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Can you eat too much protein? It’s one of the most common questions in every gym. Some people swear that more protein always means more muscle, while others warn that too much protein will make you fat or damage your kidneys. So who’s right?

This week’s Pinch Hit Friday is now available. In this episode, I briefly discuss the rationale for velocity-based training (VBT), but, more importantly, highlight three scenarios where it isn’t a good fit for athletes.

Carrying excess fat around your waist and having trouble getting rid of it can sometimes be due to reasons that aren’t that obvious.

For reasons that will become apparent later in this article, the front squat is not as popular as the back squat but many sports strength and conditioning coaches actually prefer it as there is a commonly-held belief that the front squat has a greater performance carryover into athletic activities such as jumping and running. Also,…

There is an instant way to tell if someone is serious about building muscle: how they handle their alcohol, and whether they drink it at all. Drinking a lot of alcohol and building muscle is never a good combination. So when you go out with your friends and they tell you to “just have a…

Getting six pack abs takes dedication, hard work, time and patience. To get a visible six pack you need to do two things: lose fat and build your abdominal muscles. You probably already know that most of the work happens in the kitchen, but you shouldn’t underestimate a good six pack workout. Strong, well-developed abs…

No machines? Don’t despair. A barbell is all you need to train every muscle in your body – and most barbell exercises will give you even better results than machines. Free weights force your stabilizing muscles to work, let you load heavy, and build pounds upon pounds of muscle.

The deadlift is one of the best movements for building overall muscle mass and strength. For lots of bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts, not to mention powerlifters, it’s their favorite exercise. Ask them which one exercise they’d keep if they could only do one for the rest of their lives, and almost all of them will…

The dumbbell pullover might be the most controversial exercise in the world of bodybuilding. According to most experts it’s one of the most effective chest and back exercises. At the same time, slight adjustments in your pullover technique can shift its target to different body parts. Some old-school lifters even call it the “upper body…

Kettlebells are one of the most effective training tools for combining strength training and cardiovascular conditioning. With just one or two kettlebells, you can build muscle, improve endurance, and burn calories without needing an entire gym.