Jerry Brainum

The recent massive earthquake in Japan has resulted in a significant amount of damage to several nuclear reactors, setting off fears...

This article was originally published back in 1990. I’m reprinting it here in memory of my friend, Frank Hillebrand, who recently...

It amazes me how often creatine is blamed for various athletic problems. These problems range from dehydration to severe muscle cramps....

A long-standing tenet in bodybuilding is that if you want to promote muscular hypertrophy, or muscle size gains, you need to...

Studies continue to be published attesting to the value of beta alanine as an effective ergogenic aid for increasing both training...

It’s difficult for men to be treated for low testosterone levels for a number of reasons. This is true even for...

This is an excerpt from an article that I wrote 19 years ago that illustrates many of the popular bodybuilding practices...

Those of us who purchase eggs are offered three main choices: 1) organic eggs;2)free-range eggs, which are also often organic; 3)...

Ah, the vicissitudes of life. You can be up one day, down the next, or as Forest Gump memorably noted,”Life is...

Few would argue that testosterone helps to build muscle. Proof of this exists throughout the existing medical literature. One study, for...

In 1990, I had the occasion to meet Dorian Yates. Yates was making his American debut at the Night of the...

It’s no secret that ingesting carbohydrates improves exercise performance, particularly that related to exercise intensity levels and endurance. If you’ve ever...

Consumer Reports magazine has a long established and well-earned reputation for independently testing various products for quality and efficacy. It was...

In over four decades of training at Gold’s gym in Venice, I’ve found a few things that consistently bother me. These...

The prevalence of men lacking testosterone is far more widespread than is believed by most doctors. The usual test for measuring...