The best way to build up muscle isn’t necessarily the way you’ve learned. Even professionals who have been working out for decades might have everything wrong.

Common belief is that the fastest way to build muscle is to exercise often, doing several sets of each exercise, and train your upper body and your legs on alternating days. But not-so-new research on the part of Arthur Jones, with… Continue reading

It’s true that your genetics have a lot to do with your natural metabolism, and how easily you gain and lose both fat and muscle. Your genetics aren’t the whole story, though. You can actually alter your metabolism in a number of different ways, using two main methods, one of which can actually result in fast weight loss… Continue reading

The problem with many weight loss tips is that they actually lead you in the opposite direction of where you want to be. They may make you thinner, but some will require crash dieting that deprives your body of vital nutrients, while others will tell you that you should be working out constantly, which… Continue reading

Anyone who is seriously committed to physical fitness knows how important scheduling and habitual consistency are when it comes to working out. But with all the time it takes to exercise, it’s difficult to maintain an active lifestyle while also conducting business (or having fun) while traveling.

Some hotels have nice full gyms… Continue reading

Protein bars are the most convenient protein supplement because they’re spill-proof, extremely portable, and compact. But they’re typically much more expensive than protein powder and also usually less protein-dense. Are the benefits of this popular type of supplement for building muscle worth the drawbacks, or do the cons outweigh the pros?

This question posed by our readers doesn’t have any one definitive answer, but that doesn’t mean we… Continue reading | 2 Comments

To be successful at body sculpting, you will need to choose the best combination of a healthy, balanced diet for losing fat and an effective fitness program for building muscle. Truly sculpting your body is not easy — it requires hard work, perseverance, and plenty of self-discipline. That said, no matter what age… Continue reading | 1 Comment

To build muscle up the right way, forget most of what you’ve seen in books and on TV from professional bodybuilders. Their routines for building muscle won’t work for you because their bodies are much different from yours–physically, and probably genetically too. Obviously you shouldn’t start out with as much weight as the #1 international strongman, so why would you try his exact same muscle building diet and… Continue reading

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