SHOUD YOU GO heavy with fewer reps, or light with higher reps? It’s a gym debate that’s been raging for decades. Some say heavy loads are the only way to build real size, while others swear that light weights and higher reps are the way for bigger gains. Jeremy...
OLD-SCHOOL BODYBUILDERS will tell you that the most surefire way to build muscle and feel the effects of your effort is the pump. The swollen sensation that comes when your target muscles are engorged with blood is the highlight of training for many meatheads, so much...
OLD SCHOOL BODYBUILDING wisdom often teaches eager exercisers that to build up their bodies, they first need to tear them down. The most common line is that every biceps curl and squat rep you do in a workout will 'rip' or 'tear' your muscles – then your body repairs...
As strange as it sounds, Diego Mercado’s journey towards a crisis began at a cinema in the Bronx when he was 16 years old. Mercado was sitting in a multiplex when he saw a dude rip off his shirt in a Twilight movie. “Like, you see that awesome aesthetic body. Like, oh...
For a certain kind of gym-goer, if there's no pain, there's no gain. The inability to climb stairs for a week after a frenzied squats session incites kudos rather than concern. It hurts because it works, and the longer the soreness lasts, the thinking goes, the more...
Jeremy Ethier aimed to settle the heavy vs light lifting debate
Using this approach will yield more gains than chasing a pump.
A common misconception might be pushing you to go overboard in the gym. Here's what you need to know
Muscle dysmorphia—a psychological disorder marked by an obsessive desire for a jacked physique—is on the rise. Social media is exacerbating the problem, but it may also offer new solutions.
Leg day, arms day and chest day, this study confirms it's not the most effective way to train.
