Being injured sucks. Even if you can still get in the gym and continue training around the injury, it still sucks. Working out at anything less than 100% just isn’t fun. Do you know what’s even worse? When the injury is something that forces you to stop working out completely. No going lighter. No training…
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QUESTION: I see a lot of people online making fun of the leg extension machine and calling it the most useless leg exercise there is. They all say that if you’re trying to build muscle, you shouldn’t ever waste your time using it. I’ve also heard some people say it’s really bad for you knees. Is any…
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If you’re reading this, it’s pretty safe to assume that you want to build muscle. Awesome. When we’re trying to reach this goal, there are 2 very important areas we need to focus on and get right. One of them is our diet. The other is our workout routine. Now there are PLENTY of ways…
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I’d like you to meet my new pal Tina. I’d actually like you to meet 2 versions of her… Tina “before” and Tina “after.” A little while back, Tina sent me an email. She said she had been using my Bodybuilding 2.0 program from The Best Workout Routines and had a question about something. So, I…
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:Do you eat brown rice? Or white rice? Or really any type of food product with rice in the ingredients (cereal, baby food, etc.)? If so, and you haven’t been living under a rock, you may have noticed the big fuss taking place recently thanks to a report from Consumer Reports showing that all rice…
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People who want to improve the way their body looks or performs have all sorts of potential problems that can prevent them from reaching their goal. But sometimes, it’s the specific goal itself that is the problem. I want to look at 2 such examples of this right now and show you why these goals…
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When it comes to the “best” triceps exercise, the conversation most often involves the following three: Dips. Close grip bench press. Skull crushers. Sure, there are plenty of others that can get the job done just fine. And yes, various other compound pressing exercises in your routine (bench press, shoulder press, etc.) will likely produce…
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QUESTION: I no longer have access to a gym, and I don’t have the space or money to make one at home. Will I still be able to build muscle without weights or any special equipment? Or am I just totally screwed? ANSWER: Whenever someone asks me about building muscle at home without a gym…
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Anyone trying to lose fat or build muscle always wants to do it as quickly as possible, and that probably explains why so many people seem to base the effectiveness of a workout on the instant feedback they get from it. Now I don’t just mean the geniuses who get on the scale, then jump…
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Some people just want to build muscle (aka “bulk”). Others just want to lose fat (aka “cut”). In cases like these, knowing what to do first is pretty easy. But what if you want to do both? Which goal are you supposed to start with? In this article, we’ll determine whether you should bulk or…
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