Muscle Building Articles

When it comes to building a massive chest, these 3 exercises are key to have in your workout program. Learn which ones they are and start using them today!

If there's anyone that knows muscle it's 8x Mr. Olympia winner Lee Haney, and these 10 crucial tips are his most important pieces of advice to anyone looking to build a solid body!

The shoulders are the most widely used upper body muscle. This article takes a look at shoulder anatomy and provides five effective workouts to help improve gains today.

Tired of grinding it out in the gym with the same old uninspired training splits and set/rep schemes? Try cluster training, and start packing on some muscle mass.

If you want to grow your shoulders, it's going to be extremely beneficial for you to achieve a pump during your shoulder workouts. Try out these 5 tips!

When you're new to lifting, you want to get huge right away. But many new trainees make these common mistakes. Learn how to build size the right way!

Most arm training workouts are inefficient and stuffed with too much volume. Learn how to improve your bicep and tricep sessions with these 5 easy to understand arm building tips.

Take your bicep development to the next level with this simple but potent tip from Cory Gregory. Get your twist on during incline dumbbell curls and build bigger arms.

Natural bodybuilder Brad Borland lays out a beginner training program, and talks about the effectiveness of the creatine/beta-alanine stack.

Say goodbye to your skinny legs forever with this ultimate guide to building massive legs. This guide covers exercise selection for the quads & hamstrings.

If you're an advanced lifter but still doing straight sets, you're missing out on mass. Learn how ascending loading helps you build muscle faster.

Which press variation is the king of pec builders? In this article Brad Borland compares incline and flat bench presses, and helps you to decide which is right for your goals.

Bored with barbell and dumbbell curls? Author James Chan shows you how to train your biceps for bigger gains using 4 non-isolation and unconventional exercises.

Dustin Elliott provides you with information and exercises that help you to get the broad shoulders, wide lats and thick arms of a bodybuilder.

Build a big, wide, and muscular chest with these 6 simple movements. Sprinkle them into your chest workouts and experience the gains for yourself!

Westside Barbell alumni, Nick Showman, busts any myths about the Westside training style with this program template. Check it out and shatter your PRs!

A few words from the wise. Brad Borland takes a look back at his early bodybuilding years and shares a few things he would change if he could do it all over again.

Do you even lift, bro? Yes, yes and yes! Well if you do, then you'll know all the answers to these lifting questions. If not, you're missing out on all kinds of gains.

A 10 part muscle building super series. Part 4 focuses on building the forearms, and includes forearm anatomy, exercises and workouts for every need.

Have you hit a plateau in your bicep muscle growth? It might be time to implement some new training hacks - check out these 7 advanced strategies.

It's bulking season which is the best time of the year to make gains. Before you start your bulk, you should read these 5 tips to make sure it's successful.

Shoulder pain should not be the norm. Learn why your shoulders hurt and what you can do to remedy this issue. This feature includes a sample superset warmup workout

Does cardio impact the muscle building process, or is this a myth? Learn about the 3 forms of cardio: HIIT, LISS and MISS, which is best, and how much you should do.

A 10 part muscle building super series. Part 10 focuses on bicep building, and includes bicep anatomy, exercises and workouts for every need.

Sure, glutes are important for aesthetic appeal, but do you know the real purpose behind training them? Find out the benefits & proper ways to train glutes!

A clear divide between those who believe failure is the only way, and those who oppose the idea of failure being the definition of hard work leaves the question: to fail or not to fail?

You head the myths before: weight lifting stunts growth, women who lift get bulky, higher reps are better for toning. Set aside the nonsense and find out the real truth.

Lifting hard isn't good enough. Cliff Wilson shows you how to maximize your muscle building with proper pre and post-workout nutrition and supplementation.

Most people only train their muscles once per week. New research shows that training more frequently might provide more room for growth. Learn more here!

Don't let your progress at the gym plateau, switch up your routine with this effective workout that's guaranteed to push you to your limits!

Rest Pause Drop Training takes the benefits of both rest-pause and drop sets and combines them into one mega set that's designed to deliver results.

Limited time to workout? No problem. Don't quit the gym and destroy your momentum. This article shows you how to make gains in only 1-2 hours each week.

Training at home and having a hard time improving your exercise form? Here are 7 practical tips to help get you on track and hitting your goals.

Sprinting seems easy right? It's actually a pretty common exercise to mess up. Read this article & learn how to properly use sprinting in your own workouts.

Forget bench press Monday. It's time for titanic traps and monster back Tuesday. These 8 back workout tips will help you bring up your lats, traps, rear delts and more.

Learn chest anatomy and function, and build the upper, middle and lower chest with these 5 amazing workout routines from Betancourt's Alex Stewart.

As your summer shred comes to an end, you may be switching to a bulking mindset. Before you start you should check out this post-summer lean bulking guide!

Are your forearms feeling (and looking) neglected? Learn how to perform these three exercises that will give you massive, powerful forearms.

This article packs a punch. 150 of the best muscle building tips, including specific information on workouts, exercises, nutrition and supplementation.

You've got a goal to build lean muscle mass, and we've got experts to help you. 33 experts to be exact. Check out their most important tips in this article.

Gaining 35lbs naturally takes quite a while...unless you're willing to eat 800g of carbs and train for 3 hours daily. Alex Hormozi decided to try it out for himself and the results are astounding.

Maintain your good health, and improve your workouts, nutrition, recovery and sleep with these tips for fellow "road dogs" by competitive powerlifter Nick Ludlow.

Build more muscle by learning about muscle fibers, the physiology of muscle growth, and hypertrophy training parameters. Article includes a sample 10x3 workout.

Don't get caught in that muscle building plateau and lose out on the chance to make even more gains. Address these 5 things and right the ship today.

Taking a break from the iron? You can still blast your triceps with these bodyweight moves that use minimal equipment. Perfect for travel and home gyms!

Have puny calves, and undecided about which exercise is best for packing on size? Brad Borland analyzes both movements and helps you to decide which is best.

You hear a lot of crazy and conflicting information in the muscle building and fitness realm. The following article will help you separate fact from fiction.

Drew Stewart arms teens you with information on training, diet and supplements, so you get on the right path as quickly as possible.

If you're like most guys, you want to maximize your testosterone levels. Follow these 6 tips and you'll promote and preserve your T-levels naturally!

Do magazine headlines and tips from fitness gurus leave you scratching your head? Be wary of these BS muscle "facts" that everyone thinks are true.