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AskMen.com May 16, 2002 Pete Sisco |
Train Less & Develop Bigger Muscles Want to know what the #1 mistake made by people lifting weights is? This single mistake inevitably causes long training plateaus and frustration that saps their motivation needlessly. It's training with the wrong frequency... |
AskMen.com April 3, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Training When You're Over 40 There's no good reason to deplete ourselves by performing more exercise than necessary to achieve our goals. |
AskMen.com May 15, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Set A Personal Record In Any Exercise Personal progress provides its own motivation. Few things in the gym provide more positive feedback and personal motivation than setting a personal record on a favorite exercise. |
AskMen.com December 11, 2003 Pete Sisco |
3 Secrets To Explosive Workouts No two strength workouts should ever be exactly the same. Every exercise should involve a higher intensity of muscular output than the time before. That means you should always be reaching new personal records of heavier weight, more reps or an extra set. |
AskMen.com June 12, 2003 Pete Sisco |
4 Ways To Stay Motivated The greatest workout routine in the world is useless if you don't have the motivation to actually follow through with it. Here are some tips to help you avoid the pitfalls that lead to a lack of motivation, missed workouts and stalled progress. |
AskMen.com October 31, 2002 Pete Sisco |
3 Common Bodybuilding Myths: Part II Myth #1: You need high reps for definition and low reps for mass... Myth #2: New muscle gains diminish after 48 hours... Myth #3: For best results, you need to train "instinctively" |
AskMen.com May 2, 2002 Pete Sisco |
Gain Muscle & Avoid Injury There are simple ways to avoid injury and one of them can effectively build muscle simultaneously... |
AskMen.com March 20, 2003 Pete Sisco |
The Essential Bodybuilding Glossary An essential guide to the most commonly used terms in the gym. Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with them, and you'll feel more comfortable and competent whilst working out. After all, knowledge is power. |
AskMen.com August 22, 2002 Pete Sisco |
Muscle Definition, Workout Plateaus & More Muscle definition, or "getting ripped," refers to having your muscles appear more visibly and dramatically. Muscle definition is a function of two factors: 1) percentage of body fat and 2) muscle size. If you want better definition, you have to work on both elements. |
AskMen.com October 2, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Getting Back To The Gym What time is it? It's time to get back to the gym after your too-long absence. And when you return to the gym after a long absence, it's important to pay special attention to a few things. |
AskMen.com August 7, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Top 12 Ways To Improve Your Workouts It's amazing how knowing one or two little workout tricks can energize a stale routine. Your next trip to the gym will be filled with enthusiasm once you know you'll be using a new technique to squeeze more muscle building efficiency out of each exercise. |
AskMen.com February 6, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Heavy vs. Light Workouts Ever been in the gym and heard someone say, "I'm taking it easy today; yesterday was my 'heavy' day"? Those words point to a plethora of misconceptions and false premises that thwart maximum muscle growth and can even lead to a loss of strength and mass. |
AskMen.com November 14, 2002 Pete Sisco |
The Best Forearm, Chest Exercises & More What are the best forearm exercises?... Is it possible to gain lean muscle mass while losing body fat at the same time?... When I exercise my chest, I don't really feel a burn in my chest area. What's wrong?... etc. |
AskMen.com Pete Sisco |
5 Effective Chest & Arm Workouts |
AskMen.com August 8, 2002 Pete Sisco |
Add One Inch To Your Arms In 3 Workouts Every guy wants bigger arms. There really is no body part that says "big and powerful" as clearly and obviously as a big pair of python arms. |
AskMen.com October 3, 2002 Pete Sisco |
A One-Month Static Contraction Workout The following is a simplified program that will work for everyone, from those who are new to weightlifting to the more experienced lifter. But make no mistake; this method of training quickly ramps up to ultra high intensity and the effects can be startling. |
AskMen.com August 21, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Train Efficiently, Build More Muscle All you have to do to gain muscle mass is make sure that you lift more weight per minute than you did the last time. Even if that maximum stimulus lasts only five seconds, it will trigger growth in the muscle. |
AskMen.com Pete Sisco |
Precision Training - What's Your Power Factor? High intensity and progressive overload, the two indispensable conditions of muscular hypertrophy, can be measured mathematically. |
AskMen.com May 31, 2002 Pete Sisco |
Get Ripped Muscles In 10 Weeks If you're in the gym trying to develop thick, powerful arms or a thick, powerful chest, why are you grinding away for hours? Why not perform the minimum dose of exercise that will deliver the highest possible intensity? |
AskMen.com October 16, 2003 Pete Sisco |
14-Day "Jump Start" Program Here's a great routine that will trigger the muscle growth stimulus in your body, improve your aerobic conditioning, and burn a lot of calories. This program is fun because you'll feel new growth in your chest, arms and legs and, because it's only 14 days, it's easy to stick with. |
AskMen.com September 19, 2002 Pete Sisco |
Build More Muscle In Less Time For the guy who wants maximum results with minimum time invested, an ultra-brief but ultra-intense workout will be performed about as often as he gets a haircut. Anything more is just lifting weights as a busy work hobby. |
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Muscle Growth Hacks You should follow these 6 muscle growth hacks in order to get the same results with minimal effort and in the smallest amount of time -- while keeping your body and muscles healthy and safe. |
AskMen.com Vince Del Monte |
Muscle Contractions One of the biggest misconceptions about lifting centers around the idea of "lifting" weights, when, in fact, muscle contractions do far more for you than that, and effective training has to take this into account. |
