With broscience running all over the fitness industry, we came to find out that meal timing and frequency really means nothing these days. You have people following IIFYM (if it fits your macros) as well as the intermittent fasting crowd. Both of which, I am a huge fan of. However, it appears that new research is telling everyone to pump the brakes if you were considering eating a late-night snack or extending your meals late into the night.
Read More »Meal Timing Study Says Don’t Eat at Night?

by Matt Weik

I can’t think of anything more humiliating than calling yourself a bodybuilder and needing to use fake weights in photos and videos to boost your audience and get more fans/likes. I won’t go into naming anyone in particular, but these individuals (both male and female) should honestly be completely embarrassed and ashamed of themselves.
Read More »Fake Weights in Bodybuilding?

by Matt Weik

Everyone wants to be fashionable. Sometimes people create their own style instead of following trends—and that’s perfectly fine. Days of the old man sweatpants and beat up t-shirt are gone. We are in an era where fitness meets fashion. With brands popping up all over, it’s tough to decide who you want to support. Do you go with the tried and true, or do you go with a smaller up and coming brand to suit your apparel needs?
Read More »Do You Have ‘Gym Style’?

by Chris Marzarella, CFT

Let me set the scene: You start an exciting new program and you have a great 8 to 12 weeks of moving upwards in weight, you are starting to see new muscular lines that weren’t there before. You’re as motivated as ever to get to the gym and blast dust. Week 11, 12 and 13 creep around and your strength and “gainz” are in the toilet. You blame it on work or whatever the excuse of the week is for fatigue and your weight increases just stall. You find yourself more tired than ever. Your body aches and you just arent motivated to go to the gym. At all.
Read More »Rest and Recover: Don’t Be Stubborn!

by Anders JP Eskilsson

From an evolutionary standpoint, or in other words, in order to survive, humans are very adaptable to various situations in life, good as well as bad ones. It may include making it through high school even if it means early mornings and being quite bored from time to time, or getting used to a shitty part time job we do from time in order to put food on the table, or liking the neighborhood we chose to live in even if we hate our neighbors – to other bad situations such as being stuck in bad relationships.
Read More »Dieting Simplified Without Leaving Your House?

by Anders JP Eskilsson

From an evolutionary standpoint, or in other words, in order to survive, humans are very adaptable to various situations in life, good as well as bad ones. It may include making it through high school even if it means early mornings and being quite bored from time to time, or getting used to a shitty part time job we do from time in order to put food on the table, or liking the neighborhood we chose to live in even if we hate our neighbors – to other bad situations such as being stuck in bad relationships.
Read More »Want to Build Muscle? – Break out of Your Comfort Zone!

by Matt Weik

This article, I want to make everyone think. No, it’s not going to challenge you to the point of exhaustion like some brain-teaser. Rather, it’s pointing out something that in my opinion is adding to our obesity epidemic. And that is, the amount of back and forth research being published over the last decade or so. This is bad, no it’s good. This is good, no it’s bad. It’s almost enough to make you throw your hands up—which is exactly what I believe many people are doing today.
Read More »Is the Back and Forth with Nutrition Research Making Us Fat?

by Matt Weik

It’s funny. I’ve been thinking about this for a few weeks in my head just for fun and decided to put it on paper. With so many great bodybuilders out there who retired from the sport, who do you think right now could make a comeback if they wanted to? My answer might not be that shocking to many if you’ve listened to old episodes of Central Bodybuilding Radio. It’s a man who I have great respect for, and feel even to this day has an amazing physique. He’s one of the best ambassadors for the sport and even after retirement continues to give to his fans and the sport he loves.
Read More »Which Retired Bodybuilder Should Make a Comeback Next?

by Matt Weik

If you look at any athletes across all spectrums today, you’ll see injuries popping up left and right. The opportunity for injuries to sneak into the bodybuilding world is even more prevalent due to the nature of pushing the body to the limits with heavy weights. But, what’s the long-term consequences of doing so?
Read More »Are There Long-Term Consequences of Bodybuilding?

Sometimes I’m completely fascinated with how badly the average gym dweller craves big arms. Although I witness these guys training chest, back, shoulders and legs with formidable intensity and passion, they seem to jump to another level when they’re attacking their arms. I often hear more yelling during a set of barbell curls than a set of squats.
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