Bigger Legs and 5 Changes to Make After 40

Here are a few articles I've written for Fitness Volt lately. In them I go over how to really train after 40, bigger legs after 40, and 5 changes you can make right now for better results. Check them out below. Over 40 Training Always wonder if you need to change things up after a … Continue reading Bigger Legs and 5 Changes to Make After 40 →

Be Like Bruce Lee, My Friend (or How to Stick to Your Training)

There's a famous interview with Bruce Lee where he describes his philosophy of his life. As he was most notable for his martial arts and movies, he applied this mindset to everything. He was truly a man of deep reverence by his peers, the public, and an ever-growing audience from every generation to this day. … Continue reading Be Like Bruce Lee, My Friend (or How to Stick to Your Training) →

What I Did on My Week Off

Most of us will treat a week off from the gym as just that: a week away, usually indulging in some bad food, and giving our joints, tendons, and ligaments a break. I have a quote I tell almost every client: "Don't schedule time off. Life will do it for you." In other words, life … Continue reading What I Did on My Week Off →

New Split New Muscle Gains

I've been on my current training program for some time now. As one of the three programs I absolutely love to do and produces an appreciable amount of gains in muscle mass and strength, I think it's time for a change. Has the current routine stopped working? Not necessarily. It's just a number of factors … Continue reading New Split New Muscle Gains →

New Leg Training Routine for My Bad Knee

My leg training has been mostly successful for the past few weeks. However, as with all things it can get a bit stale. Always willing to change, I once again shifted gears and came up with another knee-friendly leg routine. What's different? I didn't reinvent the wheel or anything, but I did throw in two … Continue reading New Leg Training Routine for My Bad Knee →

Are Your Early Morning Workouts Even Effective?

It's been a few years since I got up early (like 5:00 am early) to go train. I'm not foreign to it by any means, but it's been a while to say the least. With changing schedules and other reasons I decided to get up at 5:00 and be warmed up and ready to go … Continue reading Are Your Early Morning Workouts Even Effective? →

My Current Complete Workout (Full Program)

I've received several messages from those who wanted to see my current workout in full. Thanks for the messages and here you go. First a couple of points to be made: I train around five or six days per week. I usually go with Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.Each workout is an hour or … Continue reading My Current Complete Workout (Full Program) →

My Current Training Split

I've experimented with a lot of splits over the, ahem, decades. I've always gone back to just about three that have given me the greatest results. Plus, as a forty-something I have to pay a little more attention to recovery. Currently, I'm back on an old, reliable standby. I call it my golden era split … Continue reading My Current Training Split →

Over 40 Leg Training for More Mass

Check out this knee-friendly, over 40 leg training routine I did the other day. I will warn you, it's tough and you will be sore, but your knees and back will thank you. This is solely for building muscle. You will get stronger, but it's not the main goal. For rest periods go with 30 … Continue reading Over 40 Leg Training for More Mass →

Simple and Quick Dumbbell Arm Workout

Someone recently wrote to me about different training techniques and touched on one I've known for a while now and recently revisited. If you're at all familiar with Steve Holman and Jonathan Lawson from the old Ironman Magazine days you'll know they popularized the POF system. That is the Positions of Flexion training technique. I … Continue reading Simple and Quick Dumbbell Arm Workout →