Everybody knows that the best weight lifting routines to build muscle is one that is based on compound exercises. Time and time again, it is shown that compounds exercises are the best and fastest way in gaining massive strength and muscle size for almost everybody.  Compound exercises uses multiple joints with free weights, which means maximum muscle stimulation, extremely high nervous system re... more.

Hypertrophy-Specific Training, better known as HST, is a training philosophy based on the science of efficient muscular growth. Hypertrophy itself means "growth and increase of the size of muscle cells." The idea behind this training philosophy first began in a sports laboratory where research on specific stimuli and mechanisms that affect muscle cell hypertrophy was conducted. If you’d like to... more.

As you progress through your workouts, it is always good to throw something in there to change up your routine a bit and confuse your muscles. When you're feeling low on intensity, I highly suggest you try to do supersets and dropsets. These two workout technique will increase the intensity of your workouts and will make you stronger as well as bigger since you will keep your body guessing and gro... more.

You know the old saying "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"? Well, there is a reason why that has long been considered words of wisdom. In the gym, I cannot stress how important preventing injuries is, especially when most of us don't expect or think we're going to get injured weight lifting. No one goes to the gym planning to get injured, but the truth is that injuries can and do so... more.

In the first article of the series we attacked hardcore dieting and how to gain maximum mass without maximum fat gains. There are two more pieces to this puzzle, training and cycles. This article is going to focus on the aspects of hardcore training, the type of training that goes along with all those calories you have been eating. Off-season is the time we hit the heavy weights, a return to the b... more.

We all know everybody loves to give advice about weight lifting and bodybuilding, even when half of those people have never stepped into the gym before. Some of my cousins who don't have any interest, or ever actually read a bodybuilding article, would love to tell me their "advice" on lifting - I'm sure most of you guys have been through that. With all those advice, even some of us who take great... more.

For many guys, the chest area is the one stubborn and lacking body part that just doesn't seem to grow. I know this was particularly true for me as the rest of my body seemed to get bigger, whereas my chest was almost unresponsive. Even worse, some of us may have unevenly developed chests, with for example, the lower chest being fully developed and the upper chest being nonexistent. You might... more.

If you're a hardgainer, chances are you have narrow and slanted shoulders, making you look weak and "un-manly." If you ever notice in movies or in even real life, the alpha male heroes and leaders almost always have a set of wide and broad shoulders. Look at cartoon superheroes, historical depictions of great leaders, or statues of Greek gods. From the past to the present, society has deemed that ... more.

If you are getting frustrated because you are not getting the results that you want or that you think you deserve, then these 5 tips may help you fix your problem. The beauty of weight lifting is that it is so technical and scientific, yet it is also based so much on passion and determination. Thus these two issues come up often when people are failing to meet their strength or size goals and they... more.

The deadlift should be the single most important exercise for skinny hardgainers trying to gain weight. Simply put, there is no other exercise that works out more muscles in one movement than the deadlift. It is so simple, hardcore and beneficial, I'm amazed how so many skinny guys who are trying to get big completely ignore this exercise.  If you don't have this exercise in your workout routine... more.

The 5x5 workout is an easy-to-adapt and  time-tested routine that is ideal for both beginners and advanced lifters alike to gain maximum amount of size as efficiently and fast as possible. The 5x5 routine is pretty simple. As the name states, it is five reps and five sets of each exercise. You get a 60 to 90-second rest break between each set and a 2 to 3 minute break between each exercise. ... more.