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Signs and Symptoms of Low Zinc Low zinc wrecks your testosterone levels, but that's only the beginning. Here's what to watch out for. Relying on the RDI (Recommended Dietary Intake) system is tricky business. The RDI provides guidelines for nutrient intake. The problem? The system only aims to...

Bad Sleep, Creatine, and Cognitive Enhancement Have a bad night of sleep? Use this common supplement instead of caffeine to perform better mentally the next day. Thirty percent of people can't make decisions, can't concentrate, can't solve problems, and can't even cope with life's everyday...

Eat More, Get Ripped Is calorie balance less important than calorie turnover? Here's what you need to know. You probably know someone who's lean and muscular and has maintained that impressive body for years. Hopefully, you are that person. But if not, what can you guess about this perpetually...

How Your Life Will Change When You Start Working Out If you knew these seven things about lifting or bodybuilding beforehand, would you even bother walking into a gym? Take a look. All of us who lift weights or bodybuild know things, painful things, about lifting that we normally don't share...

Keep Making Gains Like When You Were Younger Everything most young coaches tell you about over-40 training is wrong. Here's why and what to do instead. Pretend for a second that you're an aging professional athlete. Your joints are a little achier than those of your younger teammates and your...

13 Exercises You Need Can't spend a ton of time in the gym? Build a physique that looks like you do. Make these exercises a priority. Some people love to spend hours in the gym. Others want to earn a built physique without putting in any extra time doing it. Luckily, it's possible to do fast and...

by Stuart McRobert How to Know If You're Sabotaging Yourself To gain serious size, stop standing in your own way. Take this bodybuilding test to see if you're on the right path. The Ultimate Bodybuilding Checklist Can you check everything off this list? Think of it like an assessment. It’ll help...

How to Train Smarter and Rest Harder Gains stalled? Not progressing like you should be? It may not be your workout. It may be your rest days... or lack thereof. Here's why. Build More Muscle on Off Days The way you handle your off days can greatly affect your ability to build muscle and get...

by Christian Thibaudeau A Complete 12-Week Plan This advanced program will build rapid strength and add mass to your entire body. Here's how to do it. Clusters are my favorite method to increase strength as fast as possible. They're powerful, but because they're so neurologically demanding you...

by Christian Thibaudeau This single exercise will make you look more powerful and scary-looking in just a short amount of time. Here’s how to do it. One Lift to Rule Them All I’ve devoted my life to building muscle – on myself and on others – for 17 years. And in all those years I’ve only...

Want to build pure brute strength? How about unadulterated muscular size? Maybe both? Here are the best set/rep schemes for your goal. People always want a cut and dry answer to this question, but it’s not that simple. There’s no one “best” set/rep scheme, regardless of your goal. But there are...

by John Berardi, PhD Remembering the Forgotten Ingredients Losing fat and building muscle takes more than just training and dieting. Here’s what you need to know. Nowadays, when a guy gets interested in bodybuilding, body transformation, or building size and strength, all he has to do is pop...

Simple Things That Lead to Success What daily habit have you adopted that’s helped you to get healthier, build muscle or get leaner? The benefits of cold water immersion have been known for eons. But it wasn’t until the recent popularity of “The Iceman” Wim Hof that chilling out in freezing...

Powerful Posterior Chain Exercises Whether you're working around an injury, need a break from deadlifting, or just hate the deadlift for some reason, try these proven alternatives. Yes, the deadlift is a great exercise. It's possibly the best all-round lift for strength. But if it's no longer...