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CREATINE: THE BEST FORMS

New products and formulations are introduced to the supplement market every day. However, it is very rare for a product or especially an ingredient to create noteworthy evolution in supplement performance. Arguably, the greatest leap up this axiomatic evolutionary ladder occurred with the advent of creatine supplements in the 1990s. Creatine has proven over and over to be \"the real deal\" in clinical research and broscience. It's a muscle-building, performance-enhancing supplement that nearly all athletes should use.

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SOY VS. WHEY: THE HORMONAL EFFECTS

Weightlifting combined with protein supplementation enhances the anabolic response, generating greater levels of muscle growth and strength. Hormones play a substantial role in this anabolic response, promoting muscle hypertrophy with testosterone being one of the more crucial hormones driving muscle growth in response to intense resistance exercise

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YOUR TOP 8 TIPS TO SHREDDING IT UP

THE MUSCLE PUMP FOR MUSCLE GROWTH

Without a doubt, one of the more satisfying outcomes from intense weight training is the surplus of blood that rapidly fills your muscles as you train. This phenomenon, known as cellular swelling, or more commonly as \"the pump\" creates a euphoric feeling primarily because it provides a considerable, albeit temporary, increase in size of the muscle being trained - giving a sense of accomplishment that strokes the ego just a bit

MUSCLE UP WITH BEEF STU!

MEET ROOKIE PRO SENSATION STUART SUTHERLAND

Growth Hormone Review: EFFICACY AND SAFETY

There is an ageless film from the \"spaghetti westerns\" genre called \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" starring Clint Eastwood. In the quest to be \"ageless,\" many have turned to human growth hormone (hGH) due to the known decline in hGH production as one ages, and the youthful benefits incurred when properly used - including improved soft tissue repair, greater skin elasticity and body composition enhancement

MICHAEL DABOUL

Classic's 'SAHARAN EAGLE' From Syria

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They're All Special, Yet So Unique

Does Ashwagandha Improve MUSCLE STRENGTH SIZE & RECOVERY?

Nature likes efficiency. We call the efficiency and balance of life \"homeostasis.\" Homeostasis is a state of equilibrium that is tightly controlled, such that small changes can be easily adapted to and counterbalanced without shutting down the whole system

KEVIN LEVRONE'S MD MUSCLE REPORT

‘Is bodybuilding making its way back to the era when shape, aesthetics and beauty were prioritized over freaky size? I don’t know, but I certainly hope so.’

DANA LINN BAILEY: FITNESS ICON

Dana Linn Bailey, known simply as DLB to her millions of fans and followers, forged a unique path for herself in our industry as an athlete who became an entrepreneur and ultimately an icon who transcended our little world and gained mainstream appeal to millions of young women over the world whom she inspired. Though she only competed briefly as a professional, Dana embraced social media and YouTube from the start and used those platforms to spread her messages of female empowerment and loving your body whether or not you fit the cultural ideals at the time. I sat down and spoke with Dana about why she retired, if she will ever compete again, the never-ending \"natty or not\" debate that's always surrounded her, and her recently joining the team at supplement powerhouse Redcon1

What to Wear, What to Wear

Style is a shape-shifting, time-traveling, gender-bending thing—and our boys seem like they’re finally starting to accept it. Are men?

Eccentric Training Methods for Maximum Muscle Growth

The standard weightlifting movement occurs in three phases: a concentric phase, isometric phase and eccentric phase. In the bench press, for instance, the initial segment is the eccentric phase, which involves lowering the bar to the chest.

Get Even More Jacked With Creatine-Induced PAP

Post-activation potentiation (PAP) is an extraordinarily effective way to maximize muscular strength and power.

The Science of Fat Burning

Over-the-counter fat-reducing drugs and supplements strengthen the credibility of their claims through the use of scientificish reports and anatomical diagrams with bold arrows.

THE REAL DOPE: ALL ABOUT PEDS, PART 1

How old were you when you did your first cycle of steroids? Do you feel you were old enough? What was the cycle, and what type of results did you experience?

COLOSSAL CARLOS!

CARLOS THOMAS JR., THE NEW GUN IN TOWN, IS READY TO STORM THE NEW YORK PRO!

TESTOSTERONE BOOSTERS & BUSTERS IN THE DIET

One of the strongest supplement marketing claims is testosterone boosting.

Marc Lobliner TIGER ON THE PROWL!

Pro cards for Masters have been an issue of contention in our sport since the NPC began awarding pro status for the over-40 crowd in the late 1990s.

MICHAL 'KRIZO' KRIZANEK - SLOVAKIAN SUPER FREAK!

Immediately following the 2017 Olympia Weekend, the IFBB split into two different organizations. One became the IFBB Pro League, headed by NPC President Jim Manion and based in Pittsburgh. The other would be known as the IFBB Elite League, helmed by Rafael Santonja in Spain.

BECOME A QUAD GOD!

HOW TO TURN YOUR TWIGS INTO TREE TRUNKS

6 A.M. With...The Combat King

Five days a week, three hours a day, Shadow and Bone star Lewis Tan hits the gym to sweat, kick ass-and sculpt a fighter's body.

MEET ANDREW KASTOR NPC Super Heavyweight

This month, Kevin interviews his newest Levrone Signature Series athlete, 28-year-old Andrew Kastor from Baltimore, Maryland.

Very Low-Carbohydrate Diets and Fat Loss:

THE FAT TRUTH

CHRIS BUMSTEAD THE UNDISPUTED KING OF CLASSIC PHYSIQUE!

THE MOST DOMINANT MAN ON THE 2022 OLYMPIA STAGE There were some fierce battles onstage at the last Olympia among the various men's divisions. In Men's Physique, three-time Olympia champ Brandon Hendrickson squared off against eventual winner Erin Banks. The 212 division saw two former O champs, Kamal Elgargni and Shaun Clarida, face a vastly improved Angel Calderon Frias from Spain, with Clarida recapturing his title. And in the Mr. Olympia, it went down to the wire between Derek Lunsford and Hadi Choopan, with The Persian Wolf walking away with the Sandow trophy. But with all due respect to the incredible newcomers Ramon \"Dino\" Queiroz from Brazil and Germany's Urs \"The Miracle Bear\" Kalecinski, 27-year-old Chris Bumstead won his fourth Classic Physique Olympia title the minute he stepped onstage. Many had felt his condition had slipped a notch from his win in 2020 to 2021, but at a little over 6-foot-1 and 240 pounds, C-Bum was shredded, dry and deeply separated to a degree we had never seen before. He oozed a quiet confidence with a smile, and the crowd went bonkers with his every move.

RAMON DINO: BRAZILIAN CLASSIC PHYSIQUE SUPERSTAR

I often comment that the Classic Physique division blesses us with astonishing new talent every year. Until a few weeks out from the 2021 Olympia, I had never even heard of Ramon Rocha Queiroz from Brazil, who qualified shortly before that in his pro debut in Alicante, Spain.

THE MAN WHO DETHRONED THE LIVER KING

Vigorous Steve is one of the most popular fi tness coaches on social media today.

CREATINE MONOHYDRATE

The Most Scientifically Studied Muscle-Enhancing Supplement Ever

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