Archive | July, 2007

Pre Workout Energy Boosters



In the midst of a three day bender, I woke up Sunday morning with an insatiable desire to lift some heavy weights. I looked across the hotel room at my friend Chris who was still in the upright position I saw him in seven hours earlier when I fell asleep. He was somehow still holding the bottle of Heineken in his hand although some of it had spilled on his shorts.

“We gotta go train, bro.”

“What? Are you serious?”

“As a heart attack. Let’s go to breakfast with the bride and groom, [...]

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Home Gym Setup



Question: Coach,

I’m anxious to start your ‘Home Gym Warrior’ program that you have outlined in your Muscle Gaining Secrets package (which is awesome btw). Anyway, since I prefer the home-gym programs due to my schedule, as you might have guessed, I was looking for the most cost-effective solution to having a set of dumbbells on hand.

Currently I have some light dumbbells for warm ups and such (sets of 10s and 15s) and some heavier ones(sets of 30s through 40′s) based on where I’m at in my progression. But, [...]

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Some Training Info



Some Training Info

Question: Hi Jason!

I read with great interest the MF Arm Workout Article you wrote -great stuff!!

I wanted to ask what a person should follow after the 2 month workoutis completed. I’m trying it and really enjoyingit, now on my 3rd week.

Best regards,

Frank Marini (Canada)

Answer: Frank, glad you liked the article and the workout. After the arm specialization program is finished I would switch back to a regular upper/lower or half and half split and back off on the arm training volume for a while. Probably just two or three sets [...]

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The Way it Should b Done



The Way it Should b Done

A few years ago a young kid walked into my gym by the name of Jeff D’Annunzio. He was a baseball player and wanted to get bigger and stronger in order to increase his chances of fulfilling his dream of playing college ball. From day one Jeff busted his ass and outworked everyone around him. I only had to show him how to do something once and he would master it immediately and do it from that day on with text book form. Eventually I started to use him as [...]

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The Company You Keep



The Company You Keep

Originally written for Dave Tate &  Elite Fitness Systems in 2004

They say you can tell a lot about a person by the company he keeps. If you associate with positive, motivated, driven people it can only rub off on you and make you more successful in anything you do. If your running buddies are nothing but a bunch of degenerates, that pretty much says that you are a degenerate, or will end up one. Like the legendary old school rap group, EPMD once said, “Hang with nine broke [...]

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