So you don’t like cardio or just “don’t have the time” after your workout to run on the treadmill. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) could be the solution. HIIT is purported to be a great way to get your body to burn calories in a short amount of time, to get your body burning fat [...]

On April 27th 2012 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued warning letters to ten manufacturers and distributors of dietary supplements containing dimethylamylamine, more popularly known as DMAA, for marketing products for which evidence of the safety of the product had not been submitted to FDA. The letters as stated were warning letters [...]

Beta Alanine (β-alanine) is an ingredient you see more and more in sports nutrition products (including FREAK’N Pumped) and with good reason. Beta Alanine is a naturally occurring beta amino acid and is the rate limiting precursor to carnosine, which is to say carnosine levels are limited by the amount of available β-alanine. Supplementation with [...]

A little info graphic I’ve made showing how the winner of Mr Olympia has changed form the Y aesthetic (wide shoulders narrow waste with a relatively straight line down) to the X aesthetic wide up top and huge quads to match. Also note how sheer mass is more of an important factor, and the six [...]

Deadlifts are a great strength builder, working your lower back, lats, glutes, hamstrings, quads and abs. I remember when you would almost never see people doing deadlifts in the gym. In recent years it has returned to prominence partly due to crossfit, if all those crossfitters can do it so can you. Some Key Points [...]

The squat is the classic lower body exercise. It uses around 75% of your bodies muscles and is one of the best full body exercises. There are a variety of forms of squats such as sumo squats, powerlifting squats, front squats, the High Bar or “bodybuilder” squat and a bunch of other variations. All of [...]

FREAK’N Muscle products use the latest in scientific advancements and research to create high performance supplements. Continue reading for more information on the systems and techniques we utilize to make the best Freak’n products for achieving ultimate mass. Nutrigenomics: The latest nutrient-gene research demonstrates that various nutrients or slightly altered forms of these nutrients penetrate [...]

Foundation Exercises are the basic exercises for bodybuiders. They include bench press, squats and deadlifts- performing these exercises can spur your gains in all the other lifts you do. Why Bench Press? The Bench Press is a core exercise for building your chest as well as developing pushing power. It activates a lot of  upper [...]

There’s no doubt that whey protein plays an important role in fitness and sports nutrition but the reason it works so well for athletes  makes it a prized supplement for all walks of life.  Whey protein has been around for so long we’re starting to become numbed to the health and performance claims. A refreshed [...]

Congratulations to all the Olympia winners and a special shout out to Phil Heath on what could be a first of many titles. It was mayhem at the Olympia last weekend. The event was fantastic and we meet tons of fellow FREAKS that stopped by the FREAK’N Muscle booth and got their FREAK’N Muscle  shirts [...]