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Five Reasons to Start Bending Nails

Five Reasons to Start Bending Nails

by Team Critical Bench

Jedd Johnson has five big reasons for you to start bending nails.

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“Working Up” to One Top Set

“Working Up” to One Top Set

by Team Critical Bench

All the cool kids are talking about working up to one or two top sets versus the set across approach.

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Gaining Muscle Weight is NOT a Mystery

Gaining Muscle Weight is NOT a Mystery

by Mike Westerdal

Gaining Muscle Weight is NOT a Mystery and neither is losing weight, it has to do with calories.

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Top 12 Foods for Growing More Muscle

Top 12 Foods for Growing More Muscle

by Team Critical Bench

The Muscle Cook Dave Ruel author of Anabolic Cooking shares his Top 13 Foods for Growing Muscle Mass.

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Don’t Buy 1000 Calorie Challenge Until You Read This!

Don’t Buy 1000 Calorie Challenge Until You Read This!

by Mike Westerdal

Review a sample 1000 calorie challenge workout and access a free PDF revealing 4 Keys to Faster Fat Loss by Joel Marion and Arnel Ricafranca.

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Increase Your Testosterone Bio-Availability–Naturally

Increase Your Testosterone Bio-Availability–Naturally

by Mike Westerdal

Here’s how you can increase your testosterone bio availability completely naturally.

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Review of Nick Nilsson’s Mad Scientist Muscle

Review of Nick Nilsson’s Mad Scientist Muscle

by Mike Westerdal

An unbiased review of Nick Nilsson’s Mad Scientist Muscle Building program. Is it a scam? Read this first before deciding for yourself.

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Training Principle: Accumulation and Intensification

Training Principle: Accumulation and Intensification

by Team Critical Bench

Training Principle of Accumulation and Intensification is a fancy way of saying controlled overtraining and is used in Nick Nilsson’s Mad Scientist Muscle program.

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Top 10 Controversial Vince Gironda Beliefs

Top 10 Controversial Vince Gironda Beliefs

by Mike Westerdal

Explore the legacy of Vince Gironda, the pioneering bodybuilder known for his controversial training methods and nutrition theories.

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3 Keys to Long-Term Bench Press Success

3 Keys to Long-Term Bench Press Success

by Team Critical Bench

Guest post by strength and conditioning coach Mike Robertson on the top ways to stay healthy and bench pressing big numbers for many years to come.

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