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Interview with Jim Wendler Part 2

27. Feb, 2007 0 Comments How to Build Muscle, Strength & Conditioning

Jason: What is any strength coach’s most important responsibility to his or her athletes?

Jim: To prepare the athlete for their given sport. Some may say injury prevention, but it’s hard to get injured sitting on the bench. Remember that a strength and conditioning coach is only one piece of the puzzle, but still an important piece. The key is have the athletes ready to play at their highest possible level for their game/match, etc. This could mean a ton of different things, but the bottom line is if the athletes [...]

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Underground Training Interview with Zach Even-Esh

26. Feb, 2007 0 Comments Strength & Conditioning

Today we have part one of a new interview with my friend and colleague, the Underground Strength Coach, Zach Even-Esh.

Zach, tell us how you learned about “Underground” training?

ZE – Well, without a doubt, my very first days of training at a gym always leave me with the recollection of George, a jacked dude who was built like he was carved from stone. This guy was solid muscle! He never did what the rest of us did. He trained his own way, his own style and he never cared what others [...]

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The Low Body Fat Secret Of Bodybuilders & Fitness Models

21. Feb, 2007 0 Comments Fat Loss

By Tom Venuto

The secret to getting super lean – I’m talking about being RIPPED, not just “average body fat” – is all about mastering the art of “peaking.” Most people do not have a clue about what it takes to reach the type of low body fat levels that reveal ripped six-pack abs, muscle striations, vascularity and extreme muscular definition, so they go about it completely the wrong way.

Here’s a case in point: One of my newsletter subscribers recently sent me this question:

Tom, on your www.burnthefat.com website, you wrote:

‘Who better [...]

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"When You’re Ten Years In, Holla Back Then"

18. Feb, 2007 0 Comments Rants

I checked my voicemail one day last week and had a message from a good friend of mine saying, “Dude, I almost fell out of my chair when I was reading an online training forum the other day and saw your name on there right in the mix with all the pencil necks. What kind of loser are you turning into? Actually, what kind of loser am I turning into even being on those training forums?”

Both, good questions. And I plead guilty as charged. I got sucked [...]

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In Season Training For Combat Athletes

14. Feb, 2007 0 Comments Strength & Conditioning

During the competitive high school or college wrestling season it is impossible for most athletes to train and recover from more than two days per week. During this time, the goal of training should be only to maintain what has been gained during the off season. Trying to gain size, speed or strength during the season is a fruitless effort and actually will do you more harm than good.

During the season I use a few different options. One is to have one day be a strength day and the other [...]

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Interview with Jim Wendler Part 1

13. Feb, 2007 1 Comments How to Build Muscle, Strength & Conditioning

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of welcoming my good friends Dave Tate, Alwyn Cosgrove and Jim Wendler to my summer house at the Jersey shore for the weekend. On Friday afternoon, while we waited for Alwyn to arrive from LA, Jim and I sat down over a few (pitchers, not glasses) vodka lemonades and discussed training, music, tattoos, girls, family and everything in between. During this time Dave was in the ocean trying to master the art of going under the waves and not over them. Unfortunately [...]

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Paleo Recipes: Lemon Meringue Pie

05. Feb, 2007 0 Comments Recipes

Here’s a tasty dessert from Paleo Cookbooks.

Ingredients
Lemon Filling
1 cup lemon juice
5tsp finely grated lemon rind
(approximately 4 lemons)
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup coconut milk
4tbs arrow root
5 egg yolks
Meringue
5 egg whites
2tbs maple syrup

Instructions
Preheat a fan-forced oven to 160o Celsius/325o Fahrenheit.
Place lemon juice, lemon rind and maple syrup in a medium size pan on low heat.
In a small bowl, combine coconut milk and arrow root powder.
Add to lemon juice mixture, stirring consistently until simmering.
Beat egg yolks together in a small bowl then add to simmering lemon mixture, stir constantly for 3-4 minutes, or [...]

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I Will Not Be as “Others”

02. Feb, 2007 0 Comments Motivation

I have a great post from my friend Dave Tate (pictured) today. Either you get it or you don’t.
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I came into work today the same as I have any other day over the past month, to much to do and not enough time. I do however get the most important shit done and that’s all that matters.

I made my way into Jim’s office and he stated “Not training again today”. Maybe he noticed I was wearing my “good” t-shirt and sweat pants and took this as a clue. It took [...]

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