400LB BENCH PRESS - History Repeats Itself ----- The day was in mid-May of the year 1987 and my senior year in high school was coming to a clos...

by Joel Sward It was a hot and humid July day in 1987. I had just graduated from high school and soon would head off to the University of North Da...

by Joel Sward On July 6, 2004 I injured my back during training. The injury was bad enough to warrant a trip to the doctor, who I normally avoid...

I was looking through one of the major muscle magazines the other day and I came across an article that really sparked my attention. The basic summ...

A Moment Frozen In Time by Joel Sward ----- Recently, I was looking through a box I found in the attic labeled "Joel's Trophies". The box conta...

Keep Moving Forward We are all experiencing an unprecedented time. When dealing with an ordeal of this magnitude it is very normal to feel a wid...

by Joel Sward I truly hope that all of you are working out and eating right to achieve your individual fitness goals. I also hope that you are a...

It was March 5th, 2007, my 38th birthday. I was feeling old, tired, sluggish and out of shape. Call it a mid-life crisis, or what ever you want to c...

MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE Hello Everyone, I encourage you, my valued customers, those of you who are IN THE HOUSE , to use this email as ...

HouseOfMuscle.com email Newsletter #315 (05-08-2019) -------------------- Inspiration Leads To Perspiration -------------------- Inspiration ...

Zydrunas Savickas, Stan Efferding, Mark Felix and more. These are strength athletes who have competed or still do compete at the highest level at ove...

The pursuit of training your body to create an improved physique, more strength, better athleticism or any other goal is a long-term process . Altho...

Imagine yourself in a library. Surrounded by stacks of old books. Quiet, musty, dim and stale. Now consider trying to squat your heaviest personal r...

Hi Everyone, Hope all is well. I am ramping up training for a new contest, and would like to update you about my training plans. Since my last cont...

The deadlift is one of the most important lifts that one can execute in training. Deadlifts are a fantastic exercise that can be beneficial to all ...

Hi Everybody, I competed in my first "big" strongman contest on June 24th, 2017 -- The 2017 United States Strongman (USS) Nationals in Detroit, MI. I...

Hi Everyone, As some of you may know, since my last training update for USS Nationals, I did a contest in CT called CT's Strongest Man. I wanted to ...

For decades, strength enthusiasts around the world have been enthralled by the World's Strongest Man competition. The gigantic athletes completing fe...

House Of Muscle Founder Joel Sward is well known for his feats of grip strength. Recently, Joel was inducted into David Horne's World of Grip, Grip...

SUGAR IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT There is a growing wave of sentiment in the nutrition community that contends sugar is causing a global health crisis. ...

Hey Everyone, As some of you may remember, last December I competed in the United States Strongman (USS) Contest Winter Wreckage 2.0 in Lancaster, ...

By: Nick Hickey On December 10th, 2016, I competed in my third strongman contest. The contest was called Winter Wreckage 2.0 and it was held in La...

Two popular terms that people use to describe the action of going to the gym are working out and training. Let's take a look at how these terms are de...

By Joel Sward, Founder of HouseOfMuscle.com 1. LIFT WEIGHTS I'm a firm believer in weight resistance training. Aerobics are useful (sometimes)...

I have been involved with sports since a young age, and through most of my training years, as I added muscle and strength, I have wanted to maintain...

At HouseOfMuscle.com, we always strive to motivate and educate our readers. We figured a good way to inspire some hard training and educate our rea...

Hello fellow (or potential) House Of Muscle member, If you are like me, you want to build a lean, strong, fit and muscular body. To achieve this, I...

By: Nick Hickey Here is a full 12-week program designed to help build muscle and strength in the big 3 lifts. I have used this program and variati...

By: Nick Hickey If you are on the fence about competing in a strength or physique sport, I encourage you to do it. Not all people have that desire...

