by Mens Health | May 17, 2016 | Fitness
I had never read a bodybuilding magazine before I started working at one. It was December 1992, I was a broke-ass graduate student, and out of pure luck landed a part-time copyediting job at Muscle & Fitness. I knew a few of the biggest names—Arnold and Franco and...
by Mens Health | Apr 8, 2016 | Fitness
Building brawn starts in your head. That’s because your brain is the command centre for every movement your body makes. How, exactly, does your mind control your muscles? It’s complicated. But we’ve broken the process down into four steps, using your biceps as an...
by Mens Health | Nov 11, 2015 | Fitness
Enjoy the gains of working out without the annoying muscle cramps and stop your wincing with these simple tricks from top physical therapist Bill Hartman. Don’t Stretch Weird right but cramps are caused by your muscles contracting uncontrollably, and your natural...
by Mens Health | Jun 22, 2015 | Fitness
Get the classic proportions that makes women swoon. To build the perfect body, it helps to have the right dimensions. Thankfully, the magic formula for those dimensions has been known for centuries. It’s called the golden ratio, a dividend of two measurements that’s...
by Mens Health | Apr 15, 2015 | Fitness
Your muscle construction crew will rely mostly on two key building materials: myofibrils (ropelike strands made up of thinner protein filaments) and sarcoplasm (a gel-like fuel that surrounds the myofibrils) to erect bigger mucles. Related: Want Bigger Muscles?...
