12 Reps – The Breaking Muscle Digest – Vol. 1, Issue 14
Sorry for the break, we’ve been incredibly busy! Between the site redesign, building the coaching sub-site, setting up the new subscription site for athletes, and
Sorry for the break, we’ve been incredibly busy! Between the site redesign, building the coaching sub-site, setting up the new subscription site for athletes, and
Dr. John Rusin is a physical therapist, but he’s not one of those physical therapists who’s going to tell you not to work too hard
Kettlebells get a bad rap when it comes to building large amounts of muscle. People wrongly believe that because the heaviest kettlebell you can commonly
One of the easiest ways to cut time off your workouts and add a challenging metabolic component to hypertrophy-specific training is by including the intelligent
Hypertrophy Phase One: Week One, Day 1 – Lower Body Heavy 1.MACHINE HAMSTRING CURL [email protected] (2 RAMP UP SETS) 2. BACK SQUAT [email protected] (3 RAMP
I’ve been a big proponent of using long rest intervals for hypertrophy for some time now, and research continues to support this practice. Another common
The muscle growth paradigm for decades has been the hormone hypothesis. This theory holds that chemical messengers like testosterone are what stimulate muscle protein synthesis
In the raging battle and constant confusion over what training protocols work better for strength and size, a recent Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
You want better gains from your workouts. I know you do. We all do. But I promise you, if you aren’t optimizing any of the
Many coaches tout different rep schemes for building strength and muscle, but it can be tough to determine which one is really the most efficient.
Back in the day I believed that Joe Weider invented weight lifting. For people who don’t know who Joe Weider is, shame on you, because
The title says it all. Here’s how you grow a pair of biceps, hamstrings, shoulders, and quads, as well as a good hefty pair of
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