Fitness and bodybuilding pros are willing to put in long hours of training if they know that kind of time investment will help them fulfill 100% of their muscular growth potential. For most recreational trainees, however, training for hours is not an option. Between family and work obligations alone, the average busy man or woman may feel it’s a challenge to squeeze in any training at all. Efficient, but effective workouts are a must.

“Squat in a Smith machine? Are you crazy? You might as well jump off a two story building and land on your kneecaps on the concrete below.”  A trainer wrote that on a popular and “respected” bodybuilding site some years ago. And that’s the kind of nonsense about the so called dangers of machine training that’s been circulated in the fitness world ever since. Personally, I love the Smith machine, have used it for over 30 years and have never seen anything but benefits as far as bodybuilding goes.

You don’t need any weird contraptions or fancy infomercial machines to transform your body at home. There are only four must-have pieces of equipment you need in a home gym, and if you invest in them, and use them right, there is no limit to the amount of muscle and strength you can build without even leaving your own house…

How long you workout is not always the most important factor. How intensely you work out, how efficiently you use your gym time, and how you progress from one workout to the next is more important. A 45 minute workout could actually give you more results than a 75 or 90 minute workout, if the shorter workout is done with more concentration, more effort, higher intensity and more diligent progressive overload from week to week.

You may have heard of supersets before, but did you know there are at least a half a dozen different types, and one of them is the ultimate way to build more muscle in less time?  This one weight training system is scientifically proven to build muscle and strength, it works for everyone, it’s engaging (fun, even when it’s hard), and it gets you finished with your workouts up to 50% faster… In today’s post I’ll explain 8 tips on using this killer technique and show you 33 different supersets to build or sculpt every muscle in your body…

Supersets are an outstanding weight training technique for building more muscle in less time. At least a dozen scientific studies have confirmed that superset workouts dramatically increase training efficiency (making it ideal for busy people). If it’s done correctly, it can build the same amount of muscle, or possibly more, while you spend half the time in the gym.  The problem is many people are doing it incorrectly, or they’re utterly confused about the right way to superset…

Scientific studies say that superset training is so time efficient, it can cut your gym time by 50%.  That’s great for busy folks, but it also brings up the question: Are these “time efficient” workouts any good at building muscle and strength, or is there a huge compromise, like you only get half the results?

It’s true. Most beginners and a even a large percentage of experienced lifters are still struggling to do their first (real, unassisted) pull-up. Pull-ups are hard! Whether you’re a man or a woman, whether you can’t do a single rep yet, or you’re working up to the “full sets of 8 to 12” rep range, right here in today’s post you will get my favorite, most effective and proven training tricks and tactics you can use to go from zero pull-ups to your first pull-up to full sets of pull ups…

We all know that pullups are an awesome, superior exercise for your upper back and even your arms. Trouble is, most people struggle to do any pullups at all. ..

Did a trainer ever tell you that upright rows are “bad” for your shoulder joints? Did you ever see an article listing “dangerous exercises you should never do?” Have you heard leg extensions are not only “bad” but not even effective? Did a lifter ever tell you deadlifts are a “good” exercise? What if they are all wrong? Read on and decide for yourself.