Archive | May, 2009

When to do Conditioning For Fast Fat Loss

14. May, 2009 23 Comments Fat Loss, How to Build Muscle, Strength & Conditioning



When to do Conditioning For Fast Fat Loss

With summer rapidly approaching I’ve been getting lots of questions about which conditioning methods will help you lose fat fast and get in playing shape without compromising your size or strength, and exactly when should you do them.

First of all, I recommend a strength training schedule of Monday, Wednesday and Friday. This leaves Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday or Sunday for conditioning and/or playing. To start you should be training on a four way upper/lower split. This means that you have two upper body days and two lower body days. You [...]

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How to Gain Muscle Fast with the Proper Rest Intervals

13. May, 2009 6 Comments How to Build Muscle



My Uncle Rory from Scotland was the only guy on either side of my family who could be considered big. Neither of my parents has ever weighed more than 140 pounds and nobody on either side, except me and my brother, ever even made it past 185. But Uncle Rory was different. He was not only big, he was massive. He also taught me quite a bit about how to gain muscle fast.

My family and I went to Uncle Rory’s house for a backyard barbecue one summer day, as we [...]

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I Recommend You Do WHAT?!

08. May, 2009 8 Comments How to Build Muscle



By now most of you who are familiar with my training know that I am a big fan of lifting heavy. There is simply no faster way to get big and strong. You go heavy on the big exercises like squats, chins and deadlifts, you eat like a man on a mission and you maximize your recovery ability by limiting stress, stretching, foam rolling and sleeping a lot. When you do that and make consistent increases in bar weight and scale weight you will end up a much larger version [...]

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Olive Oil, Supplements & Heavy Arm Work

07. May, 2009 19 Comments How to Build Muscle, Nutrition



Question: Hey dude…
read on ur blog and twitter about consuming olive oil for extra calories etc….is there a proper way to do it?
I tried one tsp today and came damn close to throwing up and gagging…lol!
Help a brother out…
Matthew Blacker

Answer: Matthew, you gotta man up. Olive oil really isn’t that disgusting. You could always mix it in a shake but the easiest and quickest way is to just take a tablespoon or two straight down the pie hole after each meal. There are other holes that it works in as [...]

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Roasted Chicken Breast with Spinach & Walnut Stuffing

06. May, 2009 0 Comments Muscle Building Recipes



Roasted Chicken Breast with Spinach & Walnut Stuffing

By Dave “The Muscle Cook” Ruel

Makes 4 Servings

Ingredients
* – 4 large fresh chicken breasts, boneless and skinless (average 8oz per breast)
* – 4 cups fresh spinach
* – 2 Tbsp of garlic
* – 1/4 cup walnuts crushed
* – Salt
* – Fresh ground black pepper
* – Olive oil (not extra virgin)

Directions
* 1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Butterfly Chicken Breasts (cut along side and lay out flat leaving attached at one end like a book) and lay out flat on cutting board. You can pound it slightly to flatten a bit if [...]

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