In many ways, dietary carbohydrate is the one macronutrient that's most apt to be manipulated during the year by strength athletes. Protein can be held steady effectively at around one gram per pound of body mass and research suggests dietary fat should be kept at about 85-100g daily for many men to maintain higher testosterone levels. But as a readily dispensable and fluctuating fuel, carbohydrate can differ...

After finishing with abdominal exercises and a few treadmill sprints, I headed for my usual post-workout drink of 30 grams of a whey-casein blend and about twice that many grams of carbohydrate (as fruit sugars, sucrose and starch). In fact, the workout was only about 20 minutes long. Sad. I'm glad I squeezed it in, but does such an effort require special nutritional support?

I'd like to quickly share some information of a men's issue that's come up recently: iron in the diet. Although the public often gets the message that iron is "good", it's possible to get too much of a good thing - especially for men who don't menstruate (lose blood and thus iron monthly). Sometimes I even wonder if the 97% female majority of a major dietetics group doesn't influence this message somewhat...

Being more of an exercise physiologist than a formally trained nutritionist at that point in my career, I toyed with the increases in dumbbell press, squat, and row (among other lifts) that I felt were necessary to keep breaking muscular ground....

In this one, Dr. L continues with his methods of steering you toward bodybuilding success with straightforward, chart-type thinking. Even a well chosen destination requires a road map to ensure an athlete is on the right path. This article offers a bit of tried and true mental floss for anyone who has lofty goals but tends to veer off the road toward reaching them. Don't bear the weight of the world on your shoulders as you struggle - just look like you could!

Okay, we're rested and recovered. On to the nitty gritty. Can we, as mere humans, achieve any level of reptilian brutality? The answer is obviously yes. The Yeti did it and so can you - if you're willing to eschew overall fitness for a brutal, singular goal...

It's brutal to the point of disturbing. Nothing in nature can equal the scene. Watching a big crocodile rear up and eat a full-grown lion near the waters edge invokes an amalgam of fear and respect. It's a display of pure power. It's a lesson in top-of-the-food-chain strength and speed. Interestingly, serious weight lifters share in such power...