TODAY’S NUTRITION BARS CAN DO IT ALL, AND THEY TASTE AMAZING. HERE’S AN ATHLETE’S GUIDE TO CHOOSING THE BEST SPORTS BAR FOR YOUR GOALS. Today’s sports bars may taste like candy, but they pack a nutritional wallop. If you’ve been kicking around the fitness and bodybuilding world for a while, you’ll remember those inaugural nutrition… read more
November 2011
Energize Your Life
TIRED? DISTRACTED? READY TO NAP AFTER TRAINING? HERE’S HOW TO BOOST YOUR ENERGY, SHARPEN YOUR FOCUS AND PUT NEW POWER INTO EVERY WORKOUT. Overcome your personal energy crisis with these 10 tips for beating fatigue. It’s an inevitable problem for many people every day: energy dips, fatigue sets in, productivity flounders, and the day… read more
Model Abs
FITNESS SUPERSTAR GREG PLITT AND OTHER COVER MODELS TEACH YOU HOW TO CARVE A WORLD-CLASS SET OF ABS WORTHY OF A PHOTO SHOOT. The best bodies in the business share their secrets to a cover-worthy midsection. Here at Muscle & Body, we love our science: clinical studies, peer-reviewed articles and laboratory results. But for once,… read more
“No Excuses!”
THIS SUPERBUSY MOM AND VETERINARIAN SOMEHOW FOUND TIME TO BECOME A FITNESS CHAMP. HERE’S HOW SHE DID IT. Photo Courtesy of Jennifer Hennessey This emergency veterinarian and mother of two made her impossible dream come true. Who decided that having a full-time career sets the limit for how much you can do with your life? Why… read more
The Game Changer
A NEW FAT BURNER IS REWRITING THE RULES ON WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THERMOGENIC TECHNOLOGY. We demand a lot from our fat burners these days. MethylHex 4,2 is OK with that. When the sale of ephedra-containing supplements was banned in 2004, the diet industry scrambled to find a replacement. The results have been mixed, with… read more
Stoke the Furnace
SPICE UP YOUR WORKOUTS AND GET GREAT RESULTS WITH PLYOMETRICS. How to turn your body into a fat-burning machine. Many people want to lose weight, burn fat and get that lean, sculpted body of their dreams, but fall short of their goals time and time again. If you’re tired of trying all the fad diets… read more
Challenge Your Biceps
EXPERT TRAINER AND CHAMPION BODYBUILDER DAVE HAWK ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS ON TRAINING AND NUTRITION. LISTEN TO HIM. Q: Can you give me a good biceps workout to try? Whatever I’m doing is no longer producing results. A: There are a few possibilities why your biceps are no longer responding: • Using too much weight. • Using poor exercise form.… read more