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: I drink a whey protein shake after workouts, but is there another supplement I can add to it to make it even more valuable for muscle-mass gains? A: If there’s one supplement critical for stimulating muscle-protein synthesis that every bodybuilder should use before and after workouts to maximize muscle growth and strength, it is [...]
Big, round, wide cannonball delts are the mark of a hardcore bodybuilder. To make them huge, pressing some serious poundage is essential. Heavy dumbbell presses are one of the best ways to go for full deltoid development, but if you’re stuck on the 50-pounders, you’ll never get those caps. Sometimes you have to take an [...]
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. [...]
Q: A guy at my gym told me not to waste time training forearms, because you either have them or you don’t. Mine are stubborn, so should I even bother training them? A: You think your forearms are stubborn? You should meet the mule we keep at Haney’s Harvest House! In all seriousness, absolutely train [...]
The premise of the diet is high protein (about 1- 1 1/2 gram per pound), moderate fat (about 1/2 g per lb) and low low carbs (no direct sources of carbs). During this diet, the brain goes into ketosis (it uses ketone bodies for energy, fats) and thus the energy requirements by the body can [...]
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 [...]
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