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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 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 |
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 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 March 3, 2005 Jim Carpentier |
7 Weight-Training Methods To Break Plateaus Methods that have been used in the weightlifting world for several years and are guaranteed to help you escape that rut, overcome future plateaus, and energize your workouts. |
AskMen.com John Romaniello |
Drop Sets For Strength In part one of this article, I introduced a technique called Mechanical Advantage Drop Sets. Also known as MADS, this is a type of drop set in which the variable is not the weight but the exercises you perform with that weight. |
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 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 October 17, 2015 Travis Pollen |
Reaching Your Muscular Potential Reaching your muscular potential. |
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 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 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 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 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 |
5 Moves For A Strong Back We're confident that you'll find the following five moves for a strong back beneficial. |
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 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 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 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 August 28, 2015 Anthony Yeung |
Exercise Tweaks Transform your workouts with these game-changing exercise tweaks. |
AskMen.com March 22, 2001 Ian Lee |
Get Ripped Muscles For Spring Trim down in time for summer. |
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 Ian Lee |
Starting an Exercise Program A few pointers on what to look for when exercising and starting an exercise program. |
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 April 4, 2002 Ian Lee |
Schwarzenegger's Workout Routine Because so many guys want to know how Ah-nuld did it, I've decided to recap his bodybuilding tips, principles and routines to help any aspiring or veteran bodybuilder learn from the best... |
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 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 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 November 15, 2001 Ian Lee |
Exercises You're Omitting We all have our favorite exercises at the gym. It is human nature to stick with whatever provides good results and is easy to perform, but some exercises are ignored when they should be used routinely... |
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 Pete Sisco |
5 Effective Chest & Arm Workouts |
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 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 |
Steps To Take When You Plateau The big mistake guys make is that they keep training the same way despite their lack of results, hoping that the scale will start to move again. |
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 |
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 January 24, 2002 Ian Lee |
A Gut-Busting 6-Week Routine If you're due for a change in routine, you might want to consider the following gut-busting routine. I've been following it religiously for nearly a month now and the results are staggering... |
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 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 |
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 Jeff Bayer |
Preventive Exercises With age comes the increased chance of injury. Exercise can help when it comes to injury prevention. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Super Slow Sets A lot of men look to super slow sets when toying around with creating a new strength-training regimen. The idea is that by applying tension over a greater duration of time, you will spark new muscle growth that you were unable to achieve with your regular training rate. |
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 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 October 5, 2000 Ian Lee |
Tone Up For Rock Hard Triceps Don't get me wrong; building bicep muscles does contribute to achieving huge arms, but it is even more crucial to build your triceps in order to get big and well-defined arms... |
AskMen.com July 26, 2001 Ian Lee |
Bodybuilding Mistakes To Avoid Here's a list of 10 common bodybuilding errors you should be wary of. Even if some of these examples seem ridiculously obvious, take a few minutes of your time to read up and make sure these bad habits are permanently lashed out of your training routine... |
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 Jeff Bayer |
Exercise Ball Movements For Six-Pack Abs Here are the best exercise ball movements for six-pack abs. |
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 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. |