Archive | May, 2009

30 Questions

30. May, 2009 22 Comments How to Build Muscle, Strength & Conditioning, Training Music



30 Questions

Does anyone actually like doing front squats?

Why do so many people think that front squats are somehow magically more “sport specific” than back squats?

When did getting strong get so complicated?

Has anyone who weighs above 185 ever tried to wear a regular American Apparel t-shirt? The 50/50 blends and the 50/25/25 blends are good. But the regular cotton tee… Man, is that a funny look. The upper body is skin tight and then it flares out to a giant moo-moo dress at the bottom. Strange..

Is everyone in the fitness industry now [...]

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How to Build Muscle & Lose Fat for the Summer

27. May, 2009 11 Comments Fat Loss, How to Build Muscle, Motivation



How to Build Muscle & Lose Fat for the Summer

Since Memorial Day Weekend, which is the unofficial start of summer, just passed, I have a question for you…

Did you meet all of your goals that you had set? Did you live up to those New Year’s resolutions? Did you gain all the size and strength that you vowed you would? Were you as lean as you hoped?

If the answer is no then you need to ask yourself why. And you need to step it up a notch. Where I’m from the beach season doesn’t really get into full swing [...]

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The Poor Man’s Evel Knievel

26. May, 2009 1 Comments How to Build Muscle, Strength & Conditioning



“Dude, I broke my fucking shoulder again.” I said, referring to the torn rotator cuff I have been rehabbing after surgery that resulted in me losing almost all size and strength after a very long layoff from the gym.

He’s heard this from me plenty of times before so it was no shocker.

“What’d you do now?”

“Went way too heavy on log clean and presses, which I know, are not the smartest exercise to be doing right now, but I can’t hold back anymore.

Anyway, that was about two weeks ago. So I [...]

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Tell Me What YOU Want

20. May, 2009 258 Comments Uncategorized



Tell Me What YOU Want

Today I need to ask a favor of all my readers. In an effort to serve you guys better I would like to get your feedback on what you want more of. I have a to-do-list a mile long, but before I start knocking items off the list I need to be sure I am giving you exactly what you want. Besides, of course, an hour alone with the Argentinean girls soccer team…

I have gotten a lot of requests for training DVD’s, advanced mass building guides for those who have [...]

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12 Simple Muscle Building Tips

18. May, 2009 38 Comments How to Build Muscle



12 Simple Muscle Building Tips

Here’s a quick list of a dozen simple muscle building tips that you can start using immediately.

–If you are a beginner or intermediate do full body workouts.

–If you are advanced you have the choice between full body and upper/lower splits. It really depends on how strong you are, how beat up  you are and what exercises you will be using. If you are including squats and deads you most likely need an upper/lower split. If not you could probably do full body.

–When in doubt do more chin ups, dips and [...]

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