In the suffocating sweat sock of Florida’s Pompano Beach, with its heavy hissing midday air, motorists taking to the freeway do so with a dread not unlike that of entering Erebus, that benighted pit stop on the way to Hades; Ahmad Haidar sees that heat-shimmering snake of macadam wiggling its way into the city and [...]
Could you tell us a bit about your background and what got you started into bodybuilding? I was about 12 when my dad introduced me to the weight room. Once he got the train rolling, it didn’t plan on stopping. As I grew older and more knowledgeable about bodybuilding, I realized what advantages a powerful [...]
Dear Fullyflexed, For some reason, my front delts simply aren’t very developed. My middle and rear delts are doing okay, but when I look in the mirror, my shoulders don’t appear as thick and full as I think they should be, and they don’t tie in to my pecs very well. Here’s my shoulder workout. [...]
Shortcuts to packing on new muscle mass and getting ripped to the bone are frequently peddled on late-night TV, but sadly, these feats cannot be accomplished with quick fixes or next-day miracles. You can, however, implement certain dietary practices that, over time, will guarantee your investment in fitness. Yes, getting in your best shape ever [...]
Q: What’s the difference between doing chest pullovers and lat pullovers? Should the exercise be modified depending on which bodypart you’re trying to work? A: You may have noticed that some bodybuilders do pullovers in their chest routines while some do them for their backs. What gives? Well, both the pecs and lats, not to [...]
You’ve undoubtedly tried different programs in search of more size and deeper cuts. You’ve gone high rep, you’ve gone low rep, you’ve pyramided up, you’ve pyramided down–hell, you’d do the freakin’ Hokey Pokey every day if some study somewhere proved that it packed on muscle. One overlooked variable for many bodybuilders, however, is rep speed. [...]
Could you tell us a bit about your background and what got you started into fitness? Chidi Ekebere: My name is Chidi Ekebere. I’m an IFPA professional natural bodybuilder and a self employed professional personal fitness trainer . I have been competing in bodybuilding shows since 2009. I have competed with the NANBF, and I [...]
Opening Arguments Defense Bodybuilders have been doing incline bench presses for decades to bring up the upper chest. Prosecution Research on incline and reverse-grip bench presses suggests that reverse-grip bench presses my be a better upper-pec builder. Evidence Australian researchers reported in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research that when weight-trained subjects performed incline [...]
May be the number one calf-training mistake is picking the wrong parents, because more than any other bodypart, calf size is determined by genetically structured anatomy. Those with high gastrocnemius can suffer thousands of sets and still have “peg legs”; while others, despite never having entered a gym, possess footballs that seem to sprout from [...]
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