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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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Find out what the symptoms of overtraining are, and what to do if you are overtraining. Article also features a must try "planned overreaching" workout.
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.
Put your wearable to work! Learn how to use the metrics your wearable device provides to monitor your stress, influence your recovery, and customize your workouts.
In this video, The Hypertrophy Coach (Joe Bennett) explains how you can add supersets, trisets, & giant sets to your workout programs to build more muscle.
![[Video] Victor Martinez's Bodybuilding Chest Workout](https://cdn.muscleandstrength.com/sites/default/files/field/feature-image/videos/victor-martinez-chest-workout.jpg)
Learn from a legend and build your chest with IFBB pro and MHP athlete Victor Martinez's full chest workout! Give it a try during your next chest workout!
The new year is here! You have a personal trainer, and are ready to go! Maximize your training and diet results with these 8 tips from natural figure competitor Kassandre Harper-Cotton.
Traps are the new abs! Slam your traps into growth and build a colossal deadlift one rep max using these 4 excruciating and devious workout options from Steve Shaw.
While broscience doesn't have 100% scientific backing, it does follow the scientific method. Learn more about how broscience may actually be right!
Sleep is essential both in and out of the weight room. Learn how to maximize your zzzz's and improve your recovery time, workout performance, and muscle growth.
Want to know how IFBB Pro Santi Aragon grew his truly massive shoulders? Check out his 4 favorite moves that blast his delts from all angles.
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IFBB Pro and Primeval Labs athlete, Regan Grimes, shows us 3 unique shoulder raise variations he uses to build massive shoulders. Give them a try!
SAID (Specific Adaptation to an Imposed Demand) and KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid), and what they mean for muscle building.
You may think you know how to train your core, but unless you're doing these 3 exercises, you're missing out on some solid core strength! Check it out!
The role and importance of testosterone, compound exercises, workout duration and strength training when trying to build muscle naturally.
In this video, Matt Morgan performs his typical chest workout and enlightens us on his exercise selection having suffered pec tears while wrestling.
Sadik Hadzovic is known for his V-Taper. But, he doesn't recommend stressing on your midsection. Learn what body parts he does focus on to create his V.
Natural bodybuilding champion Sean Sullivan discusses variable split training; an approach that focuses on training each muscle group on its own cycle.
Warming up is a crucial part to preventing injury and being able to accomplish your long-term goals. Get started with this Olympic barbell warm up routine.
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!
Get beach ready! Learn how to train and eat to maximize your hard work and finally carve out that jaw-dropping six pack.
In this video, Gaspari Nutrition athlete & IFBB Pro Robert Timms gives us his favorite shoulder exercises to build the classic shoulders he has on stage.
Even if you have access to a fully loaded gym, try adding these 6 dumbbell only lifts to your routine for increased strength, size, and athleticism.
Test your knowledge of training, nutrition and supplementation with this true/false quiz from Elliot Reimers. Do you have a degree in Swole-ology, or failing Gains 101?
Coach Potts helps you to improve your vertical jump, provides advice on how to retain muscle while losing weight, and more!
If you're not making the gains you are hoping to make, you need to read this article! Find out the 5 most common mistakes lifters make and how to fix them!
Having trouble getting your calves to catch up to the rest of your body? Try implementing these tips into your workouts and erase that problem in no time.
Bodybuilder Chad Shaw presents an arm growing workout that focuses on high intensity arm work and training to failure.
In this video, Santi Aragon's training coach, Carlos Rodriguez (Pastor Pump), puts Santi through his full off-season back day. Try it for yourself!
Team Nutrex Athlete Anton Antipov stops by the Muscle & Strength Gym and shares three unique shoulder exercises that you probably haven't done before.
Stalling out on your military press? Join the club. Learn how to troubleshoot your overhead press so you can start putting on more plates.
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!
Andy Chasse' talks training programs, and tells you if you're using a routine that's either too tough or too smart.
Want to train your entire upper body in one solid & concise workout? This intense & complete upper body cable workout will help you build the body you want!
Implementing these tweaks into your shoulder workout will not only help you build massive shoulders, but greatly reduce the risk of injury in the process.
Kurt "The Animal" Weidner talks about Day 2 of his 4 day workout split. On day 2, Kurt focuses on leg training.
In this video, Gerardo shows us one of his favorite bicep supersets to pump up his arms. Give it a shot for yourself during your next arm training session.
Having trouble isolating your back muscles? Nutrex Athlete Anton Antipov shares two back activation techniques he uses to create the ultimate V-Taper!
What are your weakest excuses for missing workouts? If you find them on this list, you might be making some of the most common (and lame) first world excuses.
![[Video] How to Build Big & Thick Triceps w/ Victor Martinez](https://cdn.muscleandstrength.com/sites/default/files/field/feature-image/videos/victor-martinez-tricep-exercises.jpg)
IFBB Pro and MHP athlete, Victor Martinez shows us 5 different triceps exercise variations he likes to use to add muscle mass to the back of his arm.
IFBB Pro Regan Grimes stopped by the M&S HQ Gym to share one of his favorite tri-set finishers for back! Give it a shot after your next back workout!
Short on time? MuscleTech athletes Jenna Webb and Melanie Tillbrook designed this quick 30 minute toning routine that works the full body.
Held on Memorial Day weekend, the Murph is an annual test of endurance, willpower, and commitment to pay tribute to United States Navy SEAL Michael Murphy.
Kurt "The Animal" Weidner talks about Day 4 of his 4 day workout split. On day 4, Kurt focuses on training his lower body.
Team Nutrex athlete and IFBB Pro, Gerardo Gabriel, shares how you should perform dumbbell flys to maximize the chest contraction and stay injury free.
Nutrex Athlete Anton Antipov explains how to properly perform pyramid sets, giant sets and supersets! Learn more to take your workouts to the next level!
Plyometric training isn't just for athletes. Learn how to supplement your routine with plyo to build muscle and see explosive results!
When you study the body transformation stories contained on M&S, you will find the two keys to great results: precision eating and consistent progression overload.
David Morin finishes off his video series at Muscle & Strength with a simple and effective bicep/medial deltoid combo exercise! Try it out for yourself!
Ashwagandha is growing in popularity and for good reason. In this article, you'll learn why it's beneficial for athletes and how it can improve your training.
