A common complaint I hear from people is that they can’t eat enough. Believe me, I feel your pain. It is difficult to consume all the calories needed to grow enormously bigger and stronger. Here are two tricks I use to help overcome this problem.
Eat high glycemic index carbohydrates. You know how you eat Chinese food and are hungry again an hour later? That is because the white rice is a very high GI food. It is rapidly digested and absorbed into the blood stream. If you have [...]
Today we have a great article for you on the importance of protein, by Dr. John Berardi. Check it out…
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Nowadays there are a lot of misconceptions with respect to protein intake. Should one take in 1 gram of protein per lb of body weight? Or is it 1 gram per kilogram? And, to the non-scientist, just how much is that?
Well, before discussing this issue, I think it’s important to explore the difference between protein need and protein optimization. When someone asks the question – how much protein should I eat [...]
I have been discussing training volume quite a bit lately and have gotten an inordinate amount of positive feedback for which I would like to thank everyone. However, some people can’t bring themselves to admit that they are doing too much. Others are intrigued by the idea that maybe doing less would yield greater results but can’t seem to let go of the rock. And then there is the group that gives it a shot, only to freak out and go back to their old high volume routines not more [...]
Originally written for EliteFTS in 2005
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you get started?
AC: I was a competitive martial artist – LOVED to fight. After winning a few fights, and losing a few I realized that the people I beat, or didn’t beat knew the same martial art as I did. This fascinated me. How could one man beat another man, who had the exact same knowledge about fighting? Strategy plays a part, but that’s part of what you should already know. [...]
Originally written in 2005 for Elite Fitness Systems
This week I have the pleasure of introducing you to the newest member or our writing staff, CJ Murphy. Raised in Boston’s roughest housing projects, Murph has gone on to make quite a name for him in the strength and conditioning industry and was recently named one of the top 25 trainers in the US by Men’s Health magazine. An avid strongman competitor and powerlifter, Murph has years of experience in the game and knows what it takes to get bigger, stronger and [...]
During a normal week of training, coaching and consulting I visit quite a few different training facilities other than just my own. Of course, many of these visits provide me with the opportunity to witness some seriously disturbing images. Yesterday I was in a public gym in New York City and witnessed the following:
A man in his early thirties doing dumbell presses with FIFTEEN POUND DUMBBELLS!!! And not only that but he was struggling. Now I am the last guy to make fun of someone for being weak or being [...]
It’s come to my attention lately that tons of people are obsessed with some movie called “The Secret.” All of these people are also living their lives by some supposed law of attraction or something like that. I think the two go hand in hand, but I could be mistaken. As far as I have been told, one of the things you do, when you follow these “life altering principles” is to think of what you want in life.
Ok, visualization, I have no problem with that. Sounds good.
Not only do [...]
Since I constantly publicize my obsessive love for music, I often get emails from people asking for recommendations of some good stuff to train to.
Music is one of the most important components of a good workout, so in no particular order here are a few of my favorites that are always in high rotation at the gym.
We’ll stick with rock and metal today and focus on hip hop later in the week.
Wake Up Call- The Prodigy
Disposable Teens- Marily Manson
Millionaires- Queens of the Stone Age
Bullet with Butterfly Wings- Smashing Pumpkins
The Fight [...]
Since it’s the winter and the perfect time for bulking up I thought I would share a hilarious poem from my good friend, Dave Tate. While it is definitely a little wacked out and humorous it also stresses the importance of eating big to get big. In a perfect world, you could consume four to six thousand calories per day of egg whites, oatmeal, chicken, fruit and vegetables. But let’s face it, that’s impossible. No one can do that. If you really want to jack up your calories and pack [...]
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