John Davis was the T-Rex of his day in the strength world. Born in 1921, John caught the barbell bug at age 16 after witnessing a weightlifting contest in New York City. …

If you seek to build large and strong arms, training your biceps is not enough; you must develop your triceps even more so. Consider that the triceps make up two-thirds of the…

The ability to think on your own and derive valid knowledge through self-study and personal observation is the master-key to success in any chosen endeavor, including…

Back during the 1950s, an editor of Muscle Power magazine was once asked by a reader what he considered to be the greatest feat of strength ever performed. The editor…

The late George Kirkley was a former weightlifting champion, magazine editor, international weightlifting referee, and senior coach of the British governing body for…

For building bigger biceps, a favorite exercise of Steve Reeves was the two-arm curl performed using dumbbells on an incline bench. More so than any other movement, Reeves…

For building strength, muscle, and health, I am often asked, “What is the best book?” Well, my answer is always the same: there is no single body-building book…

If you train in an unfinished basement or garage and want to add a power rack and a chinning apparatus to your home gym, perhaps the conceptual design depicted below will…

Hi everybody. This is just a quick post to let you know that the Muscles of Iron website is currently undergoing a complete makeover. Please do not be alarmed by the…