Hypertrophy
Add size to your hamstrings
Mark Coles is a physique coach and owner of M10, a private personal training and performance gym based in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. In all…
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…
7 business rules to build your best-ever body
Take charge of your muscle-building mission by treating your better-body aspirations just like you would your own business, says Nick Mitchell, CEO of…
Nutrition
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…
Strength
Torch fat with loaded carries
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.…
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…
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.…
Use paused lifts to get stronger
Tom Hamilton was the World Drug Free Powerlifting Federation champion in 2016, with a 665kg total in the 82.5kg weight category. He works…
Fat Loss
Torch fat with loaded carries
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.…
Nutrition
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…
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…
How to reintroduce carbs coming off a ketogenic diet
Reintroducing carbs at the end of a ketogenic diet requires a structured and gradual approach to avoid adding body fat, say Jacob Wilson…
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
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.…
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,…
Should you try Heart Rate Variability training?
CJ Swaby is a strength and performance coach, athlete, nutritional therapist, educator and writer. He operates out of the Villain Barbell Club How…