If you’re looking for some bodyweight back exercises and pull-up alternatives that you can use to build your lats, here are some of my favorites. First up, let’s look at some pull-up alternatives. Pull-up Alternative 1: Lat Pulldowns First up, we have the lat pulldown, which is one of the best lat exercises out there. […]

The other day, I came across an article describing the type of training Josh Brolin did to get jacked for his role as Cable – a time-traveling super soldier from the future – in Deadpool 2. As you can see in the video below, which comes from his Instagram account, Brolin was in pretty good […]

In this post, I’m going to show you a highly effective 4-day push/pull workout routine that you can use to build muscle. Let’s dive right in… What Is a Push/Pull Workout? As the name suggests, a push/pull workout routine involves two different workouts: a push workout and a pull workout. The push workout is focused […]

Today, I’m going to show you nine exercises you can use to get a full body workout in almost anywhere, with very little in the way of equipment. This is not strictly a “no equipment” workout, as it does require the use of some resistance bands, a suspension trainer or access to a local park. […]

Every day, millions of people ask Google some of life’s most pressing questions, big and small. And I’ve taken it upon myself to provide you with the answers. Today, I tackle six of the most popular questions on the subject of bulking diets, and the relative merits of a dirty bulk versus a clean bulk. […]

When they use it for the first time, some people like to “load” with 20-30 grams of creatine each day for the first week. One reason creatine loading is so popular is that it raises creatine levels in the body very quickly. You take 20 grams of creatine per day, typically divided into four 5-gram […]

In this post, I’m going to show you a fast, simple and effective full body dumbbell workout that you can use to build muscle. Let’s dive right in… Back when I started out lifting weights, I had a bench, a barbell, a pull-up bar and a couple of adjustable dumbbells tucked away in the corner […]

Over the years, I’ve met a great many people who understand the “how to” of losing fat and building muscle. But they’re still out of shape and unfit. That’s because they lack, in military parlance, a willingness to embrace the suck. Knowing how to do whatever it is that you want to do is one […]

Drop sets are a highly effective way to build muscle in less time than traditional training. In some studies, subjects gained just as much muscle as they did with straight sets, but with workouts that were 50% shorter. Here’s the lowdown on drop sets — sometimes referred to as descending sets, stripping or running the […]

If you want to know what hypertrophy training is, how it differs from strength training, and what your workouts should look like if you want your muscles to grow as fast as humanly possible, this page will show you. Let’s dive right in. Hypertrophy and How Muscles Grow Take a slice of muscle tissue from […]