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John Romano, Muscular Development magazine senior editor, began offering a 500-word space in his monthly Romano Factor column in late 2006. He made two requirements to be placed in his popular newsstand bodybuilding magazine: first, write about anything bodybuilding; second, earn the position by pleasing a mob of voters in the MuscularDevelopment.com forums. Online polls provide the ultimate winning submissions. Initially, a public poll was used to run up the top three stories, which were then voted on by the forum moderators and the previous month’s winner. This was to help prevent forum popularity from weighing more than quality content. Mostly, so new members would feel they had a chance. Read more

Bodybuilding is a journey of learning – identifying boundaries and how to break through them. For many, the choice to use anabolic-androgenic steroids for enhanced muscular development is clear and absolute. But impulsive moves and risky application can be avoided with a little prior research and planning. The following is a list of valuable sources of information for anyone considering, or currently using, anabolic steroids. Read more

Research is paramount for developing greater physical conditioning or shifts in body composition; such as building up muscle mass or dropping unwanted body fat. The human body is such a complex organism – people spend their entire lives trying to master the art of human performance. Given the evolving state of the internet, it is difficult or even inappropriate to assume every link is a credible source for information. However, there are many online sites providing approved clinical research from scientific journals. The Internet is a researcher’s haven; full of credible resources accessible from any online computer terminal. The following is a list of helpful Internet resources - useful for anyone searching for ways to maximize performance and better understand the human body. Read more

Do you love bodybuilding and strength-related sports? If you have something to shout out to the bodybuilding community, now is your chance. Muscular Development magazine officials have afforded a 500-word space for anyone to get published.

John Romano, Muscular Development Senior Editor, request subscribers to submit 500 words pertaining to bodybuilding - anything goes. You must join the MuscularDevelopment.com forums to be part of this unique process. As a member, vote for the story that impresses you the most or submit your own. Read more

The Keto-man

Lyle McDonald is an athlete, trainer and researcher. He has been involved in athletics since a teenager. His physical endeavors started with triathlon training and then migrated into inline skating - something he continues today with a coach in Salt Lake City, Utah.

McDonald attended UCLA for a degree in Physiological Sciences and continues to devote his life to studying human physiology and the science, art and practice of human performance, muscle gain and fat loss. He generally coaches endurance athletes but also works with powerlifters and bodybuilders. Thousands have been able to use his advice to become great athletes or simply to enjoy a better quality of life through proper physical conditioning. Read more

Strength Coach Superstar

A well know and respected man, Canadian strength coach Charles Poliquin is one of the most successful strength coaches in the world. Being fluent in English, French and German has allowed Poliquin to spend years researching with other coaches and scientists in his quest to optimize training methods. Of which he has lectured extensively on in eight different countries. His work has been translated in English, Swedish, German, French, Italian, Dutch and Japanese. He has perfected the art of writing routines that produce results, and his books and courses are the culmination of his theories and knowledge.

Poliquin’s success is based little on his classroom structure but rather on his knowledge gathered from being a true trainer of champions. His formal education includes a B.Sc. Kinesiology and a M.Sc. Exercise Physiology. Poliquin has coached Olympic medallists in twelve different sports including the US female track and field for the Olympics 2000. He has coached the Canadian short-track speed-skating team, and many professional athletic teams; such as the Detroit Red Wings, Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadians, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, New Jersey Devils, Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning. Read more

Abbreviated Training Advocate

Stuart McRobert has led thousands of athletes to achieve new results by outlining the essentials to progressive and abbreviated training methods. McRobert has nearly three decades of personal experience. He has since written several books and published over 350 articles for major newsstand magazines. He has also published Hardgainer magazine since 1989.

McRobert writes from the perspective of a family man with nothing more than average genetics and as such has never indulged in performance enhancing drugs. He can relate best with the typical, noncompetitive athlete wishing to bring their training to new levels - to really bring out their genetic potential. Whether you have a small home gym capable of the basic compound movements or a full size commercial gym, McRobert can help structure a training cycle for new gains in muscle and might. Read more

Dr. Squat

Dr. Fredrick Hatfield is a world champion, as well as a best selling author and personal coach for sports teams, sports governing bodies, and professional athletes. He has also led the development of many supplements. Hatfield was inducted into the Powerlifting Hall of Fame in 2002 and is known around the world as “Dr. Squat.”

Hatfield is Co-Founder and President of The International Sports Sciences Association which certifies personal fitness trainers worldwide. As well as companies manufacturing fitness equipment and performance supplements.

Aside from several best-sellers, Dr. Hatfield has written over 60 books and hundreds of articles on sports training, fitness, bodybuilding and performance nutrition. Highlights of his career in strength training include winning the world powerlifting championships three times. At the ripe age of 45, Dr. Squat performed a competitive squat with 1014 pounds weighing 255 pounds. In 1987, this was more weight than any man in history had ever lifted successfully in competition. Read more

The Father of Periodization

Dr. Tudor Bompa has been said many times to have revolutionized western training with his theories of periodization in Romania, 1963. The effects are seen and practice today by every serious athlete.  In his books he explains the practical use of periodization in diet and training programs. His text are generally easy to follow for a reader with a foundation of strength training basics and terms. His fourth edition Periodization should be reserved for advanced trainees and coaches to solidify their knowledge of Bompa’s theories.

Bompa has devoted a lifetime to his research in strength training and conditioning. He was a competitive rower in Melbourne, Australia in the 1956 Olympic Games and awarded a silver medal at the 1958 European Championships which were held in Poland. Today Bompa works as a professor at York University in Toronto Ontario.  Aside from preaching his sound training theories in over 30 countries, he has also worked with athletes in 11 Olympic Games and World Championships while molding 22 national champions and gold medalist. Read more