Constant learning and experimentation are what I’m all about. I love to try out different methods that I pick up from various sources, and then tweak protocols to meet the needs of my clients. Here’s an approach that I’ve used recently for hypertrophy training that works quite well. It involves caffeine and certain carb sources…
Several variables are important for muscle hypertrophy (growth), including how much weight you lift (intensity), how many total reps you perform (volume), and how often you lift (frequency), but there may be one variable that trumps them all… Assuming that the intensity, volume, and frequency are sufficient, the most important variable for muscle hypertrophy is…
The number one reason that people exercise is to lose weight, and aerobic activity is crucial for that… Right? Sure, you’ll lose weight, but at what expense? If you do an excessive amount of aerobic work, rest assured that you’ll catabolize muscle tissue, and the less muscle you have, the lower your metabolic rate will…
Calves are stubborn. They’re like that boxer with an iron chin. If you want some “knockout” growth, you need to hit them hard with methods that work, you need to hit them from all angles, and you need to hit them often. Only then will you win the battle with your fiercest foe. Let’s take…
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 smaller, but it must be done right. If your delts and lats are not built proportionate to each other, you can distort that illusion. Larry Scott was known to…
Over the past two years, I’ve been investigating various injury prevention and treatment strategies for aging athletes. What I discovered was quite interesting, mainly that a high degree of the aging process is controlled by the brain. As mental function starts to decline, your body starts to fall apart. Boost the brain and you’ll boost…
With the right approach, bodybuilding can be one of the best things you do for your body, mind and spirit. In the video above, Charles Eugster explains why rebuilding your body as you age is a great idea. Here are some of the key points from his talk: • Man has destroyed the wonder of…
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 best “anti-aging” remedies available to everyone, male or female. However, taken to the extreme, bodybuilding can accelerate the aging process and may even lead to an early death. When I…
I must admit that writing articles for pay is not like it used to be. At one time you were compensated quite nicely for your written work. Some guys in the industry were making thousands for each piece they submitted. The late Dan Duchaine, for instance, was paid as much as $2 per word for…