building muscle

5 Reasons You’re Not Building Muscle

Ask yourself a few simple questions and you can easily assess if you are on your way to building muscle. Are you more focused on what’s happening on the TV at your gym than your next set? You are not building muscle. Reading a book or magazine while training? You are not building muscle. Scrolling…

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strength for muscle growth

7 Rules to Build Strength and Size

Being jacked is awesome. Out of all the things we can achieve in life, building a big and muscular physique is definitely one of the most rewarding. But, you know what’s even better than being jacked? Being STRONG and jacked. Looking like you can lift is impressive. But being able to lift is not only…

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mind muscle connection

A Matter of Tension: Hacking the Mind Muscle Connection for Bigger, More Defined Muscles in 10 minutes or Less

Here’s the situation: You’ve been working out for a while and you’ve made some decent progress- but you’re still not satisfied. Overall, things are looking pretty good, but there’s one or two muscles that seem to be lagging behind. When you look in the mirror, that’s all you notice. You want to look in the…

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best cardio

The Best Cardio for Strength, Mass, and Fat Loss

The word cardio is pure blasphemy! It’s a touchy topic often looked at as a practice where your gains go to die. The internet is filled with endless memes and pictures of jacked dudes telling you not to do cardio because you will lose all of your gains. Some are afraid to lose strength or…

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muscle growth

5 Strategies to Supercharge Muscle Growth

Working in the field of fitness and nutrition isn’t always a picnic with sunshine and lollipops. When I’m out meeting new people and the discussion of careers comes up, I often like to say I’m employed as a professional pecan farmer. Using that line is always a great ice breaker and instantly I rival “the…

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