On September 26th, House Of Muscle's sponsored athlete Ethan Pendry competed in his first bodybuilding show of 2015. He competed in the 2015 NPC Nor...

by: Nick Hickey The Scottish Highland Games are an athletic tradition with deep historic roots in Scotland. For hundreds of years, athletes have co...

The subject of motivation is an interesting topic. How each person gets motivated is determined by their own individual personality and preferences....

Ethan has been training hard and sticking to his plan. He has been training all year for his next show, the NPC Northern USA Championships in Harris...

by Joel Sward Below is a weight training workout I have perfected over the years, which will help you build lean muscle and strength. With this...

Squatting is one of the most important exercises you can do. In my opinion, it should be included in the programs of all people with the necessary basic motor skills and mobility to properly execute the lift.

by Nick Hickey The big three -- squat, bench and deadlift are the key movements to a strong foundation of strength and muscle mass. The deadl...

By: Nick Hickey On May 2nd, 2015, I competed in my second strongman contest in Bloomsburg, PA. The name of the contest was called The Beast Of Blooms...

by Nick Hickey House of Muscle founder and owner Joel Sward says, "If there is one lift that really shows how strong someone is, it is proba...

by Joel Sward This leg workout is not for the faint of heart, but once in a while I think you have to get a little nuts in order to spark new ...

by Joel Sward You are about to learn how to train to build lean muscle & strength. The information comes from me personally, Joel Sward, Founder...

by Joel Sward I get tons of questions about diet and nutrition as it relates to creating a positive anabolic environment and helping the body bu...

by Joel Sward It is good to change your workout once in a while. A good rule of thumb is to stay with one type of workout for approximately 3 mo...

How do you want your body to look? Do you want to be ultra-ripped like a professional bodybuilder in contest condition even if it means being leane...

by Ethan Pendry This is a beginner workout for those who are excited about the challenge of looking better, feeling great and being stronger. Wh...

by Nick Hickey It's squat day. Gut check time. You're staring at a loaded barbell with the potential to crush you under its weight. Do you have ...

House Of Muscle: Hi again everyone. House of Muscle has another great interview for our readers. We are happy to be talking with NPC (National Ph...

by Joel Sward On Sunday, March 24, House Of Muscle employee Nick Hickey competed in his first powerlifting competition. The setting was a gym ca...

by Nick Hickey We've all seen them before -- the enthusiastic gym-goer who hammers away at his biceps with 40 sets week after week with little...

If you're like me, one of the reasons you started weight training was quite simple -- you wanted to be huge . Training and taking high quality...

by Joel Sward When you are trying to build the lean, strong and muscular body you desire the road is long and often difficult. There are no quic...

by Joel Sward I have been sending out an email newsletter for HouseOfMuscle.com since 2003. How time flies! In many of those emails I usually st...

by Nick Hickey My name is Nick Hickey and I have worked for HouseOfMuscle.com since 2007. I am proud to be a member of The House Where Muscle I...

by Nick Hickey This is Nick Hickey coming at you with a progress report on my strongman training. At this point, I am about 5 weeks out from my ...

by Joel Sward The 7th Annual Krank'd Strongman Contest was held on 02-08-15 at NEPA CrossFit in Wilkes-Barre, PA. One of the 57 competitors, who...

by Nick Hickey I have been involved with sports since a young age, and through most of my training years, as I added muscle and strength, I have...

by Nick Hickey After a few weeks of easier training and coming down from the peak of my first strongman contest, I have decided to ramp up my tr...

(email newsletter from 09/16/03) Hello Everyone, Hope all is well with you. Little by little, I am getting better at this Strongman game. O...

(email newsletter from 10/25/03) Hello Everyone, Hope all is well with you. My next strongman competition is The Monsters Of The Midwest on De...

How do you want your body to look? Do you want to be ultra-ripped like a professional bodybuilder in contest condition even if it means being leaner...

I just got back from a great workout. Today was Chest and Back Day (Day 1) of a workout routine I have perfected over the years. I started wit...