AskMen.com August 28, 2015 Anthony Yeung |
Exercise Tweaks Transform your workouts with these game-changing exercise tweaks. |
AskMen.com March 6, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Burn More Fat With Aerobic Exercise Aerobic training and strength training are the yin and yang of the exercise world. They are two fundamentally different concepts that meet in a "harmony of opposites." |
AskMen.com October 30, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Getting Back To The Gym After Injury If your doctor has cleared you to return to the gym and begin lifting weights, here are some very useful tips that will help you avoid re-injury and minimize the discomfort of getting back into the shape you were in before. |
AskMen.com September 5, 2002 Pete Sisco |
Train Your Legs For Bigger Overall Muscles Want a bigger, more powerful chest, biceps and triceps? Want "barn-door lats" and "cannonball delts"? Want "six-pack abs" and "bowling-pin forearms"? Proper high intensity leg training can take all of those muscle groups to the next level. |
AskMen.com John Romaniello |
Training For Size: Part 2 Here are what I consider to be two of the best methods for full-body training. |
AskMen.com September 4, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Top 3 Exercises For Adding Muscle Fast As a general rule, it's the exercises that allow you to lift the most weight. These three exercises use the largest muscles in the body, and I'm going to give you some tips on how to make sure you lift the maximum weight possible without even risking injury. |
AskMen.com July 24, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Does "Cycling" Your Workouts Work? When you understand the false premises underlying this type of training, you'll want to "recycle" it, or just throw it in the trash bin. |
AskMen.com Vince Del Monte |
Why You Don't Need A Gym Membership No gym? No problem - these techniques will show you how to make the most of what you've got, so you have no excuse not to train, anymore. |
AskMen.com October 17, 2002 Pete Sisco |
3 Common Bodybuilding Myths There's a ton of free advice being dispensed in gyms that, if taken as gospel, can really set back your progress. That can lead to the kind of frustration that makes guys think they are "hardgainers" or need to resort to the needle to get the physique they desire. |
AskMen.com January 23, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Work Out With Your Woman Here is the real magic bullet that women are missing by staying on the aerobic mats instead of pumping iron: Body transformation through new muscle growth. |
AskMen.com Jim Carpentier |
11 Excuses For Not Training & Solutions You say you want to get in shape and start training, but you never get around to it? Here are some solutions for those so-called "reasons" you give yourself (and others) for not working out. |
AskMen.com December 12, 2002 Pete Sisco |
One-Minute Workout For Skiers & Snowboarders Whether you're a skier or a snowboarder, I have some good news for you: There is a very easy and effective way to increase muscle strength exactly where you need it most. |
AskMen.com Pete Sisco |
Your 10-Minute Holiday Workout Staying in shape throughout the holiday season is doubly challenging because not only does your normal schedule get disrupted, but offerings of fattening food also become much too hard to resist. |
AskMen.com John Romaniello |
Training For Size: Part 1 When guys attempt to decide on a training program, one of the first questions they ask is: "What's the best set and rep scheme for gaining muscle?" |
AskMen.com May 19, 2014 James Fell |
How To Build A Progressive Weightlifting Program Let's write something up about the basics of weightlifting progression for those who don't think the moon landings were faked. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Specialization Routines After you develop a weightlifting base, you can start looking into specialization routines that will really zero in on one or two particular body parts. |
AskMen.com Jim Carpentier |
Switch To 3 Weekly Total Body Workouts Even if your New Year's resolution to get in shape and transform your physique went south back in February, it's still not too late to maintain or add some serious muscle in time for summer beach and pool outings. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Weight Training Without Weights Can it be done? You bet. With a variety of body-weight and plyometric exercises available, you can create a very effective workout that's short on time, but high on results. |
AskMen.com John Romaniello |
Training For Size: Part 3 Over the last two installments of this series, I have shared some basic and intermediate training protocols with you. |
AskMen.com Jarry Ahmad |
Anatomical Chest Training Here's how to use science to get better chest workout results. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Building Bigger Calves Building bigger calves is certainly possible if you take the right training approach. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Timeless Exercises Some exercises never go out of style, and are so beneficial they should always be included in your program, no matter what your goals are. |
AskMen.com November 13, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Training Opposing Muscle Groups Stretching and strengthening muscles on both sides, sometimes referred to as antagonistic or opposing muscle groups, is of utmost importance. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Shock Your Muscles With Supersets One of the biggest reasons you reach a plateau in your workout is that you are doing the same thing over and over again. Surprise your system with "supersets." |
AskMen.com February 8, 2004 Evan Campbell |
Top 10: Tips For A Great Workout If your workouts have been lagging lately, it might be because you're forgetting one of the key aspects of a great workout. So before hitting the gym again, read on and make sure that all the elements are in place for you to get the most out of your workout. |
AskMen.com John Romaniello |
Drop Sets When you're training to build muscle, you learn quickly that everything works but that nothing works forever. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Build Bigger Shoulders To truly create a muscular image, you will need to focus on increasing the size of your shoulders; doing so will help you develop the tapered V look, which is created by having broad shoulders and a narrow waist. |