STEROID SCAM ALERT!

We can only hope that cosmic karma brings justice to these predatory dirtbags.

Where Do I Go From Here?

You scored your first pro win at the Legion Sports Fest last fall. Tell me about that.

THE MUSCLE PUMP FOR MUSCLE GROWTH

Weight training that boosts the pump by effectively occluding venous blood flow while driving fluid into the muscle cell should generate tremendous muscular gains.

Why Is Facebook King?!

After last month’s article, you should be eager to learn why social media is so important.

Classic Training Camp

Increasing Bench Press Strength

TESTOSTERONE AND HAIR LOSS: How to Get Ahead

The simple fact is that most men are concerned about their looks; for the bodybuilder and fitness enthusiast, appearance is a strong factor in one’s satisfaction. It is undeniable that testosterone (T) directly impacts the physical health, function, and appearance of a man; as well, one’s mental health and cognitive abilities. In the chronology of life, testosterone’s effects produce milestones that easily identify the stages of life: the ultrasound’s shadow of a penis during pregnancy; a wispy mustache during adolescence; a deep voice during adulthood; and with its decline late in life, the loss of muscle, and erectile dysfunction.

TESTOSTERONE AND GH RESPONSES: FREE WEIGHTS VS. MACHINES

All forms of resistance training provide a stimulus that induces an anabolic-hormonal response, which contributes to adaptations associated with weight training such as muscle growth and strength. More precisely, weight training causes an increase in the two most prominent muscle-building hormones, testosterone and growth hormone (GH). Testosterone drives muscle growth by stimulating muscle protein synthesis and inhibiting muscle protein degradation. GH triggers greater muscle growth primarily by stimulating the production of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), which has been shown to also potently stimulate muscle growth by increasing muscle cell protein synthesis.

LIMITLESS BODYBUILDING

Monetizing Social Media

NEW RESEARCH: INTERMITTENT FASTING INCREASES AB FAT

Intermittent fasting, often referred to time-restricted eating, has become the latest diet craze not only for weight loss but also for enhancing health. Everyone from well-known celebrities to everyday, average people are trying intermittent fasting and claiming it is successful.

Lose Fat and Boost TESTOSTREONE

Every bodybuilder or athlete understands too much body fat can be detrimental. For the bodybuilder, too much body fat detracts from the physique. The athlete can’t carry too much body fat because it decreases speed and quickness, thus diminishing athletic performance. Although fat tissue can be physically unappealing to the bodybuilder while negatively influencing athletic prowess, fat cells also perform an additional function that can negatively impact the athlete and bodybuilder by drastically decreasing the production of the muscle-building hormone testosterone.

Lorie Forman LOOKING Great at 48!

Lorie Forman turned pro as a Bikini competitor at the 2015 NPC Universe, and was the first woman to score three pro card wins in one show and in every division she entered: Bikini Open, Masters Over 35 and Masters Over 40 and took home the Masters overall. But that’s not Lorie’s only remarkable achievement: at age 48, she looks and feels like a twenty-something athlete.

BRAD ROWE IFBB Pro and Trainer to the Stars!

Success in bodybuilding is often assumed to correlate with contest wins and high finishes at the Mr. Olympia and Arnold Classic. Yet there are many other avenues available today, some far more lucrative than relying on prize money or even supplement contracts. One man who exemplifies the level of success possible beyond the stage is Brad Rowe. Though he was no slouch on stage, he gained far more visibility appearing in national commercials for companies like GoDaddy, Coca-Cola, Kia, Taco Bell and Dannon Oikos, some of which aired during Super Bowls. More recently, Brad’s prominence as an elite personal trainer got a major boost when Mike Tyson hired him to be his full-time strength and conditioning coach, training him for his 2020 comeback fight at age 54 with Roy Jones Jr. I spoke with fellow native New Englander Brad about why he stepped away from competing, how he became part of Mike Tyson’s training camp, and his major project that stands to make him one of the biggest players in the growing field of anti-aging and cutting-edge athletic performance.

DENTAL MUSCLE!

Meet Thomas Connelly, DDS, Dentist to the Stars and IFBB Pro

A Tribute to THE INCREDIBLE ANDY HAMAN

In my 35 years as Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Muscular Development, I never met a guy like Andy Haman. We had one thing in common, we both wrestled in college. I went to Indiana State University on a wrestling scholarship and Andy went to the University of Iowa and became a championship wrestler. In 2007, Andy won the super heavyweight class at the NPC Masters bodybuilding championships, earning his pro card.

Beyond Human: The Genetic Shift In Bodybuilding

The Bodybuilding Ecosystem People often fail to grasp the significance of turning points, if even aware of such events.

Vlad the Impaler

24-Year-Old Big Vlad Suhoruchko From the Ukraine

Clenbuterol: Fat Loss and Anabolic

Clenbuterol is the undisputed champion in the arena of fat-burning drugs used by bodybuilders, models and trophy wives.

WHO IS THE KING OF ALL FREAKS- RONNIE OR RAMY?

When Big Ramy was crowned Mr. Olympia last December, it was the first time a man over 250 pounds had held that title in over a decade. At 290 pounds, we hadn’t seen such a mass monster rule the sport since the days of Ronnie and Jay. Ronnie Coleman remains the heaviest man to ever win the Mr. Olympia at a bodyweight of 296 in 2004. Comparisons between the two colossal men, Ramy and Ronnie, soon sprung up everywhere online and in social media. Who is the king of all freaks? To answer that, we sought out the best-qualified men to answer that question: Giles Thomas, Ronnie Coleman himself, and the only man to coach both champions to Mr. Olympia wins, Chad Nicholls.

THE BEST ANABOLIC STEROIDS for Boosting Muscle Power, Strength and Hypertrophy

These are the least-favored types of articles to write, yet the most popular with readers.

STAY THE F*CK AWAY FROM INSULIN!

JAMES HOLLINGSHEAD EXPLAINS WHY HE’S AGAINST IT

PROTEIN: the Right Dose for Maximum MUSCLE GROWTH

The anabolic response within muscle, or net gain in muscle protein, is the difference between the rates of muscle protein synthesis versus muscle protein breakdown where greater protein synthesis produces muscle growth.

NEW RESEARCH: BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION (BFR) TRAINING and Betaine for Enhanced Muscle Growth

Synergy is a phenomenon that occurs when combining one stimulus with another causes an effect greater than either stimuli alone. In other words, one plus one is somehow greater than two.

Dr. Testosterone: Science of Muscle Growth

Ergophysiology The paradox about bodybuilding is the fact it is not considered as a functional sport.

BIG RAMY

His Long Road to Becoming Mr. Olympia

Classic Training Camp

Consistency, Training and Plan for Gains

Booze and Lose Muscle

Alcohol consumption will likely decrease muscle size and strength.

WHOLE EGG SCARE: Facts and Fallacies

I can’t remember how many times over the years I’ve cracked open an egg, separated the protein-loaded egg white from the egg yolk that contains fat and cholesterol, and only consumed the egg white.

VITALY UGOLNIKOV 23-Year-Old Russian Bodybuilding Sensation

It is a great pleasure to feature 23-year-old Russian bodybuilding sensation Vitaly Ugolnikov in Muscular Development. MD readers will discover a new young champion who might be one of the most promising pros in the circuit in the near future.

The Black Swan

The muscle does need a certain amount of stress on it to stimulate growth.

PROTECT YOUR NUTS!!! Get Your Balls in Gear

There is one defensive measure that men universally master – protecting one’s nuts.