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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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Get some training tips from one of the best tight ends to ever play football! In this video, Vernon Davis takes us down to the track for his speed training.
Jim Brewster provides an extremely detailed look at drop sets, drop set variations, and provides examples of drop set usage and workouts.
Beef up your bench press by improving your set up, rep stroke, assistance exercises, warmup protocol, training program and your mental strength.
Old school volume training was popularized by Arnold Schwarzenegger. This new approach focuses on volume training for natural bodybuilders.
Learn what the barbell neck press exercise is and how you can use it to boost muscle growth in your chest. Example workouts with the exercise are included.
There are many myths and hyped claims about arm size in the realm of bodybuilding. Find out the truth, and grow your arms.
Nothing compares to walking out of the gym with an amazing pump. In case you finish your workout without one, here are 5 workout finishers you can try!
You've read all the articles and workouts, and paralysis by analysis has set in. Now what? Set aside confusion and get back on track with these tips.
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.
What would you do if you had the chance to train with bodybuilding legend Jay Cutler? Watch our Train With Jay winner cash in on his 1-on-1 training session.
You may only bench on Mondays but it's time to consider if you should be benching at all. Listen up bro...
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!
Brad Borland presents a list of deltoid training dos and don'ts that will help you to improve your shoulder building results. Included are beginner and intermediate workouts.
Looking for an intense chest day workout to get a killer pump? Give IFBB Pro and Beast Sports athlete Juan Morel's superset chest day workout a try!
Bodybuilder Roman Fritz may have been out of his element at open-air Flintstones Gym in Brazil, but that didn't keep him from training hard. Check out his stripped down routine!
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.
Side aside the dumbbells, barbells and machines and build size and strength using this bodyweight workout created by strength coach Mike Mahler.
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.
If you've been lifting for long enough, you've probably heard 1 of these 3 form cues. However, it might be time you forget about these blanket approaches.
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!
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!
In Phase 3 of the P.B.S. model, you'll learn training and nutrition guidelines to help you to retain all of the muscle you’ve built before transitioning to a cut.
David Morin has been a fitness cover model for more than a decade and is always shoot-ready. In this video, David gives you 3 tips for staying lean all year!
Matt “Kroc” Kroczaleski is a world champion and world record holding powerlifter as well as a national caliber bodybuilder. Today Matt talks about using the tire deadlift to build strength and size!
IFBB Pro, Regan Grimes, breaks down how he likes to perform the T-bar Row. Check it out and give it a shot for yourself the next time you're training back!
Time consuming training plans are great...if you're a professional fitness model! For the rest of us, try this more realistic training plan plus tips.
Joe talks about how he build massive pecs, tells you what it takes to be a competitive bodybuilder, and talks about OCD obsessive compulsive eating habits.
Take your workouts to the next level with these 3 effective timed methods. See how EMOMs, Supersets, & Timed Workouts will change your time in the gym.
Have you ever wondered what it takes to prep for the biggest show in bodybuilding? Go behind the scenes with Ryan Terry as he preps for Mr. Olympia 2016.
Learn how to use yielding isometrics and eccentrics to build lean muscle mass, strength, & to rehab from injuries. Check out how to use them in your workouts.
Squats and lunges aren't the only glute building exercise in town. Chris & Eric Martinez explain how to maximize activation by using exercises you wouldn't expect.
Want leg size? Willing to do anything? Look no further. The quadzilla is a shocking leg workout that will induce monster-sized leg gains.
If you thought your leg day was intense, then you've got to check out Juan Morel's mixed volume leg day! See exactly how the 300lb bodybuilder trains legs!
Learn how Turkish get ups can improve mobility & stability of the hips, shoulder, and thoracic spine while improving core strength, coordination, & balance.
Do you train by how you feel? Or do you live or die by your 1RM? Learn how a hybrid approach is the best of both worlds for making steady gains.
It's time to improve your barbell squat form and performance. These 16 tips by mammoth raw squatter Steve Shaw will help you get your squats on track in no time.
Build a stronger core with these simple ground-based progressions that are designed to help you shred your core and go big on deadlifts and squats!
Branch discusses how he feels bodybuilders should train. Branch is known for his intense training style - learn what he thinks is optimal for muscle growth.
Does rep tempo have an effect on your gains? If so, which is better, fast tempo or slow tempo? Read this article to find out everything about rep tempo!
If you want to build big arms, you have to build big triceps. Check out these 4 triceps exercises and learn how to incorporate them in your workouts.
Take your workouts with a training partner to a whole new level and improve motivation with these 6 gym strategies and 7 benefits from bodybuilder Brad Borland.
Dustin Elliott explains how to bring up a lagging body part by doing away with once a week training, and adding in a second workout.
These 3 simple reasons are holding you back from accomplishing all of your fitness goals. Learn what they are and alter your workout program accordingly!
Are you guilty of one of these 6 common workout mistakes? Find out what they are, the appropriate way to fix them, & the perfect warm up regimen to follow!
Scivation sponsored IFPA Pro RJ Perkins brings you his Power Hyper Deload muscle building workout system. Get to work and prepare to dominate!
In this video, Cedric McMillan (IFBB Pro and Scitec athlete) shares a simple variation that makes a HUGE impact on overall chest size and development.
A new study published in the Journal of Exercise Physiology and Phallic Hemodynamics has linked bench pressing with poor sexual performance.
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Sadik Hadzovic's coach, Dr. Mike Camp, takes us through one of Sadik's back and tricep workouts. Check out the workout and give it a shot for yourself.
Wondering when to add weight? This article explains the concept of auto-regulated progression, and provides examples of how to use it with your workout.
