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Progressive Overload 101: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Apply It
Progressive overload made simple. Learn how to apply weight, reps, volume, and tempo increases to build muscle and strength.
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25 Lessons After 25 Years of Training
In this article, you'll learn 25 valuable lessons on training, nutrition, and recovery to help you become your best self. These tips are backed by science and over 25 years of experience.
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3 Active Recovery Workouts for Your Next Rest Day
In this article, you'll learn what active recovery is and why it's important for achieving your fitness goals. Plus 3 effective workouts to try on your next rest day.
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![[Video] Perfect Pull Ups | 4 Exercises to Help You Perform Pull Ups](https://cdn.muscleandstrength.com/sites/default/files/field/feature-image/videos/perfect-pull-ups-jason-poston.jpg)
Struggle to perform pull ups? Start using these 4 exercises that will help you build the strength needed to perform perfect bodyweight pull ups in no time.
Alternate between power/strength workouts one week - focusing on compound movements and low reps, and higher volume/intensity training the next.
2019 Arnold Classic Classic Division Champion, George "Da Bull" Peterson, shares with us 4 of his favorite exercises he uses to build a classic physique.
In this episode of One Minute Tips, Cliff and his client Brian demonstrate the proper form for the Pull-Up. Follow this great advice to build a muscular back!
In this video, Cedric performs his complete back workout and breaks down how & why he feels his back has become one of his strongest attributes on stage.
Training longer than an hour makes you catabolic, right? Wrong! Find out why cortisol may not be the big bad muscle destroying villain you thought it was.
Tom Venuto tells you how to avoid bonehead mistakes, and provides you with 10 kick butt training tips.
We travel down to Metroflex Gym in Texas to get a shoulder workout with IFBB pro, bodybuilding legend, and GASP athlete, Branch Warren. Check it out!
Alex Stewart presents common training and nutrition mistakes and helps you to maximize your muscle gains and avoid overtraining.
These 10 little hacks when put to use will give you an edge over most of your fellow gym-goers. Check them out, give them a shot, & start making more gains!
If you struggle to build your lat muscles, then we have the perfect article for you. These 3 tips & sample workout can help transform air lats into a V-taper!
Do you hit the gym week after week, only to see the same physique? You may just have hit a plateau! Check out these 9 steps to help you kick that plateau to the curb.
![[Video] Victor Martinez’s Shoulder Workout at Muscle & Strength](https://cdn.muscleandstrength.com/sites/default/files/field/feature-image/videos/victor-martinez-shoulder-workout.jpg)
IFBB Pro and MHP athlete, Victor Martinez, shows us how he's managed to continue to build his shoulders while training around injury prevention.
Want to increase your bench numbers & set new personal records? Check out these 5 technique tweaks that will set you up to exceed all your benching goals!
Tip # 4 - Marc stresses gym etiquette and asks that you pretty please remove your weights when finished with a machine. You know who you are!
![[Video] Regan Grimes’ High Volume Arm Workout at FlexPlex Gym](https://cdn.muscleandstrength.com/sites/default/files/field/feature-image/videos/regan-grimes-arm-workout.jpg)
We join IFBB Pro and Primeval Labs athlete, Regan Grimes, at FlexPlex Muscle and Fitness in London, Ontario for an arm workout. Try out the workout!
![[Video] Regan Grimes’ Leg Day on Prep](https://cdn.muscleandstrength.com/sites/default/files/field/feature-image/videos/regan-grimes-leg-workout.jpg)
IFBB Pro and Primeval Labs athlete, Regan Grimes, takes us through his typical leg day while training during his prep to end 2019.
Build thick and shredded abs with the top 5 abs exercises: bicycle crunches, vertical leg raises, the ab wheel, clothespins and flutter kicks.
Gets things done on a tight college budget. From nutrition and supplements to busting butt in the gym, nobody works harder than Kyle Griffin!
In this video, IFBB Men's Physique Pro Brandon Hendrickson breaks down 4 ab exercises he likes to perform to get his abs stage ready and shredded.
Dust off the Olympic rings that have been abandoned in the corner of your local gym and learn how to perform these 11 exercises. You won't be disappointed.
Ramp up your cardiovascular conditioning with Kris Gethin's super effective interval workout strategy. Learn more and use it to crush your goals!
Considering doing your first bodybuilding contest prep? Don't fall victim to any of the prep myths out there. Read this article and ensure you do it right.
Pull ups have stood the test of time and for good reason. Build up your lagging lats with these 10 different variations of a bodybuilding classic.
It's time to stop ignoring your weaknesses. Check out the ways you've tricked yourself into thinking you're strong and methods to actually gain strength.
A detailed and scientific look at squatting, vertical leap and sprint performance, improving your golf/bat swing, and the importance of a dynamic warmup.
Getting back into the gym after some time away is hard. Learn how to get your strength back, and more, without sustaining any injuries.
Diet and nutrition are critical in revealing your abs, but these moves can help you build the abdominals and shape them to look shredded after your cut!
Old school volume training was popularized by Arnold Schwarzenegger. This new approach focuses on volume training for natural bodybuilders.
Crush your goals with these 3 keys to effective home workouts! Plus, try out a 3 week home workout program and learn how to design your own home workout.
In this video, IFBB Men's Physique Pro Brandon Hendrickson takes us through the same back workout he uses while prepping to make his V Taper pop on stage.
Spent some time working with deadlift, squats, dips and chin ups? Dramatically increase your strength and arm size by Greasing The Groove.
Train smart and use mechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage, or a combination of the three. This article shows you how & why to train smart!
Want to know why your results still suck? Start gaining muscle mass and strength as quickly as possible with these four workout training tips.
Give your deadlift some love with this 12 week program by 660 pound natural deadlifter and strength trainer Eric Cressey.
Don't get stuck with a tiny chest because all you do is focus on bench pressing. Read this article to learn how to properly build you chest muscles!
It's time to add slabs of mass to your traps! This article provides training tips, exercsies and techniques that will help you build massive traps.
In this video, Scott Herman shares his tips on how to properly warm up before doing front squats to avoid wrist & elbow pain. Check it out & give it a shot!
We met up with legendary master trainer Charles Glass & Physique Competitor Qaden Lee to get an inside look at what exercises work to build arm muscles.
Standard progression focuses on the addition of weight. Triple progression has you adding reps, sets then weight.
Using the effective Mix of Methods training approach, MusclePharm's Cory Gregory helps you to build up your back and biceps size and strength while losing fat.
MusclePharm's Cory Gregory gives you 3 great ways to blast through bench press plateaus: board pressing, band press downs, and by improving your elbow tuck.
Phase 1 of the P.B.S. model, the Primer Phase, is designed to create the greatest window of opportunity for you to make muscle-building progress long-term.
Are squats are bad for your knees? Can you substitute running for squats? You've heard all the excuses not to use the barbell squat, now find out if they are valid.
A great deal of success lends itself to how you prepare for a process. In this article, learn how to prepare for your return to fitness after taking some time off.
In this video Ryan Takes us through his FULL ab routine used to win the 2017 Arnold Classic! Check it out, try it out, and let us know what you think!
Coach Dustin Myers came to the M&S Headquarters to reveal the 10 hardest core exercises. Learn how you can add these moves whether you're a beginner or advanced!
These 8 exercises don't see the time of day in most lifter's workout routines. Learn which ones they are and why you should incorporate them into yours!
Fitness expert trainer Cory Gregory explains how easily tweaking the legendary Arnold Press can lead to a bigger bench press.
Coach Potts helps you to improve your vertical jump, provides advice on how to retain muscle while losing weight, and more!
