Tongkat Ali: Testosterone Support or Just Hype? Tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia), also known as “long jack,” is a shrubby plant native to Southeast Asia. It has a long history of use in traditional medicine, with a variety of purported benefits including testosterone support and muscle building. As more and more people have started taking it…
Creatine is a well-researched supplement often used by athletes and workout enthusiasts to boost muscle gain, improve muscle performance and power, and support recovery. It’s generally safe and often effective, making it a very popular supplement. With some supplements, it doesn’t really matter what time of day you take them. With others, the timing matters…
It’s common knowledge that muscle mass and strength decline as people age. But is it inevitable? Is there something you can do to prevent muscle loss, slow it down, or maybe even build muscle as you get older? My dad is in his early 70s. He worked out and played football as a young man,…
When you think of a “group fitness class,” you might think of something like Zumba or a cycling class where everyone follows the instructor and does the same thing. While you can build muscle in a class like that, depending on the type of class you’re taking, it likely won’t be targeted to your individual…
Most of the time when people think of testosterone in relation to working out, they think of how this hormone helps men build muscles. There are many benefits to building muscles. So it seems logical that boosting testosterone is something we’d want to do to make it easier to build bigger muscles. However, the relationship…
“Why bother building muscles?” might seem like a silly question to ask in a blog post for a gym. After all, isn’t that the main reason people go to a gym? To get strong, build muscles, look great, and get healthy. While the answer seems obvious, it’s still a good question to ask. Knowing there…
