Overload
Mechanical Overload: A Strategy for Bigger Muscles
Pushing Limits: Mechanical Overload for Size and Strength (Bigger Muscles) Mechanical overload might be the most important principle in strength...
Why Your Glutes Won’t Get Stronger
The glutes are a one of the most talked-about muscles in the human body, yet still terribly misunderstood. The reason for this, I'm simply guessing,...
‘Show Muscles’ for Strength vs. ‘Go Muscles’ for Performance
Essentials of Strength Training: Show Muscles vs Go Muscles To begin it is important that we look at strength and performance training and define...
Big Arms Fast: A Scientific Approach
Guys want them and girls love them. A set of sleeve-busting arms is usually one of the top reasons guys hit the gym. Although thousands of variations of Curls may [...]
5 Reasons Why You’re Not Getting Bigger, Faster or Stronger
You work hard at the gym to get bigger, stronger and faster. Yet month after month, you see little improvement. If it seems like gains are eluding you no matter [...]
4 Ways You May Be Unknowingly Sabotaging Your Training Progress
It takes a full-time commitment to be a competitive athlete. To be successful, you need to work around the clock—not stop when you leave the gym or practice field. Too [...]
Why Sprinters Are Muscular and Endurance Runners Are Thin
Running has been critical for human survival since the dawn of mankind—both for chasing down food and evading threats. Today, at least in the developed world, running has morphed into [...]
3 Simple Steps to Build Muscle Fast
You don't have to be a wannabe bodybuilder to desire instantaneous results. We've all dealt with the frustration that stems from working our butts off bench pressing, squatting and curling for [...]
How to Construct a Baseball Workout
Over the years, baseball strength training has evolved toward greater emphasis on functional training. The days of going to the gym to max out on the Bench Press are gone. [...]
4 Ways to Run a Better Adventure Race
Adventure races are among the toughest ways for athletes to challenge themselves. STACK's own Craig Vavrock is a veteran of adventure races, having completed the Warrior Dash and the Tough [...]