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You Don’t Have to Be Young to be an Athlete

08. Dec, 2008 16 Comments Fat Loss, How to Build Muscle, Motivation, Strength & Conditioning

Written in 2006 For Todays Man magazine

Remember when exercise used to be fun; when you used to get endless hours of physical activity each week without ever dreading the thought of it? Remember when you used to be able to break out into a full sprint without the fear of pulling a hamstring? How about when you could stand up from your chair without your lower back hurting?

Oh, to be young.

Or maybe it’s actually what we were when we were young…athletes.

Sure as we get older we lose muscle mass and [...]

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Make the Time

05. Dec, 2008 3 Comments Motivation

“People think if they’re working 14 hour days that they are getting more done. WRONG. If you work for 11 hours and then do something physical for 3 hours, you’ll be far more productive in those 11 hours than you’d be in 14 hours. It takes energy to make energy- otherwise you’re just sitting at your desk in a daze, feeling overwhelmed by all the things you think you need to do. And then that goes on for years and it comes time to retire, but you’re so out of [...]

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My Favorite Excuses

31. Oct, 2008 21 Comments Motivation

–I don’t squat because they’re bad for the knees.

–You’re not supposed to squat below parallel.

– I don’t need to do legs because I run and go on the stairclimber.

–I’m just getting back into it. (For two years?!)

–Today is my light day. (What about all the other days?)

–I don’t care about getting strong; I just want to be big.

–I don’t care about getting big; I just want to be strong.

–I don’t want to get too big. (As if that was possible)

–I didn’t eat enough today.

–I ate too much.

–My [...]

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What is True Physical Fitness?

03. Sep, 2008 2 Comments Motivation, Strength & Conditioning

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 [...]

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No Excuses

27. Aug, 2008 4 Comments Motivation, Videos

And The Winner Is…

08. Aug, 2008 0 Comments How to Build Muscle, Motivation

I want to extend a huge congratulations to our first ever Muscle Gaining Secrets Transformation contest winner, Kyle Matthews. Kyle did an incredible job, and through hard work and dedication made incredible changes to his physique and dramatically improved his strength.

I was in contact with Kyle throughout the transformation contest in our private forum and was extremely impressed with his work ethic and desire to excel. He is an inspiration and deserves the big prize.

Related Posts:The Transformation of Kyle Matthews4 Lessons From Tim TebowCoachingRenegade for Bodybuilders?Four of My Favorite Biceps [...]

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His Physique Nauseated 2000 People Simultaneously

02. May, 2008 1 Comments Motivation

Last week I met up with some friends and went to see a few of my favorite old school hip hop groups of all time. When the second group of the night (who will remain nameless to protect the innocent) came on the crowd was on fire as the band started out with one hit after another. The lead singer has always been known for taking off his shirt midway through the set and revealing his ripped, muscular physique. This was always a big hit with the ladies and [...]

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MLK

04. Apr, 2008 0 Comments Motivation

I thought this was only appropriate today. Forty years later, we should all heed Dr. King’s words.

“I Don’t Have Time to Train”

29. Nov, 2007 0 Comments Motivation

Many times I hear this excuse from people who do absolutely no exercise at all. They say they have no time to train. They feel and look terrible yet they have no intentions of doing anything about it.

I was at the park doing some sprints a few days ago and saw a guy there pushing his kids on the swings. When they got off the swings and went to play on something else the guy, in his mid forties, went over to the chin up bar and attempted to [...]

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Top Ten Albums To Train To

13. Nov, 2007 1 Comments Motivation, Training Music

A good friend of mine asked me yesterday what my top ten albums to train to were. After much thought and deliberation, here is what I came up with. Note that live albums and greatest hits were not allowed; strictly studio albums. Although it is blasphemous to mention their name in public and usually results in your being labeled a douchebag, and Fred Durst was the worst excuse for a rapper ever, Limp Bizkit did make some pretty good music to train to for a couple years there.

1) Rage Against [...]

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