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Hard Truths that Set You Free: Fast Food Reloaded

Pushlished December 27, 2009, viewed 5874 times.
Rated 4.2 of 5.0 by 18 voters.

Think fast food is all bad? Think again. In this article we will examine popular choices from popular fast joints and give you our top choices. Learn how to make your food work for you.

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Live to Fight Another Day: Tips to help you avoid and survive injury

Pushlished November 30, 2009, viewed 1344 times.
Rated 3.8 of 5.0 by 4 voters.

The path to strength and size is one filled with injury and pain. Very few progress down that path, as bigger rewards carry with them bigger risks. At one point progress becomes simply surviving the workouts. If you've never been injured in some way while training, then I question your methods.

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TSR: a new routine for muscle and strength gain

Pushlished November 9, 2009, viewed 3769 times.
Rated 3.2 of 5.0 by 12 voters.

All serious lifters find themselves at a crossroads; they just graduated from Starting Strength or 5×5 and are looking for the next challenge. Often they seek to specialize, in hypertrophy, strength, powerlifting or even traditional weightlifting. But what if you didn’t want to be one thing, what if you wanted it all: strong and swole, is it even possible?

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The Swoleback of Notre Dame: Back training revamped

Pushlished October 19, 2009, viewed 2981 times.
Rated 4.4 of 5.0 by 8 voters.

You ever get called a hunchback and have a mob chase you away back to your dark hovel? No? Well we introduce three methods to use for a bigger, fatter, stronger back, guaranteed to incite disgust and revulsion from the nonswole folks. This article is best read with a dumbbell in hand, doing a row every time a Disney movie is referenced.

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5/3/1: Jim Wendler's theory of strength

Pushlished October 2, 2009, viewed 6406 times.
Rated 5.0 of 5.0 by 8 voters.

Frustrated by lack of progress? Sick of convoluted strength protocols with their meso cycles and dynamic effort days? Well Jim Wendler is here to save you with his 5/3/1 routine

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Fast vs Slow: Tempo demystified

Pushlished September 19, 2009, viewed 5668 times.
Rated 4.6 of 5.0 by 8 voters.

Confused about Tempo? Ever see 201 and wonder what units it's in? Negatives bringing you down? Well confusion be gone. This article, we tackle lifting tempo and dissect each part, fleshing out exactly what, why, and how. We also recommend ways to include it in your training and get on the fast track to Swole.

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Dirty Diet Tricks

Pushlished September 7, 2009, viewed 2466 times.
Rated 4.3 of 5.0 by 22 voters.

For looking lean, diet is the only answer. If you’re diet is out of line, I don’t care how hard you train, you’ll only ever get part way there. Diet is also one of the greatest sources of confusion. In this article you will learn some essential tips and tricks for making your diet a success.

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The Partial R.O.M

Pushlished August 4, 2009, viewed 3880 times.
Rated 4.5 of 5.0 by 12 voters.

Ever wonder about secret exercises? Do you feel like you’re training the same movement ten different times in the same day? Find out the guaranteed way to blast through plateaus and build huge mass.

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The S Word

Pushlished July 19, 2009, viewed 8895 times.
Rated 5.0 of 5.0 by 18 voters.

You heard about em, the news told you they are one of the most dangerous substances around, your best friend’s cousin’s uncle took them and either got swole or had a heart attack. So you google but end up more confused.

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The Gymless Solution: Metabolic Work

Pushlished June 21, 2009, viewed 6004 times.
Rated 4.9 of 5.0 by 11 voters.

Sick of mindless cardio? Too poor to afford a gym? Too ashamed to mingle with all the hard-bodies? Or maybe you just want to kick it up a notch and didn't realize that staying home could be the answer. Well we got the answer right here.

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How much you bench?

Pushlished June 8, 2009, viewed 8830 times.
Rated 4.4 of 5.0 by 13 voters.

Put 50 lbs on your bench over night. Not really but if you’re fucking up you could be a whole lot stronger than you think. We put together a checklist of common mistakes and ways to improve your bench.Even if you’re sure you’re doing everything right, you’re sure to find some eye-opening tips and tricks in this bench article.

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Doggcrapp Training Dissected: Dante's inferno

Pushlished May 18, 2009, viewed 23327 times.
Rated 4.8 of 5.0 by 10 voters.

This is the first installment in an on-going series we are doing on different training protocols and programs. We start with DC, one of the most intense routines you can follow. Dante promises the fastest road to swole.

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The Overtrained, Underfed Insomniac

Pushlished May 1, 2009, viewed 4058 times.
Rated 5.0 of 5.0 by 7 voters.

How training less can yield better results: How to create synergy between training and lifestyle: What not to do to not fuck up your results

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Put Your Wallet Away

Pushlished April 21, 2009, viewed 11606 times.
Rated 4.6 of 5.0 by 12 voters.

Who is Steve Reeves and why should you throw that scoop away? In this week's article we smash through the smoke and mirror show perpetrated by the supplement industry.

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He repped WHAT with his set?!

Pushlished April 11, 2009, viewed 7326 times.
Rated 4.0 of 5.0 by 4 voters.

Drop that dumbbell and look at this week's update where we introduce set and rep methods that are guaranteed to swole up your workout. Rest-Pause sets, controlled negatives, cluster sets, how the hell does an explosive positive look like

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The Codex Of Leanness

Pushlished April 3, 2009, viewed 4734 times.
Rated 4.7 of 5.0 by 19 voters.

Summer is almost here, can you really afford that muffintop look? Lost in a maze of different diets? Do you even know the difference between macro and micro nutrients?! Better click here and find out.

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The New Deal

Pushlished March 27, 2009, viewed 1020 times.
Rated 5.0 of 5.0 by 3 voters.

So your bench plateaued at 196.9lbs and try as you might biceps froze at 14.999 inches. Well what the fuck do you do!? You read the Swole rules, that's what!

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Optimal Training

Pushlished March 11, 2009, viewed 1576 times.
Rated 5.0 of 5.0 by 5 voters.

Do you take months to go through different color plates? Or are you trying to bench 315 after a week of training? Find out whether you need to calm down or harden the fuck up here.

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Separating the wheat from the chaff

Pushlished March 7, 2009, viewed 1049 times.
Rated 4.8 of 5.0 by 6 voters.

Not everyone can make it through the threshing room. Do you have what it takes to make it through the baptism by iron?