If you’re new to training, working out, and eating right, it’s easy to think that you should be following a fat-free diet to lose weight, build muscle, or shred fat. Just take a trip to the grocery store and pay attention to the food packages. And you’re bound to see low-fat and fat-free on…
Do you want to catch a movie or stay home? Soup or salad? Legs on Monday and Chest on Wednesday? If you don’t really care and shrug your shoulders, you can thank your traps for that. Developing this diamond-shaped muscle group helps give your body that V-shaped look by developing your upper back…
How often do you go out to eat? If you’re ultra-busy between work, school, and family responsibilities, dining out might be a regular thing. Is that so bad? Maybe. Maybe not. It’s possible to hit the drive-thru or eat at a restaurant, stay within your daily calorie limit, and get the right portion…
You wake up in the morning and toss back a high-sugar energy drink and some pastries. After all, you’re logging three to five 30-plus-minute cardio sessions a week, on top of lifting. That should be enough to burn off those extra calories. Right? At lunchtime, you have a spinach and chicken salad, which seems like…
You’ve got more than 640 muscles in your body, and the largest muscle gets the least amount of exercise for most people. Your glutes deserve better. Think about this. The average person spends 60 percent of their waking hours sitting. That’s an average of 9 hours a day spent at a desk job,…
If you’re serious about losing weight, building muscle, or completing your own transformation, there’s one piece of equipment you need to be using. And it might not be what you think. A set of free weights and a bench? If you’re thinking that’s the best equipment to get results, that at least deserves a…
Ever show up to the gym with tight muscles? Or spend the day after a tough workout complaining about muscle soreness? In most cases, a little muscle soreness is a good sign that you’re working hard when you’re in the gym. Your pecs are tight after chest day. You feel a burn in…
If you could see inside the mind of the young Arnold Schwarzenegger in the middle of a two-a-day chest workout, what do you think would be playing across the video screen in his brain? Here’s a hint. From a very early age, Schwarzenegger had a vision for what he wanted his life to look…
You step on the scale, pull on a pair of pants, or look in the mirror and realize you weigh more than you should. Now what? If you’re like the 70 percent of adults in the U.S. who are overweight or obese, going on a diet seems like the smart thing to do. Right?…
Ever wonder how much protein you really need to build muscle? If you ask Dr. Google for advice on this topic, you’ll unfortunately get a long list of different answers. A few will point you in the right direction for how much protein you need as an athlete or maybe a bodybuilder. …