
Are Squats Bad For Your Knees?
The debate about knee safety during the squat has raged over the past few decades. Let’s dig into what the science says about squats and knee health.
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The debate about knee safety during the squat has raged over the past few decades. Let’s dig into what the science says about squats and knee health.

Bodybuilding can often be a trial-and-error sport but, unfortunately, many people spend more time making errors than progress. How can you fix that?

Many have described the gym and its constituents as a courtroom. How accurate is that analogy? Let’s take a look at an interesting case and find out.

Getting sick is part of life. However, athletes and bodybuilders often train through illness without modifying intensity or volume. Is this the best practice?

In this piece we cover the latest science on the determinants of muscle hypertrophy and how you can apply this information in your own training.

The bodybuilding community has rallied around the squat and hip thrust for glute development, but which exercise is better? New research may have the answer.

The current recommended protein intake for athletes more than likely isn’t enough protein for the bodybuilder trying to maximize muscle growth. Some studies are showing greater gains with higher protein intakes.

While the anabolic window is much wider than initially thought, it’s still important to get protein after your workout to start the recovery process. How much do you need?

Drop sets are an intensification technique used by many bodybuilders to train past normal muscle failure. This study found that adding a drop set resulted in more growth than normal training!

This is one of many studies that confirmed the popular hypothesis that too much cardio can interfere with gains in muscle strength and size.

Using mind-muscle connection techniques can increase muscle activation during strength training, but what about force production?

Many trainers and coaches advocate for tempo training but this review found that lifting tempo has no effect on muscle growth or strength. In fact, slow tempos may actually impair gains.
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In this video, Dr. Wilson will talk about whether eating frequent meals can maximize muscle growth and help you reach your goals.

Dr. Jacob Wilson will discuss the top 3 research-based ketogenic diet hacks to keep you getting the pumps you want on keto.

Flexible Dieting. Do you have to eat “clean” on a diet, or can you add in junk food as long as it meets your calorie goals?

In this video, we will be discussing myths in the fitness industry and either busting them or confirming them

This week we are going to start with this tip. When you think of training the upper chest, the main go-to is incline press. The reverse grip bench press has been shown to greatly increase activation of the upper chest.

Do you need to train to failure to make gains? Will taking all your sets to failure be an advantage or detriment to your training goals?
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