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9 Tips To Help You Reach Your Diet And Exercise Goals
It happens before every summer, and every new year: people will make resolutions to lose weight, eat right, and get healthy. Unfortunately, up to 88% of people fall through on their goals in record time. So how can we make our personal goals stick, and avoid the usual pitfalls? Here are a few tips t...
73 Horrible Workout & Diet Tips
1. Deep squats are bad for your knees. 2. Crunches and sit ups give you six pack abs. 3. You can only train each body part once a week. 4. You must confuse the muscles by changing workouts every 8-12 weeks. 5. Training longer than 60 minutes is catabolic. 6. You need to train more than 3 days per we...
7 Tips To Help You Set Amazing Fitness Goals
Setting goals is the first step in accomplishing any major task. However, depending on what type of goals you set, you could already be setting yourself up for disappointment. Here are a few things I like to keep in mind when setting fitness (or really, any) goals. Reach your goals with these 7...
7 Legit Reasons You Should Never Squat
It has been said countless times that "squats are king." Quite frankly, I am tired of hearing this nonsense. Not only are barbell squats the most dangerous exercise on the planet, but they also don't hold a candle to leg presses for overall leg mass. We all know this. With this reality in mind, let'...
7 Habits of Highly Successful & Motivated Gym-Goers
In 1989, Stephen Covey published what is arguably the greatest self-help book ever published: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. And to close out 2019, I’m going to do my best to put my own spin on the concept for those in the fitness realm. In doing so, I hope to set you up for a lifetime of cons...
7 Apps Every Fitness Enthusiast Should Download
Quick question: How many of you reading this article right now have a cell phone? That would likely be 99% of you. I would guess that over half of the people that see this will be reading on their mobile device. So it goes without saying, the modern cell phone has become an extension of who we are a...
51 Lame Reasons Not To Workout Today
Don't feel like working out today? Feel free to borrow these 51 excuses. 1. My dog ate my workout journal and I can't remember what I did last time. 2. Your cell phone battery is dead, you can't find the charger and it's far too dangerous to journey to the gym. Something might go wrong and you will...
50 Reasons Not To Skip Your Workout Today
1. Because no matter how tired or stressed you feel right now, you will feel better after a workout. 2. You know that you are what you do, and will not allow yourself to become a quitter. 3. You are tired of wearing fat jeans. 4. You are sick of having a flabby stomach. 5. There is no other choice....
50 of the Greatest Physiques of All Time
For generations now, people have been inspired by muscle. One topic of debate that comes up regularly is who would be the best among the best. Here are our 50 that we would put up against anyone. Some are from bodybuilding and others are from other forms of sports and entertainment. And since muscle...
5 Bodybuilding Legends Who Transformed the Way We Work Out
Bodybuilding is like any other sport we watch and are entertained by. As the champions and elite athletes change, so do the way the game or sport is played. Basketball is a great example of this. In the 1980’s, Magic Johnson was the most popular star and the flash of “Showtime” was how everyone trie...
4 Reasons You're a Failure at Building Muscle
There is nothing more frustrating in the iron game than a lack of progress. When you feel as if you are training hard and putting in the time but not seeing the fruits of your labor, it can demoralize even the folks who have extreme mental toughness. The fastest way to change your situation is not t...
365 Day Challenge: Be the Best YOU Can Be
In the fitness game, the most common goals by far are to lose body fat or to "get in shape." The problem is these goals, and others like them, are rarely met or even seriously chased. Every January people flood commercial gyms like moths going toward the light. When a few weeks pass and that person...
35 Best Biceps In History
Arnold Schwarzenegger “When I was 15-years-old, I took off my clothes and looked in the mirror. When I stared at myself naked, I realized that to be perfectly proportioned I would need twenty-inch arms to match the rest of me.” - Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger Bicep Workout Exer...
25 Ways to Stay Motivated for Your Workouts
Anyone that has committed to a long-term fitness goal will tell you that it takes serious dedication, determination, and discipline to be successful. Consistency matters but let’s face facts - There are days that we all just need an extra mental boost or a kick in the butt to get going. For those da...
25 Workout Tips For Over 40 Lifters
Father Time catches up to everyone. Even the best of us can only avoid his presence so long. It is a fact of life that as people age, their health and general lifestyle depreciate. The joints weaken, the muscle mass melts away, and the bones become brittle. For most people, blowing 40 candles out on...
25 Fitness Youtube Channels You Should be Subscribed to
The NBA has NBA TV, NFL has the NFL Network, and all mainstream sports are covered on networks like ESPN. Wouldn’t it be cool if fitness had its own network? It actually does, sort of. Many fitness personalities and brands have their own YouTube channels to inform, inspire, and entertain you, their...
2 Things in Fitness That'll Never Tell You Lies
Many people like to lie. Sometimes the lie is a grand lie and sometimes it is a little white lie. At the end of the day, lies are commonplace. Every single person on the planet is guilty of lying at some point albeit to varying degrees. In the fitness game, these constant lies are ruining what is r...
18 Tips to Make 2018 Your Best Gainz-Making Year Ever!
Happy New Year! A new year has dawned and we’re facing 365 days of open possibilities. It’s a fresh start, right? “This is the year that will be different.” Many have said it but who means it? If you’re one that wants to make 2018 THE year of YOU, then these 18 tips are essential so keep reading....
18 Freaky, Scary-Shredded Physiques From Instagram
Sadik Hadzovic @sadikhadzovic Samantha Paparo @sampaparo Max Philisaire @maxthebody Ulisses Jr. @ulissesworld Sandra Prikker @sandraprikker Sergi Constance @sergiconstance Dickerson Ross @dickersonross Anllela Sagra @anllela_sagra Gerar...
19 Must Read Articles to Help Your 2019 Fitness Goals
We’re a few weeks into 2019 and have felt the presence of all of you with health and fitness related resolutions. Welcome to Muscle & Strength. I hope you’ve found our website helpful so far in achieving your goals. Today, I want to take things a step further and provide you all with 19 articles I t...
11 Big Names In Fitness & Their Awesome Four Legged Friends
Remember that time you spilled protein powder on the counter and proceeded to lick it off because there was gains in that? Who was there watching, neither judging nor asking questions? Who comforted you while you sobbed into a half-gallon of Chunky Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough while watching T...
10 Tips To Help You Reach Your Health & Fitness Goals
As a natural health care professional for the past 17 years, I have helped thousands who have sought 100% physical, emotional, and nutritional health. In order to help you reach your 2014 goals, I will share with you 10 of the most common myths/mistakes that I have experienced. 1. Health comes from...
Offseason Football Training: 10 Tips From NFL Pros
With another Super Bowl in the rearview mirror, the NFL offseason begins to fall into place for the players. Most will take a few weeks off to let their bodies heal after 16 regular season games (and, hopefully for them, playoff games as well) but then start to get back to the gym for their offseaso...
10 Killer Instagram Physiques You've Probably Never Seen
With over 300 million users on Instagram now, it's easy to get lost in the crowd when it comes to trying to show off all the hard work you've been putting in at the gym. We're doing our part and bringing you some of our favorite athletes and gym fanatics that deserve some recognition for their gains...