Question:
Jason,
I play in competitive flag football leagues and tournaments and I have been trying to find a workout to improve my playing ability as well as maintain my size and strength. I typically play football three days a week and I found it difficult to fit the typical workout plan into the rest of the week. I read the MVP Muscle Plan in Men’s Fitness and I found that it works perfect for me. I can get three great workouts in between my game days. I [...]
Archive | December, 2006
Questions & Answers
How to Squat Properly
Guys, if you want big legs you have got to squat. Girls, if you want a shelf like, bangin’ ass you have got to squat. For the first few years of your training you should squat, squat and squat some more. Everyone’s goal should be to squat double bodyweight, at least. And I’m talking about real, full squats, at least to parallel.
How It’s Done
Before we get into technique I have to tell that the one thing I recommend to 99% of people out there is a good pair of high [...]
Music Please
“At first I was afraid, I was petrified…”
No way they’re playing this…
“Kept thinkin I could never live without you by my side…”
What did I do to deserve this? Say it aint so.
“But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong…”
Holy shit, they really are playing I Will Survive, in a “gym” in New York City. How a travesty like this could ever be allowed to occur is something that will always boggle my mind.
If you own a gym or training center of any kind, one of [...]
New Interview
This is an interview I did recently for Mike Robertson of www.RobertsonTrainingSystems.com
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MR: Jay, tell us a little bit about yourself.
JF: Well Mike here is a quick summary for everyone: I became obsessed with weight training when I was younger because I was always the smallest and weakest kid in school. At that time I had two goals; one was to improve my sports performance, but more importantly to me was just to get bigger. I hated being so small and weak.
I learned a lot through trial and error and then [...]
Keep It Simple, Stupid
“Hey Jay does your training system focus more on sarcoplasmic hypertropy or myofibrillar? Do you believe in hyperplasia? What fibers do you focus on hypertrophying? Type IIA, IIB, IIDD, type 36-26-36? How do you vary rep speed within a set to take advantage of the dynamic effort motor unit induced reverse dialysis of the brachialis which has been shown to cause paralysis of the urine analysis consumed post workout in the hopes of inoculating thermogenesis of the breastesses?”
HUH?!
These are the kinds of training questions I am asked on a daily [...]
How to Fast Track Your Career In the Fitness Industry
Last week I had the great pleasure of visiting my very good friend and colleague, Alwyn Cosgrove. Sometimes when you’re close to someone you forget about their level of expertise or start to overlook it after a while.
For those who don’t know, Alwyn is one of the leaders in the fitness industry and one of the most brilliant people around. I knew that Alwyn was the leading expert in the field when it comes to business coaching for fitness professionals but I really had an awakening to just how good [...]
Determining Optimal Training Frequency
How often can you train a bodypart, muscle group or movement pattern?
Well that depends on quite a few different factors. How long have you been training? What are you training for? How strong are you? How is your recovery ability? Are you healthy or injured? What other physical activities do you engage in? What have you been doing in your workouts lately?
Let’s address each of those and show why they are so important in determining this.
How long have you been training?
If you are a beginner you will always do full [...]
