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Bulk or Cut?

July 31, 2010
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While there are many people who strive for athletic performance, it’s more like that the the average person just wants to look good naked. That approximately translates to more muscle and less fat (and ladies, you get ‘curves’ by having more muscle as well). After the miracle period of beginner gains, we face a fundamental [...]

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Auto-Regulation for Massive Strength Gains

July 8, 2010
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Auto-regulation is a process where you determine the volume and intensity of training for the day, literally based upon how you feel during that training session. The strange (and awesome) thing is, both research and anecdote has proven that training this way seems to stimulate significantly greater strength gains compared to traditional methods. If you’ve [...]

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Effort

May 26, 2010
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Most people don’t put enough effort into their training. In fact, pick whatever tasks you can think of, and you’ll find that most people partaking in that task just don’t put in real effort. For some reason, people just don’t want to do their jobs well, whether they be students, real estate agents, marketers, lawyers, [...]

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Stop Doing What Isn’t Working

May 13, 2010
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Before I start, I will admit that this post is a little more abstract. There is almost no mention of concrete examples, but if you extend the concepts I talk about, you should be able to establish the practical message being this. Someone once said that insanity can be defined by doing the same thing [...]

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Why are you training anyway?

April 24, 2010
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To gym rats, the fitness junkies, and the washed-up meatheads. A message to you guys and gals: Ideally, we would be But of course, excuses get in the way.. Yet we certainly don’t want to have it take over our life, and have to ask That Said, I’m sure you have goals, and.. With that [...]

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How to get the Maximum Benefits from Stretching

April 21, 2010
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The topic of stretching is like flossing your teeth, everyone agrees that it’s good for you, many people don’t practice it, and if they do, they may not actually do it well. I do not claim complete knowledge of the topic of stretching, and we will see that different contexts call for a different approach [...]

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Bodyweight Strength Training: 6 Reasons That It’s NOT The Path to Your Goals

April 11, 2010

I make it very clear that I’m a big proponent of resistance training for optimal health. In particular I believe that the most effective and practical method of training is through lifting weights. However, one cannot ignore the tremendous physiques built by some athletes (especially gymnasts) solely through means of bodyweight strength training. In this [...]

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Building a Home Gym

March 13, 2010
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Having worked out at various gyms over the years, from the high school gym to many public gyms, I finally decided this year to make the switch to a home gym. Note, that this home gym I’m speaking of is specific to strength training purposes. It addresses my needs perfectly, and leads to much more [...]

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Warming up for Exercise – A Layperson’s View

March 6, 2010
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Today’s topic ties in with a recent post of mine, ‘Can You Run Safely?’ Part of staying injury-free during exercise is to ensure that your body is prepared for the forthcoming exertion. This preparatory phase is known as the warm-up. Why I want to address this topic, is simply because the layperson doesn’t seem to [...]

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Can you run safely?

March 2, 2010
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When I say running, I am referring to middle to long distance running at a slow to moderate pace (which most people can sustain for a considerable period of time, from as low as 15 minutes, to as long as several hours). Jogging may describe the activity better, but most people like to refer to [...]

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