A bulking workout plan is a time-honored method for adding a significant amount of muscle mass to your frame. It involves training hard and heavy, and eating plenty of food. While the aim of bulking is to increase muscle size, some fat gain is unavoidable. That doesn’t mean bulking season is an excuse to get…
Dorian Yates is a legend of modern bodybuilding. Not only was “The Shadow” enormously muscular, but he was also ripped to the bone. Yates won Mr. Olympia six times and is widely regarded as one of the best pro bodybuilders in history. Yates retired from competition in 1997, mainly because of injury. He actually won…
The biggest knock on resistance bands is after a certain point, they’re useless for building strength. They only come so thick and they only stretch so far before the band breaks. As opposed to the barbell where you can keep on adding plates. But using them for accessory exercises will help improve your lifting numbers…
Whether you want to build massive legs, increase your lower body strength, or improve your leg power for sports, squats can help. There are lots of different types of squats, including front squats, Zercher squats, overhead squats, goblet squats, pistol squats, and Bulgarian split squats, but many lifters favor the classic barbell back squat. …
See you later, spring fever! Warm weather and longer days are finally here, which means we are entering into the long-awaited season of outdoor activities and fitness training but on the flip side this also means a greater potential for getting injured. Now, before you spring into your favorite sport with full-force, keep in mind,…
Take a look around your gym. Check out the muscle size and strength of your fellow exercisers. Now cast your mind back a year. How many of them are significantly bigger or stronger today than they were 12 months ago? It’s a good bet that most of them haven’t changed at all. All those workouts,…
Ask most bodybuilders what their favorite body part is to train, and a lot of them will tell you it’s their chest. After all, who DOESN’T love that feeling of pumped-up pecs?! Ask those same bodybuilders what their favorite chest exercise and many of them will tell you it’s the bench press. However, as popular…
Unless you use a specific training system, your workouts are probably built around a concept called straight sets. That means you do several sets with the same weight, usually aiming to do the same number of reps per set. Each set is separated with a rest period, such as 60-90 seconds. An example of straight…
Almost every bodybuilder knows how important trapezius training is for sculpting the ultimate back. Well-developed traps make you look powerful, and mountainous traps are even visible from the front. But the traps are more than just a good-looking muscle group; they’re also crucial for the proper function and health of your shoulders. Keep doing shrugs…
While some lifters are trying to find new ways to train and build muscle, smarter athletes know to go with what works. The classic moves are still as effective today as they were in the early days of bodybuilding. One of those movements is the seated dumbbell press. FLEX Social Media Director David Baye took…