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There are quite a few things that everyone in the fitness industry KNOWS. You have to eat 8 meals per day, consume 400g+ protein per day, do fasted cardio, use heavy weights to bulk up, and light weights wit high reps to tone up… oh wait, those are all BROSCIENCE! Photo Credit: Natalie Minh Photography Don’t get me wrong, bodybuilding and fitness hav[...]

How did you get started with bodybuilding? I was picked on a lot as a kid, more so than the typical nonsense that everyone went through. When I went to school I would fear every day because there were about a dozen people who’s mission in life seemed to be making me feel terrible about myself and embarrassing me. The summer after my freshman year of high [...]

Layne Norton is a Pro Natural Bodybuilder with the IFPA and NGA. Layne has his PhD in Nutritional Sciences with his thesis emphasis in muscle protein metabolism. He is also an accomplished powerlifter holding the AAPF Squat and Deadlift American Records in the 220 lb class at 568 & 700 lbs respectively. Read on as he bridges the gap between science an[...]

I don't usually like to write whole articles about supplements because I believe diet and training to be far more important than any combination of supplements. However there are a few supplements that work, creatine being the most notable of all of them. It is the best selling supplement ever, period. Creatine sales totaled over 100 million dollars in la[...]

In today's bodybuilding culture, extremes have become the norm. It seems every so called guru is coming up with a new extreme diet, supplementation, or extreme workout. It seems everyone is trying to sell you some workout routine with a magic set and rep scheme. Some claim that you should only lift low reps because that is where the most overload occurs[...]

Pre-Contest Dieting: Obviously the most pertinent issue regarding pre-contest preparation is the diet aspect of preparation. It is not enough to just clean up what you eat, it must be far more drastic than that. When you see the winner of a bodybuilding competition onstage, rest assured they tracked their calories, carbs, proteins, fats, and never missed [...]

I've heard so many training theories on abdominals from about every person that has ever touched a weight. In fact, if I gained an once of muscle for every time someone talked about a crackpot method to train abs, I would be accepting the Sandow instead of Ronnie Coleman.  Let's clear a few popular myths up about abs first of all. Ab Myths "You can work a[...]