Thomas Calkins

Gone are the days when women desired a thin waif like presence in order to be deemed pretty. Now, women want not only lean bodies, but firm curvy, well-defined bodies to fit their newly evolving role as powerful successful counterparts to men who are capable of not only success in...

Contrary to the media's obsession with how women can lose weight, there are women out there who struggling to gain weight. Being super thin is no longer seen as being attractive or fitting with the evolving role of women in society. A well rounded, firm, lean woman conveys a better...

To help ensure that your workout is the most effective it can be for your body, having a good idea of what is proper to eat before and after a workout is consequential. While some people stubbornly refuse to eat before their workouts as they mistakenly view eating before a...

In the professional athletic world, steroids have long been frowned upon as a means of cheating nature and the hard work required to obtain and keep a strong body. Steroid use has always been a hot topic around the world of baseball as many top scoring athletes have faced expulsion...

The main area of the body most people say they would like to improve is the chest. The chest is the most prominent element of the upper body and it contains the largest muscle. Building muscle mass in your chest will boost your confidence and help stabilize your shoulders. For...

To effectively build muscle mass you will need to do several intensive lifting workouts per week. The best way to avoid over straining your muscles is to focus only on either the upper body or lower body in one session. Here is a compilation of the best muscle building exercises for...

As you probably realize by now, lifting is a serious business. To ensure that each muscle in your body gets a complete workout, you need to divide your body into sections. You should only exercise one section in any given workout, and work every muscle in that section to exhaustion....