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Like death and taxes, strength plateaus are inevitable. It doesn't matter if you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced trainee; plateaus are simply part of the training process and must be strategically dealt with. Once you hit a plateau, how you choose to manipulate your sets, reps, and training loads ...
Strength guru Josh Bryant, MFS, CSCS, PES, isn't one of those shapeless, doughy heavyweights that you sometimes associate with powerlifting. He is a heap of well-defined muscle with the strength to match. Josh has helped bodybuilders like Johnny Jackson and Branch Warren build the beasty strength that they are known ...
The alarm clock rings at 6:45am and you're in your office by 8am. You've got forty-five minutes to gather your thoughts and take perspective on your day before your first meeting starts. And that's just the start of another crazy day. You're not getting out of the office by five ...
Goal: Comprehension and efficiency
Target Muscles: Abs
Core training is one of the most debated, and, hence, confusing topics in the fitness world. Ask 10 top-tier strength coaches the best way to train the core muscles, and you'll likely get 10 different answers. What's more, it seems as if the ...
We're not that far removed from the 2012 Olympics that the images of gymnasts should be fully erased from memory. These athletic dynamos tend to boast some of the best physiques in all of sport, with cartoonishly-rounded off shoulders, thick, sinewy arms and powerful legs. The kicker here is that ...
Most people misconstrue mental toughness. Action-hero worship and poorly interpreted male ideals lead many to think that mental toughness is facing every situation without fear and in the absence of pain. When, in truth, mental toughness is exactly the opposite. It's moving forward and taking action in spite of fear ...
Beefy, vascular forearms are the aim of every gym rat. Still, not everyone trains in such a way that they have a great shot at getting them. But even fewer forearm-seekers invest in the proper time or use the right training methods to build a grip that can choke the ...
Have you ever dated a woman for a while and then realized, over time, that the magic was gone? You know what I'm talking about. In the beginning, everything was great, but then maybe you screwed up or she screwed up. Maybe you blamed yourself, and you gave it another ...
Goal: Detail
Bodypart: Abs, Obliques
One move that everyone does when training abs: the crunch.
One move that everyone is sick of: the crunch.
What a tragic duality for this fundamental exercise. While the crunch is ultimately effective at building stronger, better-looking abs, it can be nauseatingly boring for the ...
Warming up for a workout is a mystery to some, and done wrong by many more. A proper warm-up does many things and has a lot of importance, especially as you get older. In this article we'll look at what a great warm-up can do for you, why it is ...
If ever there's a time of the year where the "blahs" set in for a workout warrior, it's autumn.
Sweatshirt and jacket season. Longer work hours. Holiday eating.
I see it all the time in the gyms I visit. (Not my own gym, of course. We're in it to win ...
People can spend enormous amounts of time in the gym trying to add another ten pounds to their bench press. They use crazy accessory lifts, varying rep ranges, and even forced reps. Some of it works, a lot of it doesn't. Today we are going to show you how to ...
Goal: Detail
Bodypart: Lower Lats
When it comes to training back, it's natural to chase that v-taper with a steady diet of wide-grip pulldowns, pull-ups and wide-grip seated rows. But to provide your back true, sinewy size you've also got to bring up those lower lats. The good news is ...
[Editor's Note: Welcome to a new weekly feature here at ProSource.net, Monday Morning Motivation. This new column will kick off your week with fresh ideas for reinvigorating your daily regimen with plateau busters, unusual exercises, and other ways to shake things up and get better results. Let us know what you ...
[Editor's Note: This week we have a special guest at Muscle Mechanics in the person of C.J. Murphy. C.J. is a celebrated training expert and owner of Total Performance Sports Gym & Athletic Training Center in Everett, Massachusetts, a recent recipient of a "Best of Boston 2012" award from Boston ...
[Editor's Note: This week at The Big Picture we welcome a new writer to the ProSource family. Patrick Striet is the owner of FORCE Fitness & Performance LLC, a private fitness training facility in Cincinnati, OH. He has written for
Men's Health, Men's Fitness, elitefts.com, and Livestrong.com. He is also ...
Goal: Detail
Bodypart: Rear Deltoid
Sometimes in the pursuit of a bigger, better physique, we can lose sight of the totality of bodybuilding. Training programs are often directed at adding meat to the money areas like quads, chest and back but all too often, the lowly rear deltoid is lost ...
Goal: Size, Strength

Bodypart: Calves
Quick...look at your calves. You probably don't even realize the face that you just made. That's because most people who are serious about building a stronger, better looking body are likely to express disgust and disappointment when they peek at their calves. Some people think ...
Synergy. Defined by Webster's as a combined effort that results in a total effect greater than the sum of its parts.
You may know it better as that perfect timing when the beautiful blonde you've been stealing glances at on the cardio equipment finishes up her workout and walks by ...
Goal: Size, Strength
Bodypart: Back
When it comes to training back, lifters are quick to brag about repping the entire stack at the pulldown station or rowing a bar full of clanging plates. But how many pull-ups can you do? Five? Ten? It's not a surprise that few people run ...
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