Chris Barakat is a competitive bodybuilder, educator, and researcher who truly walks the talk.

Don’t skip the gym and don’t fix what isn't broken.

Add practical application for implementing various loading strategies into your hypertrophy program.

The addition of a band anchored behind you allows you to keep tension on the muscle throughout the entire range.

Assuming that building strength and muscle ranks highly among your training priorities, then you may be interested to learn about ascending reps.

Our latest podcast tackles sustainable self-development, building habits that translate into training success, and the fitness journey of hypertropy influencer Abel Csabai.

Don’t worry about your precious muscle. The body is wicked smart and resilient, and it will adapt accordingly.

More stimulus equals more gains.

You can get more out of your strength training by understanding how to change the speed of your reps and using pauses, otherwise known as tempo training.

Every repetition is an opportunity to get better.

Don't sabotage your gains with poor nutrition.

Biceps matter, and not just for aesthetics.

A correctly designed program with all the right exercises and sets and reps is only half the story. The other half is the effort you put in.

You may have the desire to impress others with your summer guns, but all that is overrated.

Here are the top 5 foods for gaining muscle mass.

To build a balanced, strong, injury-proof physique you need to do some unilateral training.

When you need to add some size to your frame as fast as possible.