John Meadows’ 6-Week Plan for Packing on Muscle Mass

Erica Schultz / M+F Magazine Forty-two days. That’s the amount  of time we’re going to ask you to commit to packing on more muscle to your frame. That’s not a very long time, but by the end of the program, you’ll be begging for mercy. For six weeks, you’ll follow a six-day (or three, ifContinue reading “John Meadows’ 6-Week Plan for Packing on Muscle Mass”

Bodybuilder Combines 220-Pound Bench Presses With Situps

@ArmzKorleone / Twitter You’ll find combination exercises in plenty of our workout routines because we’re big fans of efficient workouts that maximize muscle gain and fat loss in a timely manner. When performed with an appropriate amount of weight, good combination moves—take the hammer curl to press, dumbbell squat to curl and press, or the reverseContinue reading “Bodybuilder Combines 220-Pound Bench Presses With Situps”

62-Year-Old Former Marine Sets New Plank World Record

The abdominal plank is a staple in plenty of fitness regimens, but it’s safe to say most people aren’t exactly thrilled when a trainer calls for it during bootcamp class. Just a minute or two of planking will get the average gym goer’s core feeling like it’s on fire, so it’s impossible to imagine howContinue reading “62-Year-Old Former Marine Sets New Plank World Record”

Strongman Eddie Hall Sets CrossFit World Record

Strongman Eddie Hall is no stranger to setting world records. He holds the all-time deadlift record at 500kg (1,102 lbs.); the axle press world record at 476 lbs.; and an unofficial silver dollar deadlift (a deadlift with a barbell double the height of an average one) world record at 1,182 lbs. And while he mayContinue reading “Strongman Eddie Hall Sets CrossFit World Record”

Julius Maddox Bench Pressed 765 Pounds for an Unofficial World Record

Elite powerlifter Julius Maddox just keeps getting stronger, and he shows no signs of slowing down. For the fourth time in under a year, the Kentuckian has set a new raw bench press world record—this time at 765 pounds.  The lift is unofficial because it was done at his gym and not during competition, but thatContinue reading “Julius Maddox Bench Pressed 765 Pounds for an Unofficial World Record”

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