for Building Leg Muscle
The squat is the king of the exercises. And with these 5 variations, everyone will have a version of the squat to choose from so they can build big legs!
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Frontal shot of muscular shirtless man using the cables at the gym
Body recomposition is difficult, but not impossible. In this article you'll learn several tips to help you simultaneously and successfully build muscle and lose fat.
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Progressive Overload, A Complete Guide
A workout without a progression approach is like a car without an engine. This article takes a look at various ways of adding weight using common set and rep schemes.
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Modern Bodybuilding & Fitness Acronyms
HIIT, DOMS, BCAAs and PRs? You've seen these acronyms everywhere, now find out what they mean. Each term includes a definition and example of common usage.
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How To Gain Weight: A Complete Guide
Can't gain weight? This guide takes you step by step through the gaining process, helping you to set up a meal plan and providing you with a muscle building workout.
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IFBB Figure Pro Samantha Jerring flexing in the grocery shopping aisle.
Nutrex athlete, IFBB Pro, and self-proclaimed mustard connoisseur, Samantha Jerring, gives us a rundown of what her typical grocery haul looks like during her maintenance phase.
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4 Supersets That Will Destroy Your Legs
Leg muscles can be both "show" muscles & "go" muscles depending on how you view them. Either way, these 4 supersets will help you develop legs that do both!
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Deadlifts vs. Barbell Rows: Which Is Better?
Which exercise is the king of back builders? In this article Brad Borland compares barbell rows and deadlifts, and helps you to decide which is right for your goals.
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5 Most Effective Exercises For Building Massive Shoulders
Looking to effectively build some impressive boulder shoulders? Pack on some serious muscle by adding a twist to these traditional shoulder exercises!
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30 Minute Weekend Blast Workout
Maximize the 4th of July weekend by building muscle in minimal time. This intense 3 workout series by Brad Borland focuses on supersets and brief 30 minute workouts.
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Man performs 3-point row with dumbbell to gain muscle
No barbell? No problem. This guide teaches you how to perform 8 must-try dumbbell exercises that will add size and strength.
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Building Muscle: Why Less Is More
Simplifying the muscle building process to get the results you want. It's time to get back to basics and start building some real muscle! Only 3 hours a week required.
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Massive Blitz: 4 Week High Rep Muscle Building Cycles
Looking to "switch up" your training? This workout system focuses on four week blocks that hammer muscle groups into growth using high reps and limited rest.
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Top 10 Exercises For Back Training: Who’s Number 1? Deadlifts Or Pull-Ups?
Dustin Elliott ranks the best exercises for building a massive back, listing pull ups as number one. Included in the list are several major surprises.
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No Rack? No Problem, Here's Your Squatting Solution
Has your leg growth fallen behind? Are you in need of a solid leg day, but don't have access to a squat rack. Try barbell hack squats for instant growth!
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Ultimate Arm Blaster: Add An Inch In 90 Days
The Ultimate Arm Blaster routine has you performing 15 intense arm workouts in 90 days, cycling between strength, volume and rest-pause training.
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How to Build Your Own HLM Full Body Workout
Looking for quality full body workout variations? This template system allows you to build hundreds and hundreds of effective training programs from the ground up.
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Guide To Smolov Squat And Bench Press
Smolov and Smolov Jr. are incredibly intense but effective approaches for improving your squat and bench strength. This guide helps you to maximize these routines.
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Man Pumped Muscle Dumbbell Row
The research is in and muscle pumps are legit. Find out just how much they can help you improve muscle gains. This feature includes a complete pump-inducing workout plan.
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Shirtless muscular man doing barbell chest presses in the gym.
Eccentric training is more than just a burnout technique. You can use heavy negatives in your daily routine to see big strength gains in the gym.
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Ranking The Best Muscle Building Exercises
It's time to sort through your muscle building workout routine and see if your exercise selection suck. This article will rate movements from beast to least.
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Supplements for Muscle Growth
What supplements are best for muscle growth, and how do I take them? Build the foundation of your supplement program for optimal results.
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Vince Gironda
Called the "Honest Workout", Vince Gironda's 8x8 training system is an extremely challenging and effective old school approach to bodybuilding.
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Fit muscular man doing push ups outside
Research shows that you can still build and maintain muscle with little to no gym equipment. Learn the benefits of metabolic stress training and how to incorporate it at home to maximize your workouts.
