Many authors on muscle building correctly state that the hardgainer terminology is confused with ectomorph. However, they then state that hardgainer is basically a made-up notion while the somatotypes of ectomorph, mesomorph, endomorph are a legitimate way of classifying body types. They are not. They are basically also “made up.” If you’re going to research, … Read more
I searched Google using the exact title of this article, and you know what I found? I found a lot of articles claiming the wrist roller was the number one best exercise for developing the forearms. I used to agree. I used to swear by the wrist roller. My views have changed somewhat. One curious … Read more
Is it true that steroid users should use high reps for bodybuilding while natural non-steroid users should use heavy weight? In preparation for this article, I decided to peruse a few books on ‘how to gain muscle scientifically.’ Since I figure anything worth doing is worth overdoing, I ended up down the rabbit hole of … Read more
A favorite phrase of well-informed personal trainers, when asked how to isolate a certain muscle, is “you can’t isolate a muscle.” Technically, it is true. Muscles never truly work in isolation. For instance, even during an exercise like preacher curls, which seems like it completely isolates the biceps, there are other muscles at work. The … Read more