What is Caffeine? Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid compound that has been used for thousands of years due to its stimulating properties. It can be found in coffee, tea, and other plant-based foods/drinks. Just to gain a bit of perspective, it may be helpful to realize that a freshly brewed…
Contrary to popular belief, testosterone is not the most anabolic hormone in the body. That title belongs to insulin. However, insulin can drive two very different types of growth. Since the hormone signals for general tissue growth, it is responsible both for driving muscle gain AND fat gain. Obviously, one effect…
We have all seen lifters who have been working out for decades and struggle to find new, innovative ways to break through plateaus and drive new muscle growth. Even younger bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts have found themselves growing bored of coming in and performing the same lifts for the same…
Alright, let’s all be honest with each other for a minute. It’s no secret that most trainees tend to focus on their biceps during arm workouts. More curls, more girls, right? Wrong. If you want to build a serious set of pipes, you need to make sure that you have…
As far as most trainees are concerned, the chest can be trained from three angles: incline, flat, and decline. They will tell you training at an incline trains the upper chest, training on a flat bench works the middle chest, and training on a decline works the lower chest and…
To succeed in any serious athletic endeavor, whether it’s to build an immaculate physique or perform at a high level, we need to develop proper habits and stick to them religiously! Whether it deals with our weight training, cardio, or diet, we need to develop our game plans and execute…
While it is generally agreed upon that proper nutrition is of great importance in any training regimen, it’s no secret that there is an astounding amount of misinformation and mythology being disseminated regarding nutrition and how one should be programming diets in order to yield desirable athletic outcomes. At the…
It is no secret that nutrient timing will affect the amount of muscle you are able to pack on throughout your career. Proper nutrition does not only encompass making smart food selections, but also refers to timing these food selections appropriately in order to induce desirable bodily responses. Many conventional…
