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Every week over at the Simplyshredded.com Forums we will be getting a new Expert from the bodybuilding industry to answer your questions. Here is a great chance to ask any of these guys questions that you need answering! #2 Josh Hyaduck from Team MuscleTech I'm Josh Hyaduck, a natural bodybuilder getting ready to make my bodybuilding debut at the INBF Univ[...]

You know that Discovery Channel show "Mythbusters" with the bald mustachioed guy and the redheaded dude who subject popular beliefs to scientific rigor? This is sort of like that only with fewer mustaches and more muscles. The Plan We set out to analyze the biggest axioms of bodybuilding training and nutrition to determine which ones can help your physiq[...]

How much protein do you need and when do you need it? If you can answer this question correctly, then mass gains are virtually guaranteed. Keep in mind that protein requirements are fluid, but most people can benefit from a daily consumption of 1 1/2 or even two grams per pound of bodyweight. Here, you'll find some other key components to packing it on wi[...]

For most bodybuilders, pushing through punishing workouts day in and day out is actually the easier part of their regimen. Much harder is sticking with a diet that maintains an anabolic state that is, building muscle for the 22 or 23 hours a day when our bodies are desperately trying to recuperate between workouts. Luckily, nutrition need not be akin to rock[...]

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 requires [...]

Bringing out the shape and striations of the shoulder muscles is a big part of upper-body training, but first you need to make sure you have sufficient delt muscle mass. Here are three tips for adding massive size to the shoulders. Go Heavy Working in the 8-12-rep range is generally the best way to add muscle mass to most bodyparts (the one exception bei[...]

Insulin is one of the body's most anabolic muscle-building hormones. More specifically, it's a hormone released by the pancreas in response to nutrient availability. A meal high in carbohydrates, protein, or both causes a rise in circulating insulin. Insulin acts on its target cells to increase uptake and storage of key muscle-building nutrients. Insulin [...]

Your chest is a paradox. Comprising only one major muscle pair, it would seem to be an easy area to train. Press and flye end of story. But this story is a mystery with unpredictable twists. The pecs are deceptively complex--working them is fraught with pitfalls you'll likely blunder into workout after workout, year after year. This month, we expose those pi[...]

It's complicated. Combining ball-and-socket joints that allow maximum arm mobility, a ribbon of snaking bones and nerves that divide the region down the middle, and a phalanx of big and small muscles spread from your butt to your neck, your back is your most complex bodypart. So it's little wonder that many bodybuilders earn failing grades for training it. A[...]