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Thanksgiving is right around the corner, which means it's time to start planning that mini-bulk. 

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We've got some of the most jacked movie villains in history â€” but did we miss any of your favorites?

Speaking of Thanksgiving, it's time to do a little myth-busting around the "dirty bulk."

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has made it clear that while Hollywood doesn't always focus on the lower body, leg day is a treat AND a privilege. Here's how he uses "Monster Sets" to keep his wheels action-ready.

Buckle up and get these supersets for your brain!

MOVIES

Most Jacked Villains

Image: @schwarzenegger on Instagram

They're oh-so-evil and oh-so-muscular.

Strength, speed, muscularity, and general physical fitness are often seen as admirable traits. After all, you might be working toward one or more of those goals right now. But what happens when a movie makes its villains into physical specimens?

These 10 movie villains and monsters are; some of the most frightfully-fit antagonists, supernatural or otherwise, in film history. Things that go pump in the night — and how you can train just like them.

NUTRITION

A Cheat Meal a Month from the Stage?!

Image: Brett Wilkin on YouTube

Brett Wilkin looked massive, sitting 3.5 weeks out from the 2022 Romania Muscle Fest Pro on Nov. 11-13, 2022, where he aims to qualify for the 2022 Olympia, scheduled for Dec. 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV. His most recent contest was the 2022 Arnold Classic USA, where he finished sixth overall in the Men’s Open division. He’s since aimed to improve his muscularity to help him win a pro show and earn an Olympia qualification. His recent Instagram posts show that the muscularity gains have come as the 2022 Romania show approaches.

"We are trying to keep size."

Wilkin ate a cheat meal at Five Guys — burgers and fries — for a refeed and performed a Q&A before heading to the gym to put those extra calories to work. The video was published on his Youtube channel on July 8, 2022. Check it out below:

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NUTRITION SCIENCE

Dirty Bulk: Myth or Mighty?

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This is one we were ALL too happy to dive into.

Nutritional trends rise and fall in the fitness industry. It’s easy to get caught up in the current or enamored with the hype of a dietary trend — even if said idea doesn’t stand up to scientific scrutiny.

Conventional wisdom in bodybuilding suggests (for better or worse) that if you want to get big, you’ve got to eat big. While the “dirty bulk” may work for individuals who have to toil on end in the kitchen just to see the scale move, it certainly isn’t a necessity for everyone looking to improve the quality of their physique, or their performance in the weight room.

THE DROPSET

Johnson Builds His Pistons

Image: Dwayne Johnson on Instagram