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AskMen.com October 2, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Getting Back To The Gym What time is it? It's time to get back to the gym after your too-long absence. And when you return to the gym after a long absence, it's important to pay special attention to a few things. |
AskMen.com April 5, 2001 Ian Lee |
Bodybuildinng For Beginners The following is a review of some of the fundamentals for a successful weight training routine... |
AskMen.com Ian Lee |
The 5-Day Workout For someone who wants to achieve quicker results (whether it's for mass or general fitness) and who is willing to spend more time at the gym, the perfect regimen is a 5-day routine. |
AskMen.com February 8, 2004 Evan Campbell |
Top 10: Tips For A Great Workout If your workouts have been lagging lately, it might be because you're forgetting one of the key aspects of a great workout. So before hitting the gym again, read on and make sure that all the elements are in place for you to get the most out of your workout. |
AskMen.com August 7, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Top 12 Ways To Improve Your Workouts It's amazing how knowing one or two little workout tricks can energize a stale routine. Your next trip to the gym will be filled with enthusiasm once you know you'll be using a new technique to squeeze more muscle building efficiency out of each exercise. |
AskMen.com December 11, 2003 Pete Sisco |
3 Secrets To Explosive Workouts No two strength workouts should ever be exactly the same. Every exercise should involve a higher intensity of muscular output than the time before. That means you should always be reaching new personal records of heavier weight, more reps or an extra set. |
AskMen.com May 16, 2002 Pete Sisco |
Train Less & Develop Bigger Muscles Want to know what the #1 mistake made by people lifting weights is? This single mistake inevitably causes long training plateaus and frustration that saps their motivation needlessly. It's training with the wrong frequency... |
AskMen.com December 28, 2000 Ian Lee |
Misconceptions Of Bodybuilding |
AskMen.com June 12, 2003 Pete Sisco |
4 Ways To Stay Motivated The greatest workout routine in the world is useless if you don't have the motivation to actually follow through with it. Here are some tips to help you avoid the pitfalls that lead to a lack of motivation, missed workouts and stalled progress. |
AskMen.com October 31, 2002 Pete Sisco |
3 Common Bodybuilding Myths: Part II Myth #1: You need high reps for definition and low reps for mass... Myth #2: New muscle gains diminish after 48 hours... Myth #3: For best results, you need to train "instinctively" |
AskMen.com April 3, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Training When You're Over 40 There's no good reason to deplete ourselves by performing more exercise than necessary to achieve our goals. |
AskMen.com Jim Carpentier |
11 Excuses For Not Training & Solutions You say you want to get in shape and start training, but you never get around to it? Here are some solutions for those so-called "reasons" you give yourself (and others) for not working out. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Shock Your Muscles With Supersets One of the biggest reasons you reach a plateau in your workout is that you are doing the same thing over and over again. Surprise your system with "supersets." |
AskMen.com May 15, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Set A Personal Record In Any Exercise Personal progress provides its own motivation. Few things in the gym provide more positive feedback and personal motivation than setting a personal record on a favorite exercise. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Specialization Routines After you develop a weightlifting base, you can start looking into specialization routines that will really zero in on one or two particular body parts. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Training To The Limit Advanced trainees who push themselves to the verge of overreaching can show significant benefits when the method is used wisely. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Free Weights vs. Machines Would you be better off using the Smith machine or free weights to perform your squats? Both forms of equipment have some benefits and some drawbacks; the key is to figure out which one is right for you. |
AskMen.com November 16, 2000 Ian Lee |
Cardio Exercises, Gaining Body Mass & More Best cardiovascular exercise for weight loss and making body firmer... Do sit-ups really help abs?... The misconception that lifting weights will make them big and muscular... Work out before or after eating... |
AskMen.com October 19, 2000 Ian Lee |
Lift Heavier Weights In 3 Months Many of our readers expressed their anger in regards to lifting the same puny weights every time they perform their weightlifting routines. We feature a strength-training program designed to increase power and mass in a mere 3 months... |
AskMen.com September 19, 2002 Pete Sisco |
Build More Muscle In Less Time For the guy who wants maximum results with minimum time invested, an ultra-brief but ultra-intense workout will be performed about as often as he gets a haircut. Anything more is just lifting weights as a busy work hobby. |
AskMen.com October 30, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Getting Back To The Gym After Injury If your doctor has cleared you to return to the gym and begin lifting weights, here are some very useful tips that will help you avoid re-injury and minimize the discomfort of getting back into the shape you were in before. |
AskMen.com March 8, 2001 Ian Lee |
Bodybuilding Q&A An hour after my workouts my muscles just flatten out completely... Could you please suggest exercises for the middle and lower parts of my chest?... Would you have any ideas as to what I could do to pack on sufficient protein?... etc. |
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Muscle Growth Hacks You should follow these 6 muscle growth hacks in order to get the same results with minimal effort and in the smallest amount of time -- while keeping your body and muscles healthy and safe. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Bodybuilding Myths Take note of these common body-building myths and truths so that you can integrate the positive ones into your workout and avoid letting the negative myths hurt you. |
