Online personal trainers give workout advice via email, By: Gary MatthewsPublished Tuesday, July 26, 2005. By Tara Parker-Pope, The Wall Street Journal For some busy people, the most effective piece of home exercise equipment may be the computer.A slew of...

Best Methods to Help People Lose Weight Online, By: Gary MatthewsPublished in the March 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Deborah Tate’s study lays the groundwork for research on the best methods to help people lose weight online...

A True Champion of Life, By: Adam Baker "A true champion of life is variety of many things. A true champion is not someone who wins the most or looks the best, a true champion is defined by how he/she treats his/her life and the life around them"...

A Canadian Treasure: Future Fitness Star, Sheri Stewart, By: Eric Boser There are many, many beautiful women in this world. Wherever you go you are bound to run into one. Hang out at any bar or club. Attend a sporting event or rock concert. Heck, go to yo...

What is the Glycemic Index?, By: Gary Matthews Over the last 30 years, research into food and blood glucose response has completely changed our carbohydrate classification system. It has been learned that it is impossible to predict the impact on blood gl...

The Absolute Worst Work-Out, By: Nick Nilsson This is a story about a workout that I witnessed somebody perform about 10 years ago in a university gym in Canada. It’s a true story (just ask the ambulance driver!).Now, if you've spent any time in a gym, yo...

Eight Training Mistakes & How to Avoid Them, By: Nick Nilsson To err is human but to learn from my mistakes before you make them yourself is a whole lot easier! It is very important to learn from your mistakes but why even make the mistakes yourself i...

Tom Venuto Talks! - an interview by Jon Benson, By: Tom Venuto JON BENSON INTERVIEWS TOM VENUTO ABOUT SUPPLEMENTS, MEAL REPLACEMENTS, CARDIO, WEIGHT TRAINING, LOSING STUBBORN FAT AND MORE! JB: We’re here today with Tom Venuto. Tom is a trainer and nutriti...

Self Image and Self Sabotage, By: Tom Venuto THE HIDDEN REASON WHY YOU SABOTAGE YOUR DIET AND FITNESS EFFORTS JUST WHEN THE GOING GETS GOOD (AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT)Tell me if this has ever happened to you: You decide you want to improve your body and liv...

Fitness STILL Doesn't Come In a Pill, By: Tom Venuto I get approached with questions in the gym a lot. So much that sometimes I feel like an information vending machine. Comes with the territory, I guess. I really don't mind... usually... unless someone t...

How Bodybuilders And Fitness Competitors Get So Lean, By: Tom Venuto Bodybuilders have discovered a methodology for losing fat. This practice which is known as peaking is not done year round for a reason. Find out what they do during the year and why. The...

Calorie Density for Muscular Immensity!, By: Tom Venuto The secret to packing on pounds of solid muscle mass is simple: For the most part, the types of foods you eat on a muscle-gaining program are the same ones you should eat all the time, whether you w...

Top 50 Things I Learned In 2006, By: Vince DelMonte 1. Pull ups are better than pull downs. Duh. 2. You don't need a training partner to get huge (but it helps). You should be able to pack on your first 20 plus pounds of muscle alone. 3. Bicep curls do no...

The Ultimate Body Transformation Challenge: FAQ, By: Dave DePewWhat is the Ultimate Body Transformation Challenge?A:   The Ultimate Body Transformation Challenge is a 12-week, comprehensive fitness and weight-loss challenge that will change your life...

From Lard To Hard: A 14 Page Guide To Get In Shape!, By: Hugo RiveraMy story begins when I was a teenager that was seriously overweight (80 pounds plus to be accurate), and extremely unhappy with the way I looked. I had dreams of being fit and muscular on...

As you can see from the picture at the top of this page, I wasn't destined to become the bodybuilder that my friends and colleagues now make fun of. Rather, back in 1977, on my "Freshman Trip" at Dartmouth College, I could easily have been ...

How To Get Ripped And Shredded!I feel that the best approach to get ripped is a long term one. However, there are some simple things you can do to drop fat quickly. You primarily get ripped by increasing the amount, duration, or/and intensity of your card...

The Most Important Thing In Your Weight Lifting ProgramThe other day, someone asked me what I thought was the "Most Important Factor" in their weight lifting program. They wanted to know if it was Cardio, Weight Training, or Proper Nutrition. I ...

What Is The Most Anabolic Thing You Can Do?Dear Friend, I belong to a secret iron brotherhood. I've been a member since about 1982. No matter what gym I go to in the world, I can tell who is a member of this secret brotherhood IMMEDIATELY. There are very,...

Why Anabolic Steroids Suck... But It's Not Why You ThinkDear Friend, I have a confession... Bodybuilding is not my #1 passion. Nope. It's music. In fact, I've played guitar professionally (on and off) since the age of 15. Being a musician is just about th...

What About DMSO?By Dennis B. Weis "The Yukon Hercules" For those of us power bodybuilders who lift the heavy iron as a means of acquiring more muscle size, strength, and power, the topic of training injuries to the muscles, tendons, and ligament...

Supplement Performance - Sports Supplement Update: An Interview with Chris Lockwood Pull Quote: “Though protein is vitally important to obtaining a positive net protein balanceand thus, gaining muscle mass, protein isn’t the only nutritional determinant t...

