https://youtu.be/JmKE_NC3qlQ I discovered this unique abdominal exercise about a decade ago in the e-book The Bodybuilding Truth by Nelson Monta...
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May 02, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://youtu.be/JmKE_NC3qlQ I discovered this unique abdominal exercise about a decade ago in the e-book The Bodybuilding Truth by Nelson Monta...
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When it comes to bodybuilding, illusion is everything. Building huge delts and lats can help give you that classic "V" taper and make your waist look...
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2016 | John Paul Catanzaro
Liver tablets were once a staple with old-school bodybuilders, but their popularity seemed to fade toward the end of the 20th century. That’s too b...
Read MoreOctober 07, 2015 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://youtu.be/rGgoCm1hofM With the right approach, bodybuilding can be one of the best things you do for your body, mind and spirit. In the v...
Read MoreOctober 06, 2015 | John Paul Catanzaro
Muscle mass tends to decrease as you age beyond your twenties. You can counter the "wasting away" process though with bodybuilding. It's one of the b...
Read MoreSeptember 08, 2015 | John Paul Catanzaro
You've decided that you have enough muscle mass on your frame and that it's time to refine it, so what do you do? Well, think of yourself as a scu...
Read MoreAugust 03, 2015 | John Paul Catanzaro
Let's look at the training routines of some of the top names during the golden era of bodybuilding. Each one of these champions had a strong body pa...
Read MoreJuly 31, 2015 | John Paul Catanzaro
These days competitive bodybuilding seems to be experiencing a bipolar disorder. On the professional end it's all about size. The more massive you ar...
Read MoreJuly 06, 2015 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://youtu.be/s6H-xs0fPyM Legendary bodybuilders like Tom Platz and Robby Robinson were known to lift heavy for high reps. That was one of t...
Read MoreMay 31, 2015 | John Paul Catanzaro
I hate to break the news but in strength training, there’s really nothing new under the sun. Take the popular "10 sets of 10 reps" method. Most mo...
Read MoreMarch 07, 2015 | John Paul Catanzaro
A popular method in bodybuilding is the 21-rep system, or simply “21s” for short. To give you a glimpse of how to perform this technique, here...
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2015 | John Paul Catanzaro
Here's a superset routine that attacks the entire body one joint at a time. It's a split routine where the lower body is trained on Day 1 and the u...
Read MoreJanuary 03, 2015 | John Paul Catanzaro
My new book, Mass Explosion: Blast Through Your Training Plateaus!, is now available! Mass Explosion is a comprehensive guide to the art and scien...
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2014 | John Paul Catanzaro
If you’ve been in the muscle-building game for a while, you know quite well that you can’t stay on one routine forever. No matter how well you do...
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2014 | John Paul Catanzaro
As you hit your 40s, 50s and beyond, you realize that you are no longer able to do what you did in your late teens, 20s and even early 30s. Weights t...
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2013 | John Paul Catanzaro
When I first started lifting seriously in a commercial gym, my routine consisted of one body part a day. I'd go to the gym and absolutely trash that ...
Read MoreMay 31, 2013 | John Paul Catanzaro
Walk into any gym and what comes to mind: fake boobs, synthol arms, lipo six-pack, calf implants, or “that guy’s juicing, for sure!” We all do ...
Read MoreJune 13, 2012 | John Paul Catanzaro
In my small home gym, I have three dedicated machines for calf training: a standing calf raise unit that goes up to 600 pounds, a seated calf raise m...
Read MoreMay 29, 2012 | John Paul Catanzaro
Some guys seek size at any expense. They don’t care if their joints take a beating in the process. To them it’s “carpe diem,” seize the day a...
Read MoreMay 12, 2012 | John Paul Catanzaro
Eccentric training will catapult strength and athletic performance to a new level if used appropriately. In order to lift a weight, muscular force mu...
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