True Muscle: 9 Weeks to Elite Fitness
True Muscle is the hybrid fitness program you've been waiting for. It delivers muscle, but also strength, conditioning, and overall badass athleticism. February 07, 2022 • 2 min read
Which Comes First: Strength or Hypertrophy?
Many people try to improve the way they look by gaining muscle and losing fat, but not everyone appreciates the role that strength plays in that equation. October 28, 2021 • 4 min read
Bulking Made Easy: Your Complete Nutrition Guide To Maximizing Muscle Growth
Here comes the cold weather, and along with it, bulking season. Find everything you need to know about putting on muscle mass in one place. July 20, 2021 • 8 min read
Burn the Most Fat, Build the Most Muscle
Do you want to build muscle or burn fat? Why not both? Use this month-long training program to get shredded fast, while holding onto or even building muscle! June 11, 2021 • 7 min read
4-Minute Muscle: Jim Stoppani's Brutal Full-Body Workout
Use this method for a different approach to your training that sparks intensity and helps you break through plateaus. This full-body routine will torch body fat and build solid muscle. March 19, 2021 • 4 min read
Kris Gethin's 4 Essential Intensity-Boosting Techniques For More Muscle
Every diehard lifter needs a full arsenal of intensity techniques to use on a moment's notice. These four inarguable classics will help you push through the down times and get comfortable being uncomfortable! March 19, 2021 • 3 min read
Build Muscle Strength, Size, and Endurance in One Workout!
Build muscle strength, size, endurance, and a massive pump in the same workout using the Four-Rep Method. Get the details and try this back workout on for size! March 10, 2021 • 6 min read
Troy Adashun's Shoulders and Traps Workout: The Balloon Method
Looking to grow your shoulders and traps with a whole new training style? Skip the classic 10-12 reps and try Troy Adashun's Balloon Method. February 26, 2020 • 4 min read
The Science of Intermittent Eating
Maximize your muscle gains by changing from an intermittent fasting protocol to intermittent eating. February 11, 2020 • 6 min read
Jim Stoppani's Secrets of Size: How to Build Bigger Traps
Are your hands holding you back from building big and bold traps? Jim Stoppani, Ph.D., has the exercise equipment hack you need for traps that reach as high as the sky. October 29, 2019 • 2 min read
How to Lose Fat While Keeping Your Gains
You may not be able to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time, but cutting calories doesn't have to mean losing all the muscle you've built during your bulking phase! October 01, 2019 • 7 min read
Bigger by the Dozen: 12 Must-Have Foods for Gaining Size
Even if you've waded through the information glut about gaining size, you're probably still wondering what the best food choices truly are. Pro bodybuilder Evan Centopani cuts the confusion with his favorite mass-building foods. August 09, 2019 • 6 min read
6 Underrated Strength Goals for Women
We all know how impressive it is to be able to squat, bench, deadlift, or overhead press an unreal amount of weight, but what about the strength achievements that don't get as much attention, and often carry over into these movements? July 15, 2019 • 4 min read
4 Reasons You're Not Adding Muscle
Slow-to-no gains got you down? Here are four tips to reverse that trend and kick-start the muscle-building process. June 06, 2019 • 5 min read
5 "Shortcut to Shred" Exercise Swaps
Don't let equipment limitations (or any other excuse) keep you from completing your workout. These are my five exercise alternatives for when barriers arise in training! May 20, 2019 • 6 min read
The Best Way To Bring Up Lagging Body Parts
To create a balanced bodybuilder physique, you need to understand why some of your muscles are not as developed as others, choose exercises that target these weaker muscles, and then do those exercises a lot, at least at first. October 01, 2018 • 4 min read
Intensity: The Most Misunderstood Concept in Building Muscle
To pack on the muscle, all you need to do is reach for the heaviest weight you can possibly handle, right? Not so fast. Hypertrophy is about the way you lift, not what you lift. June 26, 2018 • 5 min read
How Much Do You Really Know About Building Abs?
There's more than one misconception about how to develop those golden chiseled abs. Here are seven things you might not understand about ab training. June 11, 2018 • 4 min read
BodySpace Member of the Month: Lifting Machine
Jamal "The Machine" Bramble zeroes in on his physique goals with dialed-in nutrition and the feedback and support he gets from friends and fellow trainers. May 03, 2018 • 4 min read
Muscle Gain Q&A: Crucial Questions About Packing On Size
Want to put on muscle and create your own perfectly chiseled physique? Signature-sponsored athletes Julian Smith and Taylor Chamberlain answer some of your most pressing questions about gaining that mighty muscle. April 24, 2018 • 5 min read
Mix Weights And Body Weight To Build Maximum Muscle!
Get ready to leave it all out there. By precisely combining heavy strength work with scorching high-rep bodyweight challenge sets, you can inflict maximum muscle fatigue without making your joints raise the white flag! April 13, 2018 • 4 min read
No Equipment? No Problem! Get Jailhouse Jacked With Bodyweight Training
These five 'prison' exercises form a never-before-published, highly-effective bodyweight training routine that'll show you how to get swole in a "weight-less" environment. April 11, 2018 • 4 min read
5 Ways To Master The Mind-Muscle Connection And Get Huge!
Are you one of those people who works their ass off in the gym, but never seems to get the gains you should? Could be you're not working the muscles you think you are. Learn to do that, and growth will come! March 30, 2018 • 5 min read
5 Quick Tips For Packing On Size
Here's what MuscleTech-sponsored athlete Lawrence Ballenger would tell his 15-year-old skinny self about getting huge in a hurry. November 27, 2017 • 5 min read
Master The 4 Rules Of Back Specialization
Whether you're stepping onstage, chasing bigger numbers, or rounding out your physique, if you want a big back, you'd better know the rules for building one. November 06, 2017 • 2 min read
Lift Like This And Grow Forever!
