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Calories Burned By Various Fitness Activities

Sure, you can do as much running, biking, and weight lifting as your schedule will allow, but how many calories are you actually burning? It can be tough to judge, so here are the hard facts according...

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Should You Do Cardio While Bulking?

Doing cardio while bulking is a controversial topic. On one side there are are those who say why do cardio while bulking if you want all of your excess calories to go to building muscle, and on the...

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Can You Target Burn Fat?

When you want to grow your biceps you do some curls and your biceps grow, so when you want to lose belly fat you can do some crunches and it will shrink your waist line right? Unfortunately, according...

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The Perfect Weight Lifting Split

So we’re here to finally break the secret behind the perfect weight lifting split. The split that all of the pros use to bust through all of their plateaus and grow continuously. Secret: There is no...

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How To Survive The Holidays With Your Gains Intact

So you’ve worked hard in the gym all year building muscle, getting shredded, and generally being awesome. Now comes the most stressful time of the year for a gym rat, and that’s the holiday season....

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4 Ways To Build Bigger Biceps

All lifters want bigger biceps. They’re the first muscle group that is seen and judged, so you want them looking their best. Here are 4 ways you can build bigger biceps: 1. Train biceps after a rest...

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Obesity In Adolescence

We all know that obesity in adolescence is on the rise and has been for more than a decade. It truly is an epidemic, and there has been much conversation and debate over the best way to contain and...

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The Effects Of Whey Protein

Believe it or not we have heard doubts as to the effectiveness of whey protein in bodybuilders. The problem historically has been the inability to test the effects, since each person has a different...

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Wearable Fitness Monitors

Wearable fitness monitors are all the rage these days, but their long term costs and benefits have yet to be studied. Well the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston set out to change that in...

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Optimum Serious Mass

That time of year has come. It’s bulking season. Time to put on the sweatshirts and coats and hibernate until April. What a great time to put on some weight, build some muscle, and go beast mode before...

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Drinking too much water can lead to Hyponatremia in runners

Most runners try to hydrate as much as possible before and during their races thinking that there is no such thing as “too much”. A new release from the Loyola University Health System says otherwise,...

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Sunshine delays onset of obesity in overfed mice

According to research by the University of Edinburgh, mice that were fed a high fat diet showed fewer symptoms of obesity such as weight gain and insulin resistance when exposed to a moderate UV light....

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Research Suggests Metabolism Has Direct Link To Protein Intake

New Research from the Obesity Society and first reported by Science Daily suggests that high protein diets are directly linked to an increased metabolism, and that metabolism can not be trained to...

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How To Stay Fit While You Travel

So you’re making good gains in your workout plan, sticking to your routine when suddenly you have a reason to go out of town. Be it for vacation, work, or holidays, the stress and lack of routine while...

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The 5 Common Pitfalls of Losing Weight

Losing weight is a challenging task for most people. Your body naturally resists losing fat, so it becomes a constant uphill battle. Even worse yet, you can find many examples of misleading information...

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5 Reasons You’re Not Making Gains

Reason 1: Taxing your CNS too often When you’re trying your hardest to continually be making gains it is tempting to go all out all of the time at the gym. The harder you go the quicker you’ll make...

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7 MORE Secrets To Build Muscle

If you’re trying to build muscle you must make a plan, then execute your plan. Learn some of the more important pointers to use when planning ahead so you can reach your goals faster: 1. Tweak your...

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The 7 Secrets of Growing Muscle

There are no secrets to growing muscle. Yes, I know that conflicts with the title of this article. Let’s just call it the “7 principles of growing muscle”. Either way, here is what you need to know: 1....

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Protein Bars

Protein bars are a convenient way to add more protein into your day to help you build more muscle. We want to share our recipe for protein bars, so try it and let us know what you think! I know what...

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Protein Shake Recipes

If you’ve spent a good amount of time on your bodybuilding regimen, you’ve probably had, I don’t know, about a billion protein shakes. Yes, they do taste good and they’re great for building muscle, but...

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