In short, yes, they can. However, a crap diet and mediocre training program will certainly decrease the effectiveness of your testosterone booster. And a great training program and a solid diet can both help you build muscle and boost testosterone. Certified strength coach Parker Hyde shows how to maximize your levels with your gym …
Muscle Beach Nutrition-sponsored athlete Andrew Hawkins, aka “The Muscle-Up King,” drew quite the crowd with this workout at the famous Muscle Beach Venice in California. But don’t let his nickname confuse you—this isn’t CrossFit we’ll be doing here. Instead, you’re about to challenge yourself with a combination of beginner calisthenics and weighted isolation moves. …
A few years back, Kris Gethin was a dedicated bodybuilder. Today, the founder of Kaged Muscle supplements is still that—and a whole lot more. In the last couple of years, Gethin has diversified his fitness resume to include both an Ironman and an Ultramarathon, all while keeping up his customary intensity in the gym …
There are many techniques you can use to intensify your workouts. Doing supersets, shortening your rest period, or doing cluster training or ladder sets are perfectly valid ways to make yourself work harder. Dropsets are a particularly effective technique. With dropsets, you perform an exercise set to failure, or just short of failure, but …
When you hang out at legendary Muscle Beach Venice, you’d better have some serious beach muscles on display. Specifically, nothing grabs the attention of star-struck passers-by like a pair of huge, rippling biceps of the sort fashioned by Ike Catcher—a Muscle Beach Nutrition-sponsored athlete—over many years of serious training. “I like having big arms,” …
If you’re training hard or looking to build muscle, be sure to get around 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight, or near the upper end of the recommended range of 1.4 to 2.0 grams per kilogram. No, it doesn’t have to be exact, but even if that’s the only thing you …
When you visit a historic, iconic gym like Muscle Beach Venice, in California, it can be tempting to simply stand along the sidelines and watch. At this gym, unlike anywhere else in the world, athletes are onstage 365 days a year, many doing crazy stunts on the pull-up bars or tossing around weights to earn applause …
Q: Are there any muscles or muscle groups that older lifters need to pay extra or special attention to? This is great question, and no, it’s not an easy one to answer. The most accurate and useful answer will vary from individual to individual, depending on their lifestyle and injury history, of course. For example, […]
It’s exciting to start a leaning-out cycle because you probably have an image in your mind of what the results will look like: a tight, muscular physique, one that enables you to wear whatever you want without worrying about how it fits. How awesome will that be? Then reality sets in. You think about the […]
There are two kinds of people at Muscle Beach Venice: those who are working, and those who are watching. Why isn’t the second group getting in on the action? They’re nervous, they’re intimidated, and they’re just not ready—yet. But with these nine moves, they could be. Looking for your next strength and fitness goal? Get […]
When it comes to burning body fat, diet and cardio are definitely important, but the way you weight train can also have a huge impact on the amount of body fat you drop. There are five main training variables you can manipulate to increase the amount of fat you burn when lifting weights. If you […]
Q: I see conflicting information all over the Internet concerning the ideal range of motion for building muscle. What’s your take? Proper manipulation of resistance-training variables is a key to maximizing muscle development. Although volume, load, and frequency tend to grab all the headlines, one variable that shouldn’t be overlooked is range of motion (ROM). […]
![[IFFB pro] Marco Rivera shortens his rest-pause, drops some weight, and feels the burn.](https://gym2k.com/wp-content/uploads/images/default.jpg)
One of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to hypertrophy (the scientific term for muscle growth) is that the only factor in building bigger muscles is lifting heavier weights—and that one automatically leads to the other. This myth has been perpetuated for decades by the bodybuilding and fitness industries, as well as by bodybuilders themselves. […]
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Q: Is training to failure necessary for muscle development? And if not necessary, is it advisable? This is a timeless gym question, and one that is still the topic of contemporary research. So, before you just ask the biggest guy in the gym (Spoiler alert: he’s going to answer “Of course!”) let’s dig deeper. …
Let's take a trip back in time. How far? Back before the gym was cluttered with dudes with camera crews, and stick figure lifters who strain harder for a selfie than they do during a set of squats.Back then, before the … [Read More...]