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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 Declan Connolly |
Which Muscles Respond Quickest? If you want quick, visible proof of your workout, know which body parts to focus on first. An article about fast twitch versus slow twitch muscle types. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Smash Your Biceps If there's one muscle group on a man that says you workout, it's your biceps. |
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 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 John Romaniello |
Drop Sets When you're training to build muscle, you learn quickly that everything works but that nothing works forever. |
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 Ian Lee |
10 Rules For Building Mass Follow Chris Cormier's 10 basic mass building rules when training to gain real mass. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
12 Tips To Relax Your Muscles The second key component of a great workout is muscle relaxation. |
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 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 Anthony Yeung |
Muscle Fiber Training How to maximize muscle growth by training for your muscle type. |
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 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 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 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 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 Ian Lee |
Starting an Exercise Program A few pointers on what to look for when exercising and starting an exercise program. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Couch Potato Workouts There are plenty of exercises to do right in the comfort of your own home, all while sitting on your couch. It's the perfect way to stay in shape while watching the big game. |
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. |
AskMen.com Alyssa Shaffer |
6 Muscle Myths Six muscle and fitness myths are expored in this article. |
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 January 4, 2016 Eric Bach |
Training Principles To Build An Athletic Body Here are five training principles to build the strong body you've always wanted. |
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 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 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 February 5, 2004 Tamar Schreibman |
9 Cardinal Sins Of Weightlifting We're always being told what we should be doing at the gym: go faster, harder, slower; use a medicine ball; buy a band; and the list goes on. But perhaps more important are the things we shouldn't do during a workout. |
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 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 |
Training To The Limit Advanced trainees who push themselves to the verge of overreaching can show significant benefits when the method is used wisely. |
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 Jeff Bayer |
Essential Leg Training Most guys go to the gym to work their "beach" muscles: their arms, chests and abs. But other muscle groups also need to be included in the workout regime. |
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 June 13, 2002 Pete Sisco |
Strength Training For Boxing & Martial Arts One of the secret keys to incredible punching power is knowing how to train your muscles to deliver huge power in the exact range it's most effective: the last inch. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Building Bigger Calves Building bigger calves is certainly possible if you take the right training approach. |
AskMen.com Jim Bauer |
Body Parts You Never Train If you want to be on top of your game, your workout should include the following strengthening exercises for commonly forgotten body parts. |
AskMen.com Ian Lang |
Lifting To Get Toned Spend less time on the treadmill and more time in the squat rack. |
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 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 Jeff Bayer |
Preventive Exercises With age comes the increased chance of injury. Exercise can help when it comes to injury prevention. |
AskMen.com May 16, 2012 Vince Del Monte |
15-Minute Workout This is a workout designed for individuals seeking maximal muscular development and leanness by trashing all the critical growth fibers in one insane 43-rep set on the same body part. It's called the 16-12-25 workout. Yikes! |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Get Cut Without Getting Huge Here are some guidelines to help you get that coveted "professional swimmer's body," a look not a simple to achieve. |
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 Jeff Bayer |
How Stretching Can Make You Stronger Stretching isn't only a great way to cool down from a workout, but it can actually help make you stronger. |
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 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 Jeff Bayer |
5 Moves For A Strong Back We're confident that you'll find the following five moves for a strong back beneficial. |
AskMen.com October 4, 2001 Ian Lee |
Stretching Can Perfect Your Muscles Most guys ignore stretching because they either think it makes them look like dorks or they don't understand how important and beneficial stretching is, both before and after a workout... |
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 |
Achieving Proper Technique Have a good work out and train smartly. The most common weight training injuries are related to poor exercise technique. |