Muscle Evo

To The Busy Man with No Time to Exercise

You are busy. Stressed. Under pressure. You’d like to go to the gym more often, but with everything that’s going on you just don’t have the time. Obviously, I can’t wave a magic time wand and add an extra day to your week. But what I do have is something that – if you implement […]

I’m a Celebrity, Get Me on Gear

Just the other day, reality TV star Spencer Matthews was kicked out of I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here when he admitted to using anabolic steroids to bulk up for a celebrity boxing match. But he’s certainly not the only “celebrity” who has enjoyed the benefits of a little pharmaceutical assistance. “[PED use […]

Heavy Weights for Big Gains

According to conventional wisdom, training for maximal strength requires low reps (1-5) and heavy weights, while muscle size is best achieved with slightly higher reps (6-12) and lighter weights. There’s more to the story, though, as a recent study by researchers from the University of Central Florida shows. They put a group of 33 resistance-trained […]

The Milo Myth

According to popular legend, Milo of Croton began carrying a young calf on his shoulders each day. The story goes that he would pick the calf up on a daily basis and walk around a large stadium. As the animal grew, Milo also grew stronger. Eventually, he was able to carry a fully-grown bull. All […]

High Reps For Muscle Mass Revisited

Here’s a question for you. Take a group of guys who have been lifting weights for at least a year. Split them into two groups. Get both groups to follow the same training program – bench press, military press, wide grip lat pulldown, seated cable row, squat, leg press and leg extension – three times […]

Citrulline Malate: A Pre-Workout with Promise

Broadly speaking, citrulline malate is an “anti-fatigue” supplement. Much like creatine and beta-alanine, it’s popular mainly with people who want to boost their performance during high-intensity exercise. The supplement itself has been used for a lot longer than people think. In fact, studies going back to the 1970’s show that citrulline malate, in the form […]

My Battle with Demons

True story: For the past 18 months, I have been locked in combat with “dark and demonic forces” trying to derail my progress in the gym. And by “dark and demonic forces,” I am talking about injuries. I’ll be frank – most of these injuries were of my own making. It started when I decided […]

I Was Wrong About That

I have been mistaken about many things over the years. I used to think that high GI foods would put the brakes on fat loss. That training first thing in the morning on an empty stomach would help me lean out a lot more quickly. That interval training was vastly superior to steady state cardio […]

How to Keep Building Muscle After 40

If you want to keep building muscle after 40, but you’re not sure what (if anything) you should be doing differently, this page will show you how. Read a few “fit over 40” articles, and you’d be forgiven for thinking that hitting 40 means immediately trading in your barbells and dumbbells for a mobility scooter […]

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