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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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Are you one of the millions of people suffering from poor posture? Fix it and show off your gains the right way with these 3 posture improving workouts!
Blast and bomb your back into growth with these 5 exercises: bent over rows, pull ups, barbell shrugs, dumbbell rows and deadlifts.
Build bulging, peaked biceps with these 5 exercises: barbell curl, alternating dumbbell curl, hammer curl, supinated bent rows and the chin up.
Complexes are the perfect tool for those looking to get more out of their workouts. Give these variations a try to maximize your muscle building & fat loss.
Your body type naturally affects how you should bench press. Read this article to learn what you need to know for pain free and effective bench pressing!
You are probably not one of these people. They make up less than 10% of those who exercise. These aren’t elite athletes or weekend warriors. These are non-responders.
Feeling pretty proud of that 6 pack? Prepare to be humbled. Put your core strength to the ultimate test with these 4 brutal core exercises from Coach Myers!
Don't have access to your favorite upper body gym machines but still want to hit your favorite upper body workout? Check out these band, barbell, and dumbbell alternatives!
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.
You want results and you want them fast, right? These 5 tips on achieving rapid and sustainable progress will help you do just that. Check them out!
BSN Athlete Scott Herman breaks down the differences in the technique used when performing the dumbbell pullover to better isolate the back and the pecs.
Spending the time in the gym, but not reaping the benefits? You may be wasting your time with one of these five time wasting exercises.
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IFBB Legend and Team MHP athlete Victor Martinez breaks down how to properly perform the dumbbell pullover and where you can fit it into your routine.
Increase your chest mass with these potent five exercises: the barbell and dumbbell bench press, explosive push ups, inclined bench press, and decline bench press.
Don't let proper workout recovery be an afterthought. This complete guide teaches you the benefits of proper sleep, nutrition, supplementation, meditation and more!
Work your way to a bigger, more impressive squat with this 12-week program that's designed to improve your squat and get you moving serious weight.
A lot of lifters ignore functional training simply because they don't understand its benefits. Learn how functional training can help you achieve your goals.
Everyone wants a bigger and better squat, but they go about it all wrong. Read this article to learn 5 ways you can improve your squat instantaneously!
If you think a strong core is just a visible six pack, you're missing half the story. Learn how to develop a solid, stable foundation for a stronger body.
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.
What is Irradiation? Find out how to apply this technique to your workouts for a simple alteration that will really pack a punch!
Stuck in a bench press plateau? Use these tips to mix up your workouts and bench training and add some pounds to your bench!
Victor Martinez shows us 4 different chest exercise variations he likes to use to add muscle to his chest. Give these a shot during your next chest workout!
It's time to hit the books and make some knowledge gains! This guide to the 10 best bodybuilding books will tell you which books are worth reading.
Performing perfect pull-ups requires a lot of core strength and stability. Add these 5 exercises into your workouts to start improving your pull-ups!
Intense routine aimed at women, is a mix of stretching, cardio and resistance training designed to help you tone up and tighten up!
Team BSN athlete & Youtube star Scott Herman breaks down the differences between the Lat Pull Down and the Pull Up. Which exercise builds a bigger back?
We visit IFBB Pro, Brandon Hendrickson, and his coach, Mandus Buckle, at The Chicago Barbell Compound to see what Brandon's prep chest workout looks like.
Is the greatest leg building exercise of all-time even in your workout routine? Learn how, why, & when to add barbell reverse lunges to your workouts.
If you thought your back workout was tough, then you've got to check out IFBB Pro and ProSupps athlete Jason Poston's Giant Set Back Routine!
Brian Carroll, author of the 10/20/Life training book, helps you to weed through all the poor squatting technique advice, and improve your form, safety and gym results.
Has your bicep routine gone stale? Not getting that pump you grew accustomed to? Maybe it's time to switch things up! Check out these 48 curl variations.
In this video, Kaged Muscle athlete Fouad Abiad provides 3 of his most crucial tricep pushdown tips to help you perfect your tricep pushdown form.
Depending on your body structure and goals, the trap bar deadlift might be the perfect deadlift variation for you. Learn more and how to perform it.
Get a good start on your 2019 New Year's Resolution by downloading one of the 10 most downloaded workout routines in 2018 on Muscle & Strength.
Let Jay Cutler's team of trainers show you how it's done. Each exercise video offers instructions and tips on how to perform the chest & abs exercises.
A few months back, we visited Steve Kuclo during his 2018 Arnold Classic Prep. In this video, he takes us through one of his Arnold prep chest workouts.
Think it costs far to much to build the body you want? Check out this article where Brad Borland gives you some time and money saving tips!
Last time you designed your own workout routine you ended up curling 7 days a week. It's time to program the smart way using these tips and template.
Present the best possible package on stage by avoiding these contest prep mistakes. Article includes information on sodium, carb and water loading.
This is a compilation of some of the best bench pressing tips you will find on the net. They are brief and to the point, and will help you improve your progress immediately.
If you're interested in max effort training than you better not break one of the 9 laws. Read this article to learn the 9 rules of max effort training.
Don't have access to gym machines but still want to hit your favorite machine-filled lower body workout? Check out these band, barbell, and dumbbell alternatives!
A few days after winning the 2017 Arnold Classic, Team USN Athlete Ryan Terry visited the M&S HQ to share some of his training and nutrition techniques.
We met up with legendary master trainer Charles Glass & Physique Competitor Qaden Lee to get an inside look at what exercises work to build chest muscles.
If you want to improve your grip strength you should never use lifting straps, right? Wrong. The stronger your back is, the stronger your grip strength will be.
In this video, Ryan Terry takes us through an off-season arm workout. This workout is a quick arm workout you can do in 30 mins and has a ton of volume.
Everything you need to know about strongman, from contest prep to dealing with injuries. This guide takes a detailed look at all 9 major types of strongman events.
The traditional barbell bench press can cause a lot of shoulder and elbow joint pain for lifters. These 7 alternatives alleviate some of that stress!
When it comes to building massive lats, you need an effective plan. If you've found your gains have stalled, you really need to try out these moves!
