Creatine: How Much Should You Be Taking?
Creatine is the most scientifically significant supplement of the past thirty years. It’s obviously known for making athletes bigger and stronger, but that’s not all it has to offer. Read more
Ask the Experts: what have you learned from Arnold?
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Arnold Classic tonight, we asked the schwarzenegger.com Board of Advisors, all fitness industry leaders themselves, what lessons they have learned from Arnold. Read more
Ask the Experts: What is Intensity?
You’ve probably noticed that fitness experts throw around all of the different forms of the word “intensity” quite a bit. I wanted to get to the bottom of just what they really mean. Read more
Under The Hood: How Carb Back-Loading Works
Why is Carb Back-Loading so insanely effective? Carbs trigger the release of insulin, which stimulates tissue growth—both in skeletal muscle and body fat. Read more
Carb Back-Loading: Training Without Carbs
Stripping carbs from your diet appears to make the central nervous system function with greater efficiency—as motor signals increase in amplitude. This allows for an increase in single-rep power production and fine-motor control. In other words, your ability to coordinate movement is augmented by the absence of carbs. Read more
Carb Back-Loading Step 1: Breakfast
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It will make you a healthy, happy, ripped, jacked, lean, energetic sex and training machine. But I tell them to stop eating breakfast and you shouldn’t be eating it, either. Read more