Whether you are a gym oldie or newbie, the following has most likely has happened to you: You hit the weights very hard making all big gains, then all of a sudden your muscles stop responding and become glaringly stagnant. Gains are harder to come by and your workouts lack […]

Hitting plateaus is something that happens to every lifter and it can be very discouraging. Your workouts are stale, and gains come slowly. A plateau is where your body adapts to the present situation and stops producing results. And without making changes to your training, it’s unreasonable to expect much […]

Building muscles require taking sets to failure – the point in a set when you can’t perform another rep with proper form. However, you can increase intensity past this point by using techniques that allow you to work beyond failure. One way to do so is with drop sets. And […]

Strength underlies everything you do in the gym and in the field of sports. That is to say, the stronger you get, the bigger you can get, the harder you can hit, the faster you can run, and even the stronger you become. But whether your strength goals are physique […]

You don’t want to be a going-through-the-motions kind of guy in the gym. The guy that thinks that lifting weights is just about moving a bar from point A to point B and back to point A again. If you’ve gone through the trouble of suiting up for a workout, […]

1. Keep a training log A training log is crucial for giving you a frame of reference and allowing you to look back to see the progress you’ve made. Record all your sets, reps, and exercises, and weight you perform. Seeing the record of your hard work will also inspire […]