Hypertrophy
Want to train cardio? Then pick up a bar
Burn fat and improve cardiovascular health while retaining lean muscle mass by swapping steady-state cardio for high-volume, low-weight lifting, says Layne Norton Dr…
Maximise protein synthesis to add lean muscle faster
Phil Learney is a performance coach specialising in strength, conditioning and nutrition. He is based in London. In theory, adding lean muscle mass…
The power of periodisation
Eric Helms is a pro natural bodybuilder, raw powerlifter and a coach at 3D Muscle Journey. He is based in Auckland, New Zealand.…
Nutrition
Maximise protein synthesis to add lean muscle faster
Phil Learney is a performance coach specialising in strength, conditioning and nutrition. He is based in London. In theory, adding lean muscle mass…
Strength
Squat heavier with ease
Brandon Lilly is an elite powerlifter and strength coach, having competed in bodybuilding, strongman and powerlifting, in which he has a 2,237lb personal…
The power of periodisation
Eric Helms is a pro natural bodybuilder, raw powerlifter and a coach at 3D Muscle Journey. He is based in Auckland, New Zealand.…
The drop set that helps you grow faster
Drop sets are great for taking your muscles to fatigue but changing body position to make the move easier, instead of reducing the…
Steve Cook: why it’s not about the six-pack
Steve Cook, the world’s number fitness model, explains why he wants a performance, as well as an aesthetic, outcome from his training Steve…
Fat Loss
Want to train cardio? Then pick up a bar
Burn fat and improve cardiovascular health while retaining lean muscle mass by swapping steady-state cardio for high-volume, low-weight lifting, says Layne Norton Dr…
Nutrition
Maximise protein synthesis to add lean muscle faster
Phil Learney is a performance coach specialising in strength, conditioning and nutrition. He is based in London. In theory, adding lean muscle mass…
What’s a realistic weekly fat-loss target?
Losing weight is easy; keeping it off is the real problem. That’s why the best fat-loss strategy is one that is sensible and…
Why SIRT foods burn fat and build muscle
Aaron Deere is a sports nutritionist, functional medicine consultant and advanced personal trainer. He is based in London. What are sirtuins? Sirtuins (SIRTs)…
Managing your macros for fat loss
A smart approach to macronutrient intake will enable you to break through plateaus when your fat-loss efforts inevitably stall, says Layne Norton Dr…
Supps
How much does peri-workout nutrition matter?
Michael Hull is a researcher at Examine.com, the research-based resource on supplementation and nutrition, and a CISSN-certified MS(c) at McGill University. How important…
Supplement smarter for a bigger pump
Kamal Patel is a director of Examine.com, the research-based resource on supplementation and nutrition, and a nutrition researcher with an MPH and MBA…
The case for creatine
Dr. Spencer Nadolsky is a practicing medical physician. He is based in Suffolk, Virginia. Creatine is a nitrogen-based organic acid that occurs naturally…
How safe are your supps?
Terence O’Rorke is business development director for sport analytical services at international science group LGC and manages the supplements testing programmes Informed-Sport. In…
Recovery
The obvious signs you’re over-training
Andy Franklyn-Miller is a leading sports medicine physician, having worked with sports teams and federations in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the…
How does ‘recovery’ actually work?
Chris Beardsley is the author of The S&C Research Review, which features cutting-edge analysis of the latest strength training, athletic performance, and biomechanics research. In every…
Mix your goal-setting strategies to stay on track
Joel Snape is a decade-long lifter who’s competed in strongman, endurance sport and MMA. He also writes at livehard.co.uk However you set goals,…
What can lifters learn from fighters?
Jack Lovett is a S&C specialist, owner of Spartan Performance and two-time British natural strongman champion. He is based in Consett, County Durham.…