Squat The Key Lift

The squat has been labeled a monster by the Journal of American Medical Association (Aug. 1961) and by Prof. Karl Klein of the University of [...]

10 Common Bodybuilding Mistakes that Grind Progress to a Halt

Let’s say you want to stop growing. Maybe you don’t want to buy bigger clothes or you’ve become leery of the increased attention your constantly [...]

Training Myths: Gain Muscle and Lose Fat by Learning the Truth

Ireland has its leprechauns, Scotland its Loch Ness monster, the Himalayas its Yeti. Every culture has its folklore. And the fitness culture is no different.
Despite [...]

Some Ideas About Muscle Gain

First, and foremost, I think that the two most misunderstood and difficult concepts in strength training are 1. fat loss and 2. muscle gain.
The same [...]

Carbs: Eight Eating Tips For Max Gains

Carb confusion is completely out of control. Many well-intentioned but deluded bodybuilders actually believe that one lone bagel will undermine months of dieting.
The plain truth [...]

Doug Hepburn: The Two Hands Curl

The Two Hands Curl, by Doug Hepburn (1952)
Among the half-dozen of so exercises in which I have always been particularly interested, is the two hands [...]

Complete Development of the Trapezius Muscles

Complete Development of the Trapezius Muscles
by Barton Horvath
(1947)
While body building and training with weights is not particularly difficult to learn, as in any other enterprise [...]

Steroids and Training Volume

Steroids and Training Volume
Reprinted from Training for Mass, Second Edition

The following is a Muscle and Brawn exclusive, adapted from Gordon LaVelle’s book, Training for Mass, [...]

A Straightforward Gaining Program

A Straightforward Gaining Program
by Michael Caravalho
The quest for ultimate muscularity is achieved by a combination of various routines throughout the span of many years. NO [...]

Powerlifting: How It All Started

Powerlifting: How It All Started
by Peary Rader (1983)
Part One
There has been a great deal of confusion relating to this sport of powerlifting. The conflict which [...]

How I Developed my Pulling Power

How I Developed my Pulling Power by Paul Anderson
Just as in the press, when I found I only pressing was not enough to develop my [...]

10 Bulk Routines That Work

10 Bulk Routines That Work by Fred R. Howell (1974)
Somehow in the past few weeks the word leaked out that I had at least a [...]

Bob Hoffman’s Simplified System of Barbell Training

Bob Hoffman’s Simplified System of Barbell Training
This is a copy of the original book, in graphic format. Click on an image to view a larger [...]