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I would disagree that cardio - provided it is not EXCESSIVE - will hurt your muscular gains. This would be true if you were eating a fixed amount of calories. However, by adding cardio to the mix...

If you have a long torso you should probably be doing sumo deadlifts.

For folks with a long torso, the standard deadlift turns into a stiff-legged deadlift due to the mechanical disadvantage. ...

I do one set of biceps followed by a compound set of triceps (two movements), which ends up being three total sets. Then do it again. Then again.
Then switch to a different bicep movement and...

Currently 3 on, 1 off, 2 on, 1 off (lifting 5 days/week). Lifting for 55-65 minutes per session.

Later in the summer I will move down to 4 day/week lifting and add in more bicycling. ALL THE...

Flat bench and decline bench can be interchanged. Inclines must continue to be performed.

Last chest workout I did:
Declines
Incline Hammer strength
Incline DB flyes

Next chest workout I...

I got a PM from somebody a few days ago asking if I was selling Vince Gironda books since I was always touting him!. I said "Nope, but if I had to make a list of the Top 5 bodybuilding geniuses of...

A belt should only be used out of necessity. And then generally only for heavier sets (5 reps or less).

Good movements for using a belt:
Overhead presses, while standing, are a good movement....

And Poliquin ripped off most of 'his' techniques from techniques of yesteryear anyway. German Volume Training - I remember doing this many many years before Poliquin ever wrote about it and of...

Squat 545 x 15 reps (1998)
Deadlift 600 x 5 reps (1994)
Bench 315 x 20 reps (1997)
Hack squat Machine + 1000 pounds for 6 reps (1998)

Yes. Generally here is the cause.

If the inside (toward the thumb) part of your wrist hurts, you are generally using too wide of a grip on bench presses (and all presses). Try a slightly...

Calves are the sign of a complete bodybuilder.

Dorian Yates had as wide and thick of a back as anybody, and some of the best calves in history to boot.

It used to be if you didn't at least have...

I hope Gunter does quit bodybuilding soon. He looks great and I would hate for him to end up looking horrible like so many bodybuilders. All the HGH, steroids, insulin, and IGF isn't good for you.

Doing ab work is for strengthening and shaping the abdominals. This is beneficial to keep you strong, to improve, for example, your squat and deadlift poundages, as well as to improve the size and...

Oh I TOTALLY AGREE! I apologize if my posts seemed like I was blaming the weight or the rep range per se, far from it.

An example.

A guy can bench press 225 for 10 and can max 285.

He...

Many gyms have a donkey calf machine. If not, you can simulate the angle by doing calves on a leg press machine.

The reason they are so effective is that when you bend over at the waist you get...

Shoulder day is when I recommend.

If you need a place to workout in Lincoln, PM me.

Mike Mentzer and Franco Columbu were REALLY hairy guys.

Actually that is an excellent plan, using squats one day and leg press the other.
Tom Platz, the man with probably the greatest legs ever, did squats every other leg workout. The other leg workout...

If you look at the pros, bodybuilding, powerlifting, and athletes, generally most injuries are accrued from the lower rep ranges.

When we trained college football players, the lower rep ranges...