Last Saturday morning I had breakfast at Pier Village in Long Branch, NJ. When I left the restaurant, one individual amongst the dozens on the sidewalk caught my eye from over 100 feet away. From what I could tell he looked to be in his late 50′s yet was dressed like someone in their 20′s. Multiple earrings, a chain wallet, camo shorts, a long sleeve t with a short sleeve t shirt over it and sunglasses and a hat pulled low. His t-shirt even fit properly, which is the signal [...]
Archive | August, 2007
Creating the Optimal Training Environment
A colleague of mine recently emailed me to ask about how I train football players in the summer. Below is a small portion of our exchange…
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I know you will disagree with a few of the exercises used but as I said I am a realist and guys ALWAYS want to do curls so I give them a few sets a week. It makes them happy. I eliminated it for a while and guys were pissed and always asked when we could do arms. I believe in making everyone happy. Guys [...]
Who Comes Up With This Stuff?
I was asked recently about some of the biggest misconceptions and excuses that exist when it comes to building muscle. Read on for my answers…
Question: There is a lot of conflicting training advice out there online, in books, on TV and especially in magazines. What do you think the top myths or misconceptions regarding weight training are?
Answer: That you need a high volume of training. This is a myth that has been passed down from one generation to the next and people continue to blindly follow this protocol without thinking [...]
Weekend Observations
- For the second weekend in a row I trained in a public gym. As far as public gym experiences go it actually wasn’t too bad. I was training with my brother and my good friend Mark Crook, both of whom I haven’t trained with in over a year so the motivation and energy was high. We actually had a great workout and I was able to block out the tv’s surrounding and whatever was playing on the stereo.
- It’s nice when public gyms keep the music low. This [...]
Sled Dragging For All Your Fitness Needs
Sled dragging is my favorite kind of conditioning/cardio/energy system (am I forgetting anything here?) workout that there is. There are a million things you can do with the sled from sprinting to walking to crawling to pressing and pulling.
For strength gains, load the sled up with as many plates as you can handle and drag it as far as you can for 10-20 seconds. This can be done both forward and backward.
For speed development, load the sled lightly and do short sprints with it. If you are going for true [...]
Nutrition Rules
Here are a few easy to follow nutrition rules that will help you build a bigger, leaner physique:
• Eat every 2-3 hours. This keeps you in an anabolic state and keeps your metabolism running along so that you don’t get fat.
• Build your meals around a base of lean protein and shoot for one gram per pound of bodyweight per day. The only time you would need more than this is when you are dieting and your carbs are extremely low.
• Eat vegetables at every meal except breakfast. Not only [...]
Watch the Teeth
You have to listen to your body. Sometimes you get the gym, start warming up and realize you just don’t have it in you that day. You have two options when this happens. You can listen to your body and just go home and put your workout off until tomorrow or you can try to get psyched up and plow through your workout. If you love training it’s a tough decision sometimes.
It’s kinda like deciding whether or not to utter those three words…
“Watch the teeth.”
If you say nothing, chances are [...]
Muscle Gaining Secrets- An Unbiased Review
I received this email today and wanted to share it with everyone. When I write I always try to abide by what the sign says; no sucking allowed. Thankfully it seems that I somehow managed to abide by that rule according to all the great feedback we have been getting recently. Thanks to everyone who has emailed and please keep them coming.
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“I have read Jason’s new e-book and I must say that every hardcore trainee, beginner through advanced, and trainers should do the same. It can save the beginner or [...]