Setting GoalsDear Friend,I hope you had a good holiday season. I, for one, am glad it's over. The end of the holiday season means everything can get back to normal. It also means that now is the time to re-focus and set some new goals for the new year. No...

Are YOU Making This Typical Beginner's Mistake?Dear Friend,Just the other day a friend approached me for help. He has been training for several months (at least six months, I think) with little to no gains. I put him on a routine that he would definitely ...

The Classic Things You Will Do To "Shoot Yourself In The Foot"(Editor’s Note: Anyone who trains seriously should print this article out and memorize it. Charles Staley has been around the block a few times and he knows what mistakes you are goin...

Achieving Bodybuilding Success When it comes to gaining muscle, you can find literally hundreds of articles, opinions and "gurus" who will dish out advice like there's no tomorrow! The truth is that different things work for different people, bu...

The Know How by Don LemmonWe felt we must explain this particular version of dieting in more detail because it is quite different any of the other you have seen. It is called The Know How and was created by Don Lemmon. People have gotten the idea that you...

Settting GoalsDear Friend,I hope you had a good holiday season. I, for one, am glad it's over. The end of the holiday season means everything can get back to normal. It also means that now is the time to re-focus and set some new goals for the new year. N...

Interview With Rob ColacinoDD: Rob, thanks for being with us today. RC: My pleasure. DD: You've had a lot of success with competitive bodybuilding on both the regional and national level. RC: That's right. DD: You've won the NABBA Mr. USA and have also pl...

Reader Tip On Losing FatHere's another great tip from subscriber Dave Beseke. Dave is offering some great advice to Greg who wrote in a few weeks ago about losing body fat.Dan,I have another idea for Greg - this method works for me when I'm trying to lose...

An Easy Diet Secret To Help Maximize Muscle Mass GainsDear Friend,How many times have you heard this?:"You need to eat some protein at least every three hours to keep your body in a positive nitrogen balance to support muscle growth."Or how abou...

Thirty Minutes That Will Change Your LifeDear Friend, Can I take the liberty to speak outside the subject of bodybuilding in this issue? I hope so because there is something my conscience forces me to tell you. Please don't take what I'm about to say ligh...

Leg Day!  To Be Or Not To Be?, By: Eric Broser It was about 10:00 A.M. Sunday morning when my phone began to ring. Doing the very best I could to ignore it, I pulled the covers over my head and let the answering machine pick it up."Hi, this is Eric. ...

Pre-Workout Ramblings From A Dedicated Bodybuilder It’s exactly 5:55pm. I’m sitting in front of my computer, choking down a bowl of tuna. I have a bottle of water beside me and am preparing for my 7pm workout: back and biceps. I don’t particularly enjoy t...

How to Stay Fit Over 40!, By: Robert Dimaggio Two of my colleagues, fitness experts and life success coaches Tom Venuto and Jon Benson, recently collaborated and created an absolute masterpiece e-book, unlike anything that has ever been published befor...

Are You Frequenting the Gym Too Much?, By: Gary Matthews Many studies at universities, conducted around the world have shown clearly that recuperation from strength training requires far more rest time than previously thought.  The latest studies have ind...

Interview With Ron H20 Waterman, By: Ben Tatar at Critical BenchFormer WWE wrestler, Full Contact Fighter, Super Star BodybuilderCAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF? Ron Waterman: I am 37yrs old and have been married to my wonderful wife Jody for 16yrs. We hav...

Damian Osgood Benches 480 Weighing 162, By: Ben Tatar at Critical BenchCRITICAL BENCH: CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF? OSGOOD: I'm 5'2", 165lbs, 19 y/o, born 02-29-84; I have been powerlifting for 5 years. I work as a security office at Franklin ...

Merging HIT and Volume Training: Suggestions for Pre-Contest Bodybuilders, By: Jon Huston The idea for this article came from my personal workouts that I’ve been doing since I began my pre-contest training.  Before I began my diet, I set out certain goals...

Bodybuilding Radio Scores Big Ratings, By: Isaac Hinds  Fans of professional bodybuilding have long craved new ways to quench their appetites for their favorite sport.  In the past, followers of the iron game relied only on a few monthly magazines and a h...

Pre-event Fueling for Peak Performance, By: Jayson Hunter                            Some athletes avoid eating before competition because they think it will cause stomach cramps and nausea.  Unless you eat immediately before your event this is unlikely t...

Horizontal Loading-The Missing Link, By: Tony Reynolds, MS, CSCS, YCS II  One thing my Biomechanics professor repeatedly drilled into my head was to assess, dissect, and comprehend (ADC).  Never move forward until you execute these three steps to lay your...

1. When you first started to lift, what was your main goal in mind?A-My first goal was to be a better athlete and to watch my body change.My father was always a big muscular guy and I wanted to look like him. 2. When you think of the "right way"...

Do Weak Hamstrings Hamstring Your Physique?, By: Daniel Przyojski In this highly competitive age of bodybuilders looking to build the perfect physique, one or two weak body parts can spell the difference between first and fifth place.  Any seasoned compet...