Contest Prep

Nothing will motivate you to stay on a strict diet like committing yourself to a physique competition.

Q: I compete in the over-50 class of a local natural bodybuilding contest every year. It gives me a reason to...

A few years ago Toney decided on a radical scheme for improving his arms, namely to train them three times a...

No, I do not dehydrate myself for competition. In fact, as a drug-free bodybuilder I want to be as hydrated as...

A topic of frequent debate when it comes to natural bodybuilding competition is whether it’s fair for former juicers to compete...

You’ll be able to handle more weight in your bodybuilding training, which will lead to faster gains when you go back...

Whichever training method works for you, you can adapt your current schedule from six days to only four days a week....

Q: I’m interested in competing in natural bodybuilding. I started looking for shows, and I’ve found a plethora of natural bodybuilding...

The main thing to keep in mind throughout contest preparation is that it’s probably one of the most physically difficult things...

What I’ve learned over the past 20 years is that weight training is much, much more stressful than the average bodybuilder...

Christmas had come and gone. For Christmas Eve we had the traditional dinner at my sister-in-law’s house. Traditional, that is, if...

Photography by Michael Neveux Fall was coming to New England. The change of seasons meant a new girlfriend for my friend...

Covering yourself in Preparation H is just going to make you smell like ass.

“Wow, dude, you look freakin’ perfect!” Are those the words every bodybuilder longs to hear about his physique? On the surface,...

Most of you probably imagine that the top pros don’t face any greater challenges in their training than perhaps deciding whether...