Starting Out With Sports Supplements

By Andrew Parker – For those new to the sport of bodybuilding knowing which sports supplements to use can be a difficult choice as the range is vast. Understanding the basics can make the decision a more straightforward process by taking the mystery out of the products on offer. First consider the reason for using [...]

Introducing Heather Leff, MuscleSport Mag’s Newest Staff Writer

This is part of a continuing series provided exclusively by MuscleSport Mag entitled, ”This is Your Magazine,” where we profile the everyday athlete. If you would like to see yourself profiled here, please send us your story and photo to joe@musclesportmag.com. “Basically, I love your message.” That one line could have been enough for us to welcome [...]

The Physics Of Weight Lifting, Part 5: Power

By Paul Becker - In our final installment of this series we’ll look at the formula for power and how to use it to make training more productive. The formula for power is: Force X Distance -:- Time. And is measured in foot-pounds/second. In the last article we talked about work and how to calculate your [...]

The Physics Of Weight Lifting, Part 3: Mechanical Advantage

By Paul Becker, copyright © 2008 Paul Becker - Here in the third part of this series we will examine mechanical advantage and how this effects weight training and how it can be used to our advantage to get better/faster results. Mechanical Advantage – is the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force [...]

The Physics Of Weight Lifting, Part 2: Friction

By Paul Becker, copyright © 2008-2010 Paul Becker - In part 2 of this series we’ll look at friction and how it can affect our training. Friction is defined as – (1) A rubbing of one object or substance against another. (2) The resistance to motion of moving surfaces that touch. When working with machines friction can [...]

The Physics of Weight Lifting, Part 1: Gravity

By Paul Becker, copyright © 2008 Paul Becker - This is the first of a series of articles that will look to the science of physics to help us make our training more effective. In this article we will look at the simple law of gravity and how this effects lifting weights. Gravity is defined as – [...]

Peary Rader’s One-Day Muscle Blast Program Revisited

By Paul Becker, copyright © 2008 Paul Becker – In The Rader Master Bodybuilding and Weight Gaining System, Peary told us about a program he developed that could add up to 3/4 of an inch to a trainees arms in one day. The program goes like this – pick a day when you can do nothing [...]

N.O. Monster from Colossal Labs

When you have a label that just spews “kick ass,” then you know you have a head start on a winning formula. Colossal Labs has done more than just give you an awesome Hulk-looking rendering on their labels and it doesn’t get ay better than a tag line of, ‘Show Her Your Monster.’ What does [...]

Take Your Body To The Next Level – How To Build a Super Impressive Physique

By Paul Becker , copyright © 2008 Paul Becker - You’ve been trained very hard for some years now. You’ve build up some good muscle size, and your dieting and cardio workouts have given you some decent definition also. But you still feel like something is missing – you look good but you want to look [...]

FAME/BodyProud Pre-Judging Wows ‘Em

Fans of the Iron Game are well aware of how important the pre-judging rounds are in determining the placings that will be announced during the finals. It is said that the evening show is mainly for the fans and a formality. Sorry to break the news, but that isn’t the case with the FAME World [...]

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