A lot of people find doing barbell squats difficult, awkward, and if working out alone, dangerous. To do barbell squats while working out alone, really you need a power rack, and not everyone has such apparatus. Dumbbell squats, therefore, are an excellent alternative way to get your squats in.

Because of the prevalence of the barbell [...]

Aside from a few essential tips which I will give you in this article, a muscle gain diet is not much different from any other kind of diet.

Here are 4 tips which if followed are all you will need to know about planning and following an effective muscle gain diet.

1. Eat more calories than your [...]

Naturally you are keen to get started lifting but I urge you to read these free bodybuilding tips before your touch a weight, as they can make a huge difference to your progress.

1. Always do warm up sets.

Warming up is boring and nobody likes to do it because it does not build any muscle, [...]

Lifting to gain muscle is only part of the equation. Eating to gain muscle and resting make up the whole formula. Eating seems to be the biggest mystery to most people as they just do not know what they are supposed to be eating, how much, and even when. I’ll clear this up for you [...]

Everybody knows that people get fat by eating too much. So telling you to eat more calories probably makes you worry that you are going to get fat. This will be the case if you were overeating and not doing anything, but by training you use a portion of the calories you overeat to fuel [...]

You can build a great body without supplements but supplements can make things much easier and faster. Knowing which are the best supplements for bodybuilding and which are a complete waste of money is important, not only for your results but for your wallet.

Probably the most widely taken bodybuilding supplements are protein supplements. Protein supplements [...]

If you have a just begun training with weights then you will find that your forearms grow without you even having to do forearm workouts directly. This is because the forearm muscles are involved in gripping, so the heavier the weights you grip, the bigger and stronger the muscles in your forearms are forced to [...]

On the most basic level only three things are necessary to build muscle: progressively heavy weights, enough food, and enough rest. I won’t waste your time so I’ll cut to the point: if you are looking to get as big as Jay Cutler then you are going to have to do steroids and train for [...]

If you want to know the single most important thing regarding how to build big arms, it’s this: it’s going to take time. To add a few inches — months at least. To add several inches more after this — years at least.

If it were that easy to build big arms, everybody would be walking [...]

Most people who do bodybuilding will use, or will have a least tried using protein supplements. Although you don’t need to use protein supplements to successfully build muscle, there are several benefits of protein supplements which make them a useful addition to your diet.
Benefit 1: Convenience

After you’ve been in bodybuilding for a while you will [...]