mind muscle connection

A Matter of Tension: Hacking the Mind Muscle Connection for Bigger, More Defined Muscles in 10 minutes or Less

Here’s the situation: You’ve been working out for a while and you’ve made some decent progress- but you’re still not satisfied. Overall, things are looking pretty good, but there’s one or two muscles that seem to be lagging behind. When you look in the mirror, that’s all you notice. You want to look in the…

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The Best Cardio for Strength, Mass, and Fat Loss

The word cardio is pure blasphemy! It’s a touchy topic often looked at as a practice where your gains go to die. The internet is filled with endless memes and pictures of jacked dudes telling you not to do cardio because you will lose all of your gains. Some are afraid to lose strength or…

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muscle growth

5 Strategies to Supercharge Muscle Growth

Working in the field of fitness and nutrition isn’t always a picnic with sunshine and lollipops. When I’m out meeting new people and the discussion of careers comes up, I often like to say I’m employed as a professional pecan farmer. Using that line is always a great ice breaker and instantly I rival “the…

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building muscle on a vegetarian diet

Building Muscle on a Vegetarian Diet

Chicken breast and broccoli. That’s the quickest food route to being the bro with the biggest biceps, right? Sure – if you’re ok with eating lots of meat.   But what if you aren’t? What if it’s important to you to avoid harming animals? What if you care just as much about Bambi as you…

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bodybuilding physique

Exploiting the Bodybuilding Physique

Take a look at the following physiques. Do they inspire you? Do you want to become just like them? With all due respect to Markus Rühl and Jay Cutler, most people, even those that go to the gym, are repulsed by them. They may be big and lean, but they’re unattractive – unaesthetic, as bodybuilders…

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