Last night, UFC legend Randy Couture came out of retirement and won the world heavyweight title at 43 years old. And your excuse for why you are not stronger or biggeer or leaner or a better athlete is because you are… too old? How sad and pathetic you must be. Last night was like watching […]
Today we have part one of a new interview with my friend and colleague, the Underground Strength Coach, Zach Even-Esh. Zach, tell us how you learned about “Underground” training? ZE – Well, without a doubt, my very first days of training at a gym always leave me with the recollection of George, a jacked dude […]
Here’s a tasty dessert from Paleo Cookbooks. Ingredients Lemon Filling 1 cup lemon juice 5tsp finely grated lemon rind (approximately 4 lemons) 1/2 cup maple syrup 1/2 cup coconut milk 4tbs arrow root 5 egg yolks Meringue 5 egg whites 2tbs maple syrup Instructions Preheat a fan-forced oven to 160o Celsius/325o Fahrenheit. Place lemon juice, […]
Originally written for EliteFTS in 2005 Q: Can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you get started? AC: I was a competitive martial artist – LOVED to fight. After winning a few fights, and losing a few I realized that the people I beat, or didn’t beat knew the same […]
Originally written in 2005 for Elite Fitness Systems This week I have the pleasure of introducing you to the newest member or our writing staff, CJ Murphy. Raised in Boston’s roughest housing projects, Murph has gone on to make quite a name for him in the strength and conditioning industry and was recently named one […]
Since I constantly publicize my obsessive love for music, I often get emails from people asking for recommendations of some good stuff to train to. Music is one of the most important components of a good workout, so in no particular order here are a few of my favorites that are always in high rotation […]
If you want big legs you have to squat. For the first few years of your training you should squat, squat and squat some more. A good goal is to squat double bodyweight. I’m talking about real, full squats, at least to parallel. Read on and you’ll learn exactly how to squat properly. Before we […]
“At first I was afraid, I was petrified…” No way they’re playing this… “Kept thinkin I could never live without you by my side…” What did I do to deserve this? Say it aint so. “But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong…” Holy shit, they really are playing I […]
“Hey Jay does your training system focus more on sarcoplasmic hypertropy or myofibrillar? Do you believe in hyperplasia? What fibers do you focus on hypertrophying? Type IIA, IIB, IIDD, type 36-26-36? How do you vary rep speed within a set to take advantage of the dynamic effort motor unit induced reverse dialysis of the brachialis […]
Last week I had the great pleasure of visiting my very good friend and colleague, Alwyn Cosgrove. Sometimes when you’re close to someone you forget about their level of expertise or start to overlook it after a while. For those who don’t know, Alwyn is one of the leaders in the fitness industry and one […]
