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The Great Pump – The Day after Competition

The Great Pump – The Day after Competition

by Mike Westerdal

Achieve the “Great Pump” with strategic diet and training, enhancing muscle definition for bodybuilders. Learn the secrets for optimal results.

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Why Bending Steel Could Be the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Your Kettelbell Snatch or Deadlift

Why Bending Steel Could Be the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Your Kettelbell Snatch or Deadlift

by Team Critical Bench

Meet Jedd Johnson, a man who bends steel with his bare hands, bringing you closer to the raw power of primal strength training. Discover more!

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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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