Weight Training Advice and Tips

If you want to increase your strength as well as your muscle size, there's probably no better way to do it than with a 5X5 workout routine. Provided you know the right way to go about it...

Proper use of periodization in your training will enable you to make consistent long-term gains without ever plateauing again. Here's what you need to know.

Want to know how to get really big arms? This article will show you how in four simple steps.

The upper/lower body split routine is by far the best way to build muscle for anyone past the beginner stage. Find out the facts here.

Throughout my own personal fitness journey, and through observing and coaching others, I have noticed seven common gym mistakes that can be hard to identify but simple to fix!

Training for the older guy - how to build muscle, get strong and stay in great shape in your 40's, 50's, 60's and beyond.

Learn why squats are an important exercise that can benefit men or women, young or old, seasoned athletes or couch potatoes.

If you want to put on a large amount of muscle in as short a time as possible, a full-body workout routine is the best way to do it, provided you know how to set it up in the right way.

The opposing muscle groups workout routine is one of the very best training methods for building massive muscle size quickly. Find out the facts here...

If you want to build muscle and increase strength you don't necessarily have to work out with weights. Bodyweight exercises can be just as effective. Here are the top 7 of them.

Hardstyle and Girevoy Sport are the two main styles of training in the kettlebell world. The broadest way to categorize them is that Girevoy Sport focuses on endurance, while Hardstyle focuses on power.

If you haven't been making the sort of gains you were hoping for in the gym there's probably a simple reason for that. So here are the 12 most common reasons why you may not be gaining muscle...

Contrary to popular belief, how big or firm your butt is is not based on genetics alone. Exercise and nutrition play important roles as well.

Arm workouts tend to focus on the biceps and triceps. The lower arms are often overlooked because your forearm muscles do not move your arms. After testing different lower arm exercises I started doing a wrist roller forearm workout once a day for 30 days. See my results.

The Stronglifts 5x5 workout routine is one of the most popular strength training programs around. But does it work, and is it the right routine for you? Find out here.

Do you need to do 100 push ups a day to see results? For this challenge the challenge is not to see how many you can do. The challenge is to build muscle by doing 10 push ups a day. Instead of increasing the number of reps I switched to more difficult variations.