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by Steve Holman Q: I have trouble feeling my chest working on bench presses. I’m in phase 1 of Jonathan’s X-traordinary Size Surge Workout program, so…

Many of the bodybuilders of the 60’s to put on mass were on the Vince Gironda’s diet of steak, eggs, protein powder mixed with whole cream,…

PROTEIN AND AMINO ACIDS Whey Protein Isolate Promotes Greater Gains Than Casein. Recent research has suggested that ingestion of casein (a slow digesting protein) may have…

It goes like this. I start with two weeks of heavy mass building/strength training to hit my muscles deep, to get that thick density in the…

It seems every bodybuilder has a different opinion on the subject, but it would seem that one can see a trend if looking at geographical background…

Life can certainly throw you some curves. Everything seems fine. You’re training, making progress, getting stronger and feeling healthy. Life is good. Then—Bam! A medical exam,…

Gym myths and weight-training injuries are a never-ending source of material for this column. For example, placement of the shoulder blades: What should you do with…

Charles Poliquin is a legend in the bodybuilding and athletic world, and rightly so. In his quarter-century as a strength coach, Charles has trained enough Olympic…

In Part 1 I explained that, for many bodybuilders, the squat has the potential to be supereffective—but only if it’s performed correctly, which means applying the…

The parallel-grip deadlift is tailor-made for many bodybuilders who don’t squat well. There once was a fellow named Lou, Who weighed a hundred and two; Then…