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March 8, 2026
How To Get A Bigger Butt (Without Squats/Deadlifts): The 90-Day Experiment

If you’re trying to figure out how to get a bigger butt, the simplest answer is: train your glutes consistently and cover the main movement patterns that grow them. In this 90-day experiment, Tahnee trained with no squats, no deadlifts, and no heavy spinal loading, and still focused on building her glutes. The plan used […]

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February 22, 2026
How to Bulk Without Getting Fat: The 90-Day Lean Bulk vs Fast Bulk vs Maingaining Test

If you want to know how to bulk without getting fluffy, it comes down to one decision: lean bulk, fast bulk, or maingaining. In this 90-day experiment, Dayton (my brother-in-law) tested all three. We tracked his results with DXA scans plus ultrasound/skinfolds/circumference measurements and compared them to what happened in the gym — because the […]

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February 2, 2026
What Happens If You Train Forearms Every Day? (One Forearm, 30 Days — Gym vs Rice Bucket vs Hand Gripper)

What happens if you train forearms every day? We trained only one forearm every day for 30 days — pitting a gym plan vs rice bucket training vs a hand gripper — to find the fastest way to grow forearms and build real grip strength. Three of us trained only our left forearms for 30 […]

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January 3, 2026
The PERFECT Full Body Workout Routine (3x/Week: 6 Exercises + 1 Bonus)

Three days a week. Full body. Best bang for your time. This full body workout routine gives you 6 main lifts, plus 1–2 add-ons customized to you. After 10+ years of testing every workout split and coaching thousands of people, I’ve found that a full body workout routine run 3x/week gives you the best results […]

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December 23, 2025
Best Gluteus Maximus Exercises: 2 Science-Backed Moves You Actually Need

Most glute workouts throw 8–10 random exercises at you when you only need two. In this guide, you’ll learn the best gluteus maximus exercises—the two science-backed moves that give you the deep stretch and hard squeeze your glutes need to grow. This is what weak, underdeveloped glutes look like.  They’re often the hidden reason your […]

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November 27, 2025
Stretch Mediated Hypertrophy: What Our $40K MRI Study Reveals About Muscle Growth

For years, lifters have heard that going deep in the stretch is the “secret” to size. In this article, we break down what our $40K MRI experiment on stretch mediated hypertrophy actually found: when stretch really helps, when it doesn’t, and how to use it intelligently in your training. In the past few years, everyone […]

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November 15, 2025
Best Muscle Mass Building Supplement: Evidence-Based Tier List

Before you spend another dollar, see how a sports nutrition PhD ranks a list of the best muscle mass building supplement — by real evidence, cost per pound of lean mass, and results that actually show up. I asked a Doctor of Sports Nutrition to rank the top 8 supplements for building muscle (the best […]

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November 1, 2025
Compound Exercises: 6 Moves for Full-Body Gains in 2 Days/Week

If it doesn’t work multiple muscles, it doesn’t make the cut. These compound exercises are your 6-move shortcut to full-body growth. Instead of doing 100 exercises, with just these 6 compound exercises, you can grow every single muscle. Why should you believe me? Because I got the answers from the brightest head in the world, […]

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October 4, 2025
How Much Protein to Build Muscle? New Research Says Less Than You Think

How much protein to build muscle? See why pushing intake too high can backfire — and what to prioritize instead. Do you expect your muscles to grow bigger and bigger by shoveling “high protein” into your body? But what if eating more protein isn’t just unnecessary — but actually makes it harder to grow? Today, […]

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September 20, 2025
High Reps vs Low Reps: Which Builds More Muscle?

High reps vs low reps: which actually builds more muscle without wrecking your joints or your motivation? I ran a 60-day, side-by-side test to find out. High reps vs low reps? Apparently, you have to train with heavy weights for the best muscle growth; at least, that’s what many people say.  But not everyone agrees. […]

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