Ashwagandha – adaptogenic, androgenic & anabolic

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera, Indian ginseng) is probably the most well-known adaptogen herb there is, which is used in Ayurveda medicine. Ayurveda, the traditional system of medicine practiced in India can be traced back to 6000 BC. For most of these 6000 years, Ashwagandha has been used as a Rasayana (nourishes, detoxifies, enhances immunity). The root … Read more

Magnesium on testosterone and being Alpha

Magnesium is a macromineral, which we require quite a large amount of daily. Everyone seems to know the importance of this mineral, yet so many people are deficient. Mg is involved in numerous processes in the body, which includes: An Mg deficiency is staggering: hypertension (cardiovascular disease, kidney and liver damage, etc.), peroxynitrite damage (migraine, … Read more

Get bigger lower biceps with the preacher curl

The preacher curl works the lower bicep like no other exercise, due to the elbows being forward, there is always tension on the muscle, especially the lower part. But the preacher curl should not be performed as you might know it. Machines are useless, so don’t use them. You probably wouldn’t have seen the preacher … Read more

The top exercise for latissimus dorsi thickness

Some may think that wide lats are everything. “Must increase that wingspan…” Well, wide lats, but with no thickness look terrible. I’m specifically referring to the lats, and not the entire back in this article. Nice thick lats will give you that ‘lip’ at the lower lat where it connects with the lower back.   … Read more

How to get a thicker and wider upper back: Seal rows

Wouldn’t you agree that a wide back is definitely very necessary to compliment that V-taper? It might come to a surprise to some, but a wide back is not due to large latissimus dorsi muscles, but to well-developed teres major. You can do pull-ups or pulldowns till you are blue in the face, but if you’re … Read more

How to build the long head of the tricep: overhead rope tricep extension

The best way to make your triceps bigger is to develop/grow the long head of the tricep. That’s the head that gives your tricep that mass on the backside. It stands out the most remarkable during the side tricep pose, with beautiful synergy with the lateral head of the tricep on the double back bicep … Read more

How to get a bigger bicep peak: Spider curls

Big biceps look good, but defined and fully developed ones look even better. When striking a double bicep back pose or a side tricep flex (yes, the bicep does compliment this pose) or the side bicep pose, you want that separation between the frontal deltoid and the upper bicep. Without that ‘cut’ there, it may … Read more

How to build the outer head of the shoulder: Upright row

Nothing builds muscle faster and bigger than good old compound movements. Compound movements bring out the belly of the muscle, the fullness and the thickness. Whereas isolation movements are used to shape, define and perfect the muscle as desired. A perfect V-taper is a very much acquired feature for a bodybuilder, which is having a … Read more

Carbs – what is best for healthy living and optimal testosterone

Carbohydrates are one of the macro-nutrients which are very beneficial for overall health & testosterone. However when we say “carbs”, it’s from a natural complex source, such as fruit, vegetables, organic raw dairy and raw honey.   The good thing about natural high complex carbohydrates is that it contains minerals and vitamins that your body … Read more

Explosive bodyweight exercises for testosterone you can do at home

Doing heavy weight training is the best thing you can do, however sometimes you can’t go to the gym or some just don’t like the gym. Fortunately there are other ways to boost your testosterone levels with different kind of exercises at home… To get the optimal testosterone secretion you need to train with a … Read more