Hypertrophy Training

The first time I came across the idea of high frequency training was back in the mid 2000s, when I read an article by a guy called Chad Waterbury. Waterbury’s basic idea was that the more often you train a muscle, the faster it’ll grow. At the time, there wasn’t a great deal of research […]

Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most famous bodybuilders of all time. He inspired a lot of people to take up weight training, and there are always lots of questions about what he did to build his physique, whether he took rest days, how much cardio he did, how much rest he took between sets, […]

You’ve probably come across the claim that certain exercises, the deadlift in particular, increase your testosterone levels, which in turn will lead to a faster rate of muscle growth. It would be great if it were true, but it isn’t. In fact, the size and duration of any post-workout increase in testosterone is too small […]

Do deadlifts work your back? Yes. As a compound lift, the deadlift works the muscles in your back and a lot more besides. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that deadlifts should be done on back day. Nor does it mean that deadlifts can replace exercises like rows, pulldowns or pull-ups. Today, I want to explain […]

You’ve been training hard for several months, but your thighs don’t seem to be getting any bigger. You must be doing something wrong, you think to yourself, but you’re not quite sure what that something is. Today, I want to show you 10 reasons why your leg muscles aren’t growing as quickly as you’d like.  […]

To a lot of people, doing a cardio workout the day after training your legs makes no sense at all. After a bout of heavy squatting, you may well find it difficult to walk down the stairs. The idea of getting on a treadmill to go for a run sounds completely outrageous. Training your legs, […]