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How to Become a Trainer/Coach to the World's Most Elite Athletes
Dr. Michael Camp is a highly accredited and recognized physical therapist and performance enhancement specialist. He graduated from the University of Maryland, with a Bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and a minor in exercise physiology. Upon graduation, he went to Osteopathic Medical School, then cha...
Pro Tip: How to Accomplish All of Your Goals
A lot of people are never going to get to where they want to be because they spend all of their time complaining about where they are. "I'm so fat but I don't want to train today because it is too hot outside." "I'm so skinny but I don't want to squat today because it is too cold outside." "I'm so o...
The Gym Is War: Prepare Your Mental Game
Cogito Ergo Sum: I think therefore I am. These words of wisdom were originally dropped by the philosopher René Descartes at the turn of the 17th century. And through the ages, they have stood the test of time as a to-the-point representation of the power of the human mind. Though Descartes didn’t sh...
Gym Success: Overcoming The Hidden Headaches That Hold You Back
You are being judged I’m sure many of you are familiar with the (somewhat cliché) adage that it’s what’s on the inside that counts, but, love it or hate it, we live in a society that places much emphasis on superficial characteristics. Heck, we have competitions (ala bodybuilding, fitness, bikini, e...
Body Transformation: Graeme McKillop Body Transformation
Lifestyle Prior To Change What was your lifestyle prior to your transformation? Previously to my change, I was no different than your average kid with the exception of being somewhat gifted with strength. I ate relatively healthy for a 15 year old, I didn’t drink much soda, but I did enjoy my sweets...
Body Transformation: Francis Dumali Body Transformation
Lifestyle Prior To Change What was your lifestyle prior to your transformation? I work as a personal trainer staying healthy and fit when something happened to me that had a huge effect on my life. I found myself not motivated to do anything at all. I still trained from time to time but my mind was...
The Fireworks Show: 14 Explosive Motivational Instagram Physiques
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Body Transformation: Fiona Mackenzie Body Transformation
Lifestyle Prior To Change Rather depressed. I knew I had great muscle under all the excess, as I was lifting some decent weight in the gym, but just wasn’t able to stick to the diet to reveal all my efforts, for whatever reason. It was as shocking pre-transformation to look in the mirror and not rec...
The Evolution Of Bodybuilding; An Interview With Author Gordon LaVelle
Gordon LaVelle is a former competitive bodybuilder with more than a quarter-century of weight-training experience. He's an author of books and articles about weight training and other fitness-related topics, and holds a BA in Philosophy from the University of California at Santa Barbara. His new boo...
Does Marijuana Use Affect Your Workouts? 21 Experts Respond
As of writing this piece, 10 states in the U.S. have legalized marijuana for recreational use. Another 23 states have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes. And surely, more states will adopt or alter their current marijuana laws as time goes on. This is of great importance because as pot becom...
Do Your Workouts Scare You? If Not, You Might Want to Read This
One of the main keys in life is growth. If you are not experiencing growth then you are either declining or remaining stagnant. Last time I checked no one who chose those options ever accomplished anything of value. When it comes to your physique, growth is of the utmost importance. Your strength, m...
New Year, Same Dad Bod - Breaking the Mold in 2016
This article is being published in February for a specific reason: I deplore fitness articles geared towards the New Year resolutionists in January. The true test of a person’s perseverance comes after the initial onslaught of spring break motivation dies out and they realize that working out requi...
Depression And Exercise: 10 Tips To Stay Motivated And Strong
With the dark and cold months upon us, I figured it might a good time to write a quick piece on the subject of depression, or seasonal affective disorder and how training and diet might be helpful in overcoming those illnesses. As someone who has battled with mild, and not so mild depression over th...
Body Transformation: Denise Batalha Body Transformation
Lifestyle Prior To Change My lifestyle before the change was rather sedentary, mainly due to not working and being clinically depressed. Not only had my weight fluctuated after high school, but after having dropped out of college, I gradually gained during those few years. My day literally was bei...
Body Transformation: Deana Jones Body Transformation
Lifestyle Prior To Change What was your lifestyle prior to your transformation? Tired, achy, making poor food choices. What was your low point or turning point? I filed for divorce. Were there any unique challenges or circumstances that made your transformation particularly difficult? At one point i...
Body Transformation: Dayle “TwoWalks” Medley Body Transformation
Lifestyle Prior To Change Let’s just say that I led a pretty exciting and physically demanding life until I was 30. During that time I had more than a couple of injuries that began to slow me down. When I was in my mid 30’s, the doctors told me that I should not lift anything heavy or stand for more...
Body Transformation: David McKillop Transformation Story
Lifestyle Prior To Change I had originally went from 120 pounds to around 160 before I started my bulk to 175. After this I had decided to cut my bodyfat with my ending weight being 150 pounds at 6% bodyfat. What was your lifestyle prior to your transformation? Prior to my change, my lifestyle wa...
Exclusive Video: A Day in the Life of Kai Greene
It's only five weeks before the 2016 Arnold Classic, but Kai Greene has more on his plate than just training. Although Kai may look like he spends all day in the gym, he spends most of his day running his business. We wanted to see what a day in the life of Kai Greene was really like, so we followed...
A Day in the Life of IFBB Pro Jason Poston
Muscle & Strength traveled to Dallas and caught up with IFBB Physique Pro and ProSupps athlete Jason Poston. Jason is fresh off a third place finish at the 2016 Arnold Classic and we tagged along to live out a day in his shoes. A humble figure within the industry, Jason makes the best of his day fro...
Body Transformation: David Cullen Body Transformation
Lifestyle Prior To Change What was your lifestyle prior to your transformation? I trained consistently, I just didn’t eat right at all or do any sort of cardiovascular training. What was your low point or turning point? Myself and my fiancé Danielle had our first child together, our son Alex in Dece...
Body Transformation: Daniel Aipa Lost 43lbs And Entered A Bodybuilding Contest
Lifestyle Prior To Change What was your lifestyle prior to your transformation? I’ve been training since I was in high school but I really got serious about training when I was in college. I played sports since I was a young kid but decided that I was done when I moved to California for college. B...
Body Transformation: Dan Bergstrom Body Transformation
Lifestyle Prior To Change I was always saying that I was “too busy” to workout. I had a new teaching position and I was working on a Masters degree and I was letting both of those things take up all of my time and, more importantly, my energy. Prior to that career change I was a “regular” in the fit...
Body Transformation: Craig Valier Body Transformation
Lifestyle Prior To Change What was your lifestyle prior to your transformation? Back in March 2006 my wife took a picture of me at the beach on spring break that literally made me ill when I looked at it. I was at my all time high weight (238) and was now forced to wear size 40 slacks. Couple that...
A Complete Guide to Finding a Workout Partner
Lifting alone has quite a few benefits. When lifting solo, you have complete control of program choice, load, exercise variation, starting time, etc. Training alone affords you the opportunity to get lost in the “suck” of a session and deeply focus on each movement and muscle fiber involved without...