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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 Jeff Bayer |
Free Weights vs. Machines Would you be better off using the Smith machine or free weights to perform your squats? Both forms of equipment have some benefits and some drawbacks; the key is to figure out which one is right for you. |
AskMen.com December 28, 2000 Ian Lee |
Misconceptions Of Bodybuilding |
AskMen.com Ian Lee |
The 5-Day Workout For someone who wants to achieve quicker results (whether it's for mass or general fitness) and who is willing to spend more time at the gym, the perfect regimen is a 5-day routine. |
AskMen.com March 8, 2001 Ian Lee |
Bodybuilding Q&A An hour after my workouts my muscles just flatten out completely... Could you please suggest exercises for the middle and lower parts of my chest?... Would you have any ideas as to what I could do to pack on sufficient protein?... etc. |
AskMen.com Evan Campbell |
Top 10 Effective Weight Training Tips Whether you've been working out religiously for years or have recently jumped on the workout bandwagon, the following tips will help you reap the maximum results from your weight training sessions. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Arnold Schwarzenegger Workout If you haven't had a chance to pick up his book, here are the basics of the Arnold Schwarzenegger workout to get you started. |
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 Ian Lee |
Easy 3-Day Routine One of the benefits of this 3-day workout is that it can be scheduled on any day of the week depending on your availability and what days you feel like going to the gym. |
AskMen.com Alyssa Shaffer |
6 Muscle Myths Six muscle and fitness myths are expored in this article. |
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 April 5, 2001 Ian Lee |
Bodybuildinng For Beginners The following is a review of some of the fundamentals for a successful weight training routine... |
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 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 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 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 September 6, 2001 Ian Lee |
Break Your Plateau Cycle When you first started bodybuilding, you gained mass, you had your initial growth spurts, but now you just can't seem to gain muscle mass no matter how much you work out. If you have been bodybuilding for a while, you know I'm talking about what every bodybuilder dreads: plateaus... |
AskMen.com Ian Lee |
Working Your Back: Part I Here are little pointers that a beginner and an advanced fitness addict should check when performing a back workout. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
The Truth About Abdominal Training That ever-elusive six-pack is something many men strive to achieve, but many go about this in all the wrong ways. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Prep Your Body For Winter Muscle Building Unless you have a plan you're not going to have anything to show for all your hard work come spring. |
AskMen.com November 2, 2000 Ian Lee |
Sculpt Your Shoulders - Easily Shoulders are a very complex muscle group to train. To simplify your comprehension of these muscles, we will divide this area into three parts: the front deltoids, the side or middle deltoids, and the rear deltoids... |
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Bodybuilding Don't believe everything you hear in the gym's locker room. We expose some common workout myths. |
AskMen.com Ian Lee |
Lifting Weights Burns Fat In general, people will practice cardiovascular activities and forget about weight bearing exercises when it comes to burning fat. |
AskMen.com January 26, 2013 Brendan Brazier |
Gain Muscle With Plant Nutrition Having been a competitive endurance athlete since I was 15, I've found that, once I overcame the initial pitfalls, a plant-based whole-food diet offered several advantages. Among them: I didn't get sick as often, I was able to train harder. |
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 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 Jeff Bayer |
Maximum Muscle Definition In One Week While you aren't going to make dramatic changes in such a short period of time, enhancing your appearance is possible if you follow these steps over the course of a week. |
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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 Jeff Bayer |
Get The Perfect Beach Body If you follow this workout program, you will help increase your muscle strength and get a great-looking upper body that you will be confident to show off during the summer months. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Circuit Training: What Can It Do For You? The purpose of circuit training is to keep you moving by only allowing you to take minimal breaks between exercises. Circuit training works -- for men, as well as women -- because it causes you to keep pushing your body aerobically, while still challenging your strength. |
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 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 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 October 8, 2015 Anthony Yeung |
Build A Bigger Chest Add an inch to your chest in 29 days with this. |
AskMen.com January 28, 2013 Vince Del Monte |
Shoulder Stability The shoulder joint is a "ball and socket"-type joint and is meant to produce a wide range of upper body movements and mobility. Because of its extreme mobility, the shoulder joint is sometimes more prone to becoming injured during heavy lifts. |
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 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 January 10, 2002 Ian Lee |
Develop Your Strength No one is created equal. Some guys are born with the body of an Adonis, while others are more genetically challenged. Whichever boat you're in, it's essential that you accept your body the way it is before you start exercising. Work with it instead of against it... |
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 Jeff Bayer |
How Fitness Theories Have Evolved - Part II In the first part of this article, the author addressed several theories that have evolved over time. This article explores a few more. |
AskMen.com October 19, 2000 Ian Lee |
Lift Heavier Weights In 3 Months Many of our readers expressed their anger in regards to lifting the same puny weights every time they perform their weightlifting routines. We feature a strength-training program designed to increase power and mass in a mere 3 months... |
AskMen.com John Romaniello |
Muscle-Building Tips Whatever your fitness goals are, it is important to structure your program in a way that allows you to meet those goals in the shortest time period possible. |
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. |
AskMen.com Anthony Yeung |
Get Bigger Biceps With A Bodyweight Workout Want to add an inch to your arms? Here's how to do it without ever picking up a weight. |
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Muscles Will a few beers with the guys after work affect your muscles? And once you build them up, how can you keep them? Let our experts answer your questions. |
AskMen.com October 2, 2015 Michael De Medeiros |
Muscle Occlusion Training This is the fanciest way to get bigger arms and you'll want to try it. |
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 Anthony Yeung |
Best Ways To Lose Weight Focus on your diet and lift heavy. That way, you'll not only drop the extra weight, but also build a better-looking physique. |
AskMen.com Pete Sisco |
5 Effective Chest & Arm Workouts |
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. |