Are family obligations reasonable excuses to slack on your gym goals or do they reinforce your reason for becoming your best?

Tossing your ass OFF the gluten bandwagon.

I explain the logic of how I'm transitioning from my current post-contest shape to prep for the Olympia.

From layoff to payoff.

Diverse strategies to accelerate your strength performance.

How to add strategy to your cheat meals.

When it becomes time to step on stage, these tips and tricks add the final bit of refinement to a pro-level champion.

Three months out of the gym, how much have you really lost?

Do the origins of somatotyping invalidate the rationale of the practice?

Bacon blasphemy: If you worship at the temple of pork, you sing the praises of a false God.

Seven things to consider when going to that dark and lonely place called dieting.

If you want to upgrade to a 2XL t-shirt, this program can get that done.

Tension over distension.

I double mountain dog dare you to try my intense giant set training.

Eccentrics for DC Training and other muscle-building protocols.

Mental steps to take for competition day.

Try these extra workouts for bigger gains.

Different people, different needs, but three programs that guarantee success.

Find out why Skip got banned from Kroger (and it has nothing to do with an inappropriate toe-tapping incident in the men’s room stalls).

Is the supplement marketplace yanking your chain?

Straightforward diet and training fixes approved by Coach X.

Every sport can benefit from wearing some type of straps. What straps will work best for you?

Aging is inevitable. What are some ways to manage its unforgiving cycle?

Lately, everywhere I turn someone is blowing off about metabolic damage.

These two specialty bars will not only push you to new levels of strength and muscular development, they reduce wear and tear on soft tissues.

It' s not about the amount of sets and reps you do, it' s about how much effort you put into each set.

Those of us that believe we have nothing to learn from others are doomed to limit our progress. Here is what I picked up while spending a week in the dungeon with Dorian Yates.

What is the stronger state in the USA? How does this play into the Arnold Classic?

Casein or whey protein? When and how much?

The chances of you getting ripped without cardio are pretty slim.

Looking to build pro level pecs? Mark Dugdale shares a workout designed by coach and elitefts™ advisor John Meadows.

How Amit Sapir grew from a Israeli Soldier to an IFBB Pro Bodybuilder.

Fourteen years after his death, is Duchaine seen as supplement swindler or human performance pioneer?

I just don’t understand. Why don’t you want to be BIG?

Do you let life knock you down or can you overcome adversity?

Is improper training frequency cutting your muscle gains in half?

Skip’s guide to handling haters.

How did IFBB pro Mark Dugdale train his legs this week? Find out how with this punishing lower body blitz.

Answering these questions will simplify your life.

Try these simple adjustments to drive your progress forward.

Hard work and commitment should be respected, no matter how you choose to train or compete.

My goal in training is simply to be able to train my ass off for as long as I can.

The final installment of Skip Hill’s seminar series.

Tell people what they want to hear and you can sell them just about anything.

In this third installment, Skip Hill covers his training, supplementation ideas, nutrition, Skiploading, and other aspects of life as a bodybuilder.

It took him more than a decade to answer my prayers. But in 2006, when he did, it helped to form me into who I am today.

Josh Bryant shares training videos that explain mechanical advantage drop sets, origin and insertion supersets, and eccentric movements.

In the second installment of this seminar series, Skip answers questions about muscle imbalances, training styles, and the difficulties of training clients.

Skip Hill in Jamaica, covers training philosophy, elevation training, adjusting protocols for different lifters, and genetics.

Proximity has nothing to do with how good you will get in this sport.

Good joints, not the kind you smoke, are vital for bodybuilding.

The best plan is to stick to your normal diet every day except for Christmas Day, but many do not.

IFBB pro bodybuilder Ben Pakulski talks training with John “Mountain Dog” Meadows and Dave Tate

Team elitefts Learn to Train 7 roundtable panelist John Meadows talks about changes in programming and fasted state cardio.

The final installment in Stevenson’s Peri Workout RS Series.

Elitefts coach JL Holdsworth hosts the very first ThanksGripping contest at the Spot Athletics.

No matter your beginning, you can always choose to leave an honorable legacy.

Lift consistently and the demand is perceived as worthy of increasing muscle to handle the work.

What you should think about when you are sizing up peri—workout RS studies…