hypertrophy

What does the phrase “pain-free training” conjure in your mind? Does it bring up images of those colorful dumbbells that are smaller than your hand? Does it include exercises that look more like they ... Continue Reading

There’s a question I sometimes ask those who come to me for advice on their workout programs: Do you want to be big, ugly, and strong, or lean and pretty?  There’s a question I sometimes ... Continue Reading

Many may wonder if muscle mass is simply a by-product of an athletic strength and conditioning program. It is also questioned whether muscle mass is a good thing for athletes. Can excessive mass slow an ... Continue Reading

What do you think of when you hear the term plyometrics? Do thoughts of CrossFitters, track athletes, or football players doing box jumps, high knees, or bounds come to mind? As a staple tool in an ... Continue Reading

You’ve been pounding out curls every day at the gym, trying to build bigger arms. You have noticed some impressive results, but there’s just one problem: your arms aren’t wide enough. When you build ... Continue Reading

It’s funny how rapidly things come and go and then come back around again. Training isn’t any different. When it comes to building quality muscle and strength, the pendulum has swung incessantly from one ... Continue Reading

It’s no wonder that we must continue to search for the latest and greatest methods to build muscle, lose fat, and increase performance. Falsehoods have riddled the fitness industry for decades, despite the ... Continue Reading

The average lifter follows a traditional gym program, which is made up of body part splits that start with chest day every Monday. This style of program was designed with the goal of becoming bigger and ... Continue Reading

So many people entered the new year with good intentions, purchasing their gym memberships and swearing to make a life-long change. But if you’ve set foot in the gym lately, you know that numbers are ... Continue Reading

Attention all skinny guys: You don’t have to remain that way. There are solutions. Stop beating your head against the wall and get busy with the right plan of action; one that will pack on real, solid ... Continue Reading

Sixty years after "The problem of muscle hypertrophy: a review"1 scientists at the University of Missouri decided to revisit the topic4. Their review contrasts the attention paid in exercise ... Continue Reading

Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below ... Continue Reading

If you’ve read anything about building muscle on the Internet or talked to the suspiciously jacked dude at your gym, you’ve undoubtedly been told that all you need to do is “add weight to the ... Continue Reading

Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below ... Continue Reading

Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below ... Continue Reading

Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below ... Continue Reading

You might look like a beast grinding through heavy weight, but you're not doing yourself many favors in the hypertrophy department. Pushing top-end weight with sub-optimal form may help you increase ... Continue Reading

Crawling is all the rage in fitness these days. We're back with another batch of awesome for you to enjoy. We've loaded it up heavily with training programs this week, from gymnastics to special ... Continue Reading

If you don't see content you love, send your requests to: winslow@breakingmuscle.com Featured Article of the Week: The Ultimate 90-Day Bodyweight Training Plan - This plan delivers amazing results in ... Continue Reading

What is pain-free hypertrophy training? It’s exactly what it sounds like. By using advanced training methods, you can achieve both the addition of lean muscle and the reduction of body fat without breaking ... Continue Reading

If you don't see content you love, send your requests to: winslow@breakingmuscle.com Featured Article of the Week: Climb Your Way Up and Heal Your Neglected Shoulders - Crawl and climb, and then climb ... Continue Reading

If you don't see content you love, send your requests to: winslow@breakingmuscle.com Featured Article of the Week: You Don't Need More Training, You Need More Recovery - In simple terms, if we take T ... Continue Reading