Continuing our 7 Principles of Training, we now focus on our actual workouts and try to answer the question: What do I do when I hit a plateau? I'm sure you've read many articles, watched tons of videos, and even listened to endless podcasts addressing the issue of how to get unstuck in your workouts. … Continue reading How to Modify Your Workouts to Avoid a Plateau
Continuing down the list of My 7 Personal Principles of Training we get to using the appropriate amount of weight for your workouts. Yes, this one sounds more specific than the overriding principles earlier, but I feel it's one that teaches a tangible lesson and also works to tamp down the ego. In the principle … Continue reading What’s the Right Amount of Weight to Use in My Workout?
I recently wrote about My 7 Personal Principles of Training. Here I'd like to talk a little more in detail about each one. I hope you get something out of it. If so, let me know in the comments below. In the last principle, we talked about how disconnecting from your day can have a profound … Continue reading How to Get Better Results From Visualizing Your Workouts
Early in my lifting days, I created a set of seven training principles to take with me to the gym every day. I was in my mid-teens and deep into exploring this new world of lifting and reshaping my physique. These aren't specific in the sense of sets, reps, and exercises. It's more of a … Continue reading My 7 Personal Principles of Training
As I get a bit longer in the tooth I'm more inclined to find new ways to train. I love resistance training and I'll probably be doing something with a barbell and dumbbell until I die, but sometimes doing a set, resting, and then doing another set can get a bit redundant and monotonous. Even … Continue reading My Favorite Supersets and Other Tricks in a Crowded Gym
The one question I get asked most in the gym is how I built my biceps. A set of nicely peaked biceps is great to possess at the poolside or in a well-fitted T-shirt. They are one of the sole aims of most who have ever picked up a dumbbell but are still frustrated by … Continue reading Building Bigger Biceps: The Not So Secret Method
Fitness advice is all over the place right now. Between social media and your local gym bro, it's easy to believe everything and nothing at once. Everyone has an opinion that is preached as fact, but the small army of real, scientifically-backed, results-driven individuals is drowned out by the perpetuating noise. Without droning on about … Continue reading Training Plans: How to Build Muscle and Strength
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
One of the age-old questions in the world of working out is: How do I progress my workouts? Or how does one go about training progression? It's an honest question that deserves a bit of clarification from all of the frustrating noise out there. You may have come across such notions as chasing the pump, … Continue reading How to Properly Progress Your Workouts
The following is a guest post from Michael Gregory. More about Michael is below. Supplements reign supreme in our current age of quick fixes and "overnight successes." I’m going to tell you 3 very obvious things when it comes to your journey to a better body before buying more supplements. I'm betting that you’ll shake … Continue reading 3 Things to Lockdown Before Buying More Supplements
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