Featured Article #1

My Top Ten Mass Builders for Bodybuilders

Most young men who enter the gym want to get massive and they want it yesterday—faster if possible.

So with this thought in mind I decided to come out with my list of the exercises I consider the best of the best for gaining pure mass.

Of course I realize some will disagree with me, but nevertheless [...]

Brian | April 23rd, 2008 | Continued

Featured Article #2

Nutrients First—Calories Second—For Optimal Health

Books on weight loss and proper eating abound, heck just head on over to your local library or book store and you will not need to look far to find them.

Most promise some form of improved health and weight loss, if you follow THEIR plan, of course.

Today I want to introduce you to another form [...]

Brian | April 11th, 2008 | Continued

Featured Article #3

How to Increase Your Vertical Jump

With the NCAA tournament all over the T.V. in recent weeks and the NBA playoffs beginning shortly, now’s the time to talk about leaping ability.

Anyone who watches basketball for any length of time cannot help but see any number of amazing dunks.

Now do not worry if you do more wishing than dunking, because anyone who [...]

Brian | April 7th, 2008 | Continued

Featured Article #4

Beginning Bodybuilding Success Series—Getting Started Right

To me balance really should surface as the first thing any beginning bodybuilder should concern him or herself with when they begin training.

By balance I mean the balance between all of your body parts, not about how long you can stand on one foot.

Let me give an example to illustrate my point; far and away [...]

Brian | April 4th, 2008 | Continued

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Bodybuilding and More—the Beginning

I still remember the first time I picked up a copy of a bodybuilding magazine, I really cannot explain it, but something happened, I fell in love with bodybuilding, the challenge of lifting more than I did last week, the pump, the whole experience.

However, as with all things, there seemed a challenge around every corner. [...]

Brian | April 2nd, 2008 | Continued

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Beware Emotional Eating

Recently I was checking out a popular weight loss forum and one of the topics was about how some people use every excuse in the book to pig out.

Now I must admit that I SHOULD be above doing this, but there are times when I will come home after a hard day and the thought [...]

October 10th, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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Super…Super…Supersets

Supersets (which simply means doing one exercise and then with almost no rest beginning another) work great anytime, but one of the best ways to use them goes like this—short on time—superset.

And one of the best supersets besides biceps and triceps (which could look like barbell curls supersetted with close grip benches for the triceps) [...]

September 2nd, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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Focus On One Thing at a Time—so you know what’s working

For the sake of this post, let’s assume you want to beef up your upper pecs, so you decide to really ramp it up.

You start bombing away with incline barbell presses, incline dumbