There’s plenty of people out there who continually make excuses for their lack of progress. Matt Rhodes is not one of them. Matt was a skinny guy with a fast metabolism. Like a lot of people, Matt thought he could never gain weight. That is until he met Vinny Dizenzo who completely changed his mindset. Once he made the commitment, Matt went from 240 to 300 pounds. He also traveled several hours per week to train with guys who were better than him and to learn from the best.
So if [...]
We were supposed to be doing the two tough guys pose but I couldn’t keep a straight face (as usual).
**********What I Learned at the Big Seminar By Alwyn Cosgrove1. Big is a relative term. What is Big in Boston would not be allowed into Rhodestown.
2. Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran has gained a lot of weight since the glory days. He is no longer “hungry like the wolf”. In fact he usually leaves food on his plate.
3. If a 275lb man doesn’t finish his dinner, a 300lb man will [...]
I spent this past weekend with my good friends Dave Tate, Jim Wendler, CJ Murphy and Alwyn Cosgrove. Minus Dave, we were all speaking at The Big Seminar being held at Murphs place, Total Performance Sports. My full recap of the weekend will be coming up on Friday but for now I would like to share some funny stuff.
To understand what we are talking about you need to know what Rhodestown is. Rhodestown was created by heavyweight powerlifter, Matt Rhodes. It’s basically all about being big and strong and the [...]
(NOTE: Don’t miss the video at the end of this post)
Friday morning I opened my inbox to find triple the normal amount of emails as usual. These extra emails were all reactions to my last two posts about intervals. As I scanned through them, one in particular caught my eye. The subject was “Thank God someone finally said it” and the email was from none other than world renowned fat loss expert and fellow Jersey native, Tom Venuto.
“I got a real kick out of your last 2 articles… glad you [...]
Yesterday, as expected, I ruffled a lot of feathers and generated a lot of positive responses with my post about why intervals suck. Some of you love doing intervals and others were in full agreement with me about their effectiveness. If you love doing intervals then you should continue to do them. Doing something you love doing will always improve your results. If you have very limited time, then you might want to opt for some kind of interval training as well. That is one of the benefits [...]
The simple truth about intervals is this- they suck. You want evidence that they suck? Let’s take a look at the leanest people on the planet.
First we have competitive bodybuilders. None of them do intervals. Never have never will. They all do steady state cardio. Some do high intensity, some do low intensity. But none of them ever do intervals.
How about sprinters? They sprint. Then they rest. For a long time; not 30-60 seconds. How long do they sprint for? Usually about ten seconds at the most. A 100 meter [...]
Over the last few years, it seems that just about every “in the know” performance coach has discussed the conjugate method and why they find it to be the most effective way to train an athlete. By now I think we all know the definition of conjugate or concurrent periodization and how it involves simultaneously trying to raise multiple qualities. Pretty much all of my highly respected colleagues use or have used the conjugate method. I know I have. And without hesitation I will tell you that in a limited [...]
This is an old but very popular post from earlier this year. The email responses to this post were definitely among the highest of the year so I thought I would repost it for anyone who might have missed it. It was written the day after Randy Couture won the UFC world heavyweight title.
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Last night, UFC legend Randy Couture came out of retirement and won the world heavyweight title at 43 years old.
And some people’s excuse for why they are not stronger or bigger or leaner or a better athlete [...]
In the gym today we did one of my favorite back exercises. I don’t know what it’s called because I made it up. Before I get 26 emails from people telling me they made it up or they do it let me state that I made it up in “my own mind,” meaning I had never seen it done before and just came up with it one day. Maybe you did the same and I apologize ahead of time for upsetting you. If I write it in a program I [...]
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