By Patrick Beith & Latif Thomas
On a daily basis I receive emails from newsletter subscribers asking variations of the very same question:
What is ‘step over drive down?’
How do you ‘step over drive down?’
What does ‘step over drive down’ actually do?
I think you understand what I mean.
And this is a great question that clearly [...]
Keeping a detailed training journal is one of the most important things you can do to ensure optimal and consistent progress in the gym. Without a journal, your training will be completely haphazard and you will never know if you are making progress or not; it’s just guesswork. It is imperative that you keep detailed records of every workout. This gives you a goal to beat in each succeeding week or month, and allows you to look back and make adjustments when things are not going as [...]
No post about training today. Instead I, like many Tri State area sports fans, would rather reflect on the end of an era and the loss of an old friend.
As everyone knows, they turned the lights out for the final time at Yankee Stadium last night and like Yogi Berra said, I too, “am sorry to see it over, I’ll tell you that.”
I can still remember the first time my dad took me to Yankee Stadium over 25 years ago, and the overwhelming excitement I felt when I first saw [...]
Here are 5 random muscle building tips that may make a big difference in your training.
– Don’t exceed 5-6 reps on most of your warm up sets. Your first set could consist of a very light weight for 10-20 reps just to get loosened up and get the blood flowing but beyond that you want to keep the reps low. The reason for this is that you don’t want to build up too much lactic acid or accumulate too much fatigue with your warm ups.
– Don’t stretch before [...]
When it comes to the question of how to gain muscle, there are many things you must know and do. But, often times what is more important than what you should do is what you shouldn’t do. With that in mind here are five muscle gaining mistakes you should avoid at all costs.
Training Too Often- In order to grow you must provide your body with the optimal stimulus and then back off and allow it time to rest and recover. Without ample rest time you will never grow to your [...]
Stone Cold Steve Austin Workout Routine
I had another great talk with Stone Cold Steve Austin at the gym last week. Even though he is no longer an active wrestler, Steve still keeps himself in good shape and is absolutely huge. And as I have mentioned before, he remains one of the nicest and most respectful human beings you could ever hope to meet.
He no longer squats but says that they were his favorite exercise and responsible for helping him build a ton of mass over the years. He’s even said [...]
I’m taking off for my birthday today and have handed the keys over to my buddy, and someone I admire and respect greatly, Jon Hinds of Monkey Bar Gym.
Enjoy…
What does it mean to be truly physically fit? Feeling physically fit is definitely different for each individual. Some people feel physical fitness is the ability to bench press 300 lbs, other people say it’s making it through a full hour aerobics class, or completing a 5k run. To me, true physical fitness is the ability to do all of these things [...]
When people ask me how to gain weight the first thing I ask them is if they do deadlifts. If you are trying to get big but aren’t including deadlifts in your program you are wasting your time. There is simply no more effective mass building exercise than the deadlift.
From your neck to your calves, nearly every muscle in your body gets activated and receives a powerful growth stimulus from deadlifts.
Not only is the deadlift the most effective mass building exercise there is but it is also the most basic [...]
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