For years, we’ve been told that eating every 2-3 hours is the best way to build muscle and gain weight. However, there are claims that eating too frequently could actually impair gains in muscle mass. The idea is that eating too often has the potential to slow muscle growth by “desensitizing” muscle tissue to further […]
Core Conditioning: How to Build a Core of Steel
If you want to improve your core conditioning, but you’re not quite sure how to go about it, this page will show you how. You’ve read a lot about how important it is to have a strong core. But you’ve come across plenty of different opinions about the best way to get one. Some say […]
How Often Should You Train Each Muscle Group?
Some say that for best results, you should work each muscle group as often as three times per week. Others will tell you that training a muscle group more than once a week constitutes overtraining. If you want to build muscle and get strong, which approach works best? There’s no universally “correct” training frequency that […]
What’s The Minimum Amount Of Exercise You Need To Stay In Shape?
It’s taken longer than you expected, but you’re finally there. You’ve got more muscle and less fat than ever before. You’ve built a level of conditioning that would leave the Bionic Man feeling in need of an upgrade. But there’s a problem. You feel tired. Burned out. The thought of training 5-6 days a week […]
Strength Training For Cyclists: Will It Make You Faster?
Some say that cyclists have no business at all lifting weights. Cycling relies mainly on cardiovascular fitness, they say, and there’s absolutely no need to be strong. Strength training represents wasted time that could be much better spent on the bike, and is therefore completely pointless. Others claim that strength training will transform you into […]
Body by Science: Random Thoughts about HIT and Muscle Growth
Body by Science. Does it work? That’s the question posed by one Muscle Evo reader this week. “I’m currently following the Body by Science program,” he wrote. “It’s a HIT program that involves training each muscle group once a week, doing five exercises in total. The reps are very slow, and you only do one […]