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Should You Use High Volume or Heavy Weight to Build Muscle?
In this article, we break down everything you need to know about which form of training is better for building muscle mass: High volume or heavy weight?
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Muscle Building 101: Sets, Reps & Workout Splits
Learn workout fundamentals. Everything you need to know about set & rep schemes, body part splits and full body workouts is explained in this article by Steve Shaw.
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How To Build Giant-Sized Horseshoe Triceps
A 10 part muscle building super series by bodybuilder Brad Borland. Part 9 focuses on building the triceps, and includes tricep anatomy, exercises and workouts for every need.
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Ascending Loading for More Mass: How Ramping Sets Help you Build Muscle
If you're an advanced lifter but still doing straight sets, you're missing out on mass. Learn how ascending loading helps you build muscle faster.
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Muscular man doing cable crossover machine.
Do low rep strength sets have value? How about high rep sets? Does the pump play a role in muscle building? All your rep range questions answered.
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3 Things Science Got Wrong About Body Part Training Splits
Have you abandoned the bro split because some scienced-based memes told you it wasn't optimal? Give this article a read and make your own choice.
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Top 10 Leg Mass Building Exercises of All-Time
Ensure you get the most out of those tough leg workouts by including some of these top 10 muscle building leg exercises. They're considered the best, after all.
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The Noob Teenagers Guide To Building Muscle
Drew Stewart arms teens you with information on training, diet and supplements, so you get on the right path as quickly as possible.
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Building Muscle & Strength Without A Barbell
Is training without a barbell blasphemy? Learn how unilateral lifting can bring up weaknesses, help to balance your physique and work towards reducing injuries.
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Complete Guide To Increasing Workout Recovery
Don't let proper workout recovery be an afterthought. This complete guide teaches you the benefits of proper sleep, nutrition, supplementation, meditation and more!
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Dips vs. Close-Grip Bench Press
This article pits two potent tricep builders head to head: parallel bar dips and the close grip bench press. Which is better for arm size? Read on to find out!
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150 Of The Best Muscle Building Tips
This article packs a punch. 150 of the best muscle building tips, including specific information on workouts, exercises, nutrition and supplementation.
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Volume Or High Intensity: Which is Best?
High volume, high intensity, heavy weight and time under tension. Dustin Elliott explains which is best for muscle growth, and which can lead to overtraining.
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Optimizing Insulin Sensitivity for Muscle Gain and Fat Loss
There's more to insulin sensitivity than eating 6 meals per day. Learn how to fully optimize insulin sensitivity to build muscle and lose fat.
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Muscular shirtless man holding dumbbells in the gym
Get a chest and back pump like never before with these 5 chest & back supersets inspired by the G.O.A.T himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger! Check it out!
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8 Tips to Help Build Back Muscle and Definition
If you want to maximize your back muscle development, you better be training it right. Read these 8 tips to develop a bigger and more defined back!
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Athletic Man Preparing to Do Shoulder Workout
Take your shoulder training to the next level with these advanced shoulder exercises! Swap out basic movements for boulder shoulders and breathe new life into your delts.
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Rest Pause Drop Sets: Add Killer Intensity to Your Workouts
Rest Pause Drop Training takes the benefits of both rest-pause and drop sets and combines them into one mega set that's designed to deliver results.
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Sprinting for Lifters: A Guide to Muscle Building Cardio
Sprinting seems easy right? It's actually a pretty common exercise to mess up. Read this article & learn how to properly use sprinting in your own workouts.
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Man Doing Pull Up Back Muscle
Build a massive back with this advanced training technique that's designed to deliver awesome muscle gains while saving you some time at the gym!
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Split image of a man doing pushups and a female doing kettlebell swings
Improve your metabolism, burn calories, and increase your heart rate with these workouts. Plus you'll be able to improve skills that will help you improve your overall athletic ability.
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Doggcrapp Training for Natural Bodybuilders
Should natural bodybuilders use the Doggcrapp Training system? What is DC Training? An inside look at the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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5 Crazy But Effective Shoulder Building Exercises
Brace yourself. These shoulder exercises might seem crazy, but they could be just what you need to develop big, wide boulder shoulders!
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Want to build muscle? You're in the right place. These articles will teach you how to build quality lean muscle mass. If you're a beginner we recommend reading our how to build muscle expert guide first.