Not every training approach from pro bodybuilders works for the rest of us. But this one does! IFBB pro & Animal athlete Derek Lunsford will help you organize your training to maximize hypertrophy and minimize injury. September 19, 2017 • 4 min read
The Top 3 Supplements For Gaining Mass
There are a million supplements out there, but which ones are right for you when you're trying to gain mass? Every lifter is different, but these three supps have helped a lot of people get big the right way. August 30, 2017 • 5 min read
Jim Stoppani's Whole-Body H.I.T. Blitz
That's one I, not two. Go low in volume and insanely high in intensity for more muscle and less fat with this five-day program! July 27, 2017 • 5 min read
Jim Stoppani's Full-Body Giant-Set Program
Experience giant-sized physique gains with a new twist on a classic training principle. You can follow Jim or build your own workouts with this template! July 19, 2017 • 7 min read
The One Thing You Need To Do To Boost Your Big Lifts
All it takes is a pencil, or a smartphone, to do this during your workout. But few lifters actually give it a second thought, and they wonder why they don't seem to be getting bigger and stronger. No more! July 16, 2017
Don't Do High-Rep Squats, Deads, And Bench! Do These Instead
To build strength and size, you need both low reps and epic burnouts. But not all moves lend themselves to both approaches! Rather than risking life and limb under the bar, use these smart approaches! July 12, 2017
Jim Stoppani's Power-Pyramid Workout Program
Want to build strength and explosiveness, pack on muscle mass, and shred body fat in the most efficient way possible? Behold the power of Jim's Power-Pyramid training technique! July 11, 2017 • 7 min read
The 3 Easiest Tips To Build A Big Chest Fast
Brandon White of the Buff Dudes gives you the inside scoop on building a chest that'll strain any shirt. Put these tips into action now! June 28, 2017
3 Gethin-Approved Back-Training Machine Hacks
Stop sleepwalking through your back training. Open your mind to a gym full of possibilities, and you'll be up a shirt size in no time! June 28, 2017
The Best Variations To Fix And Progress Your Turkish Get-Up
Grab weight, get off the ground. Simple enough, right? But that's just the beginning. Whether you struggle with the Turkish get-up or feel like you've mastered it, this guide is for you! June 25, 2017
4 Arm Exercises Even The Pros Fear
It ain't about the size of the car you drive, it's all about the size of the arm hanging out the window! If you have the will to make gains in arm size and strength, this article shows you the way. June 20, 2017
The Do's And Don'ts Of Fat-Grip Training
Looking to add fat-grip training to the mix? It can be a game changer, but you have to do it right. Here are the best ways to use fat grips for bigger arms, grip strength, and even to build your back! June 18, 2017 • 6 min read
The Simplest Way to Keep Moving Up In Weight
Wondering when it's time to go heavier, and how much weight to add to the bar? Don't guess and risk getting it wrong. Follow this rock-solid system! June 11, 2017
Easy Tips For A Better Deadlift
Do you want to earn your big pull the right way? Learn how you can immediately build greater strength and muscle with a superior, and safer, deadlift. June 06, 2017 • 3 min read
The Bizarre Secret To Unlocking Calf Gains
Calf growth can be elusive, but there are surprising tools at your disposal. Rub this not-so-secret ingredient on your calves before and during this brutal calf routine, and prepare to build your trunks! June 05, 2017
4 Shoulder Strategies Doomed To Fail
Not making progress with your delt workout? Avoid these four common errors and you might soon see boulders where once there were mere stones. June 04, 2017
6 Insider Tips To Build Your Ultimate Biceps
Let's get down to the business of big-time bicep growth. Here's what you really need to know when building your split, selecting exercises, and choosing weight. Do it right for results that speak for themselves! May 31, 2017 • 5 min read
7 Tips To Help You Pack On More Plates
Stuck in a rut or ready to add more poundage? All sorts of tricks and tips, both mental and physical, can lift you up to the next level. May 18, 2017 • 4 min read
4 Crucial Upgrades To Upper-Body Mass-Building Classics
It's time to update the lifting textbook! These variations of chest presses, pull-ups, dips, rows, and pull-overs are stronger, safer, and harder to screw up than the originals. Prepare to have your mind blown! May 15, 2017
Lat Pull-Down Exercise Variations For A Wider Back
Lat pull-down exercises are a powerful tool in building a strong back with that V-taper definition. Try these 5 lat pull-down variations in your next workout. May 15, 2017 • 3 min read
Skyrocket Your Bottom-End Squat Power
If you're like many lifters doing squats, you've faced a tough sticking point every time you come up out of the hole. But, what may be your weakness now can soon become your strength. May 14, 2017
The 4 Best Exercises To Work Hips
When it comes to building a lower body as strong and capable as it looks, the hips don't lie. But, the idea that machines are the best way to work them? Yup, that's a lie. Here's what to do instead. May 10, 2017 • 5 min read
How The Rock Starts His Leg Day
Want to lift like The Rock? Here's what you need to do. May 10, 2017
3 New Ways To Use The Same Old Machines
Think there's only one way to use a machine? Here are a couple of novel ways to get a pump from devices that are in nearly every gym, courtesy of Lawrence Ballenger. Warning: This won't be easy! May 03, 2017