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Bodybuilding Don't believe everything you hear in the gym's locker room. We expose some common workout myths. |
AskMen.com May 2, 2002 Pete Sisco |
Gain Muscle & Avoid Injury There are simple ways to avoid injury and one of them can effectively build muscle simultaneously... |
AskMen.com August 8, 2002 Pete Sisco |
Add One Inch To Your Arms In 3 Workouts Every guy wants bigger arms. There really is no body part that says "big and powerful" as clearly and obviously as a big pair of python arms. |
AskMen.com February 5, 2004 Tamar Schreibman |
9 Cardinal Sins Of Weightlifting We're always being told what we should be doing at the gym: go faster, harder, slower; use a medicine ball; buy a band; and the list goes on. But perhaps more important are the things we shouldn't do during a workout. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Twice A Day Workouts Twice a day workouts mean better results because they free up more days during the week where you will have total rest. |
AskMen.com October 17, 2015 Travis Pollen |
Reaching Your Muscular Potential Reaching your muscular potential. |
AskMen.com September 6, 2001 Ian Lee |
Break Your Plateau Cycle When you first started bodybuilding, you gained mass, you had your initial growth spurts, but now you just can't seem to gain muscle mass no matter how much you work out. If you have been bodybuilding for a while, you know I'm talking about what every bodybuilder dreads: plateaus... |
AskMen.com Ian Lee |
10 Rules For Building Mass Follow Chris Cormier's 10 basic mass building rules when training to gain real mass. |
AskMen.com Pete Sisco |
Precision Training - What's Your Power Factor? High intensity and progressive overload, the two indispensable conditions of muscular hypertrophy, can be measured mathematically. |
AskMen.com January 25, 2001 Ian Lee |
Leg Workout: Part I Glutes and Quadriceps Have you ever felt drained, dizzy or even nauseous after an intense weight training session? Well guess what? You should experience one of these symptoms each and every time you properly work out your legs... |
AskMen.com Chris Barnhart |
The Basics Of Bulking Up If you're going to step into the weight room to build a body that flaunts the unnatural abundance of these times, these are the only two rules you need to know. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Arnold Schwarzenegger Workout If you haven't had a chance to pick up his book, here are the basics of the Arnold Schwarzenegger workout to get you started. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Get Back Into Your Fitness Routine TIme away from the gym can actually work to your advantage -- if you're smart about it and know how to get back into your fitness routine once you're ready. |
AskMen.com Evan Campbell |
Top 10 Effective Weight Training Tips Whether you've been working out religiously for years or have recently jumped on the workout bandwagon, the following tips will help you reap the maximum results from your weight training sessions. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Common Fitness Myths Make sure you are not falling for these workout myths, or you will likely see your progression begin to slow -- and could even set yourself up for injury. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Celebrity Workout: Edward Norton Get a body like Edward Norton's in American History X. |
AskMen.com Jim Carpentier |
5 Ways to Avoid Overtraining Train, yes; overtrain. no. Overtraining can prevent muscle growth, break down your immune system, leading to colds, flu and other ailments, and make you more prone to injuries such as tendinitis and strains. Here are five ways to avoid overtraining and promote strength and size gains. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Circuit Training: What Can It Do For You? The purpose of circuit training is to keep you moving by only allowing you to take minimal breaks between exercises. Circuit training works -- for men, as well as women -- because it causes you to keep pushing your body aerobically, while still challenging your strength. |
AskMen.com February 8, 2001 Ian Lee |
Leg Workout: Part II Hamstrings & Calves In the first part of our leg blasting routine, we covered exercises to help build your glutes and quadricep muscles. In this second part, you'll learn how to develop two more important parts of your legs: the hamstrings and calves... |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Weight Training Without Weights Can it be done? You bet. With a variety of body-weight and plyometric exercises available, you can create a very effective workout that's short on time, but high on results. |
AskMen.com August 21, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Train Efficiently, Build More Muscle All you have to do to gain muscle mass is make sure that you lift more weight per minute than you did the last time. Even if that maximum stimulus lasts only five seconds, it will trigger growth in the muscle. |
AskMen.com February 6, 2003 Pete Sisco |
Heavy vs. Light Workouts Ever been in the gym and heard someone say, "I'm taking it easy today; yesterday was my 'heavy' day"? Those words point to a plethora of misconceptions and false premises that thwart maximum muscle growth and can even lead to a loss of strength and mass. |
AskMen.com March 20, 2003 Pete Sisco |
The Essential Bodybuilding Glossary An essential guide to the most commonly used terms in the gym. Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with them, and you'll feel more comfortable and competent whilst working out. After all, knowledge is power. |
AskMen.com November 9, 2015 K. Aleisha Fetters |
Quick Workout Fixes Ten ways to get more out of your workout. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Building Bigger Calves Building bigger calves is certainly possible if you take the right training approach. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Prep Your Body For Winter Muscle Building Unless you have a plan you're not going to have anything to show for all your hard work come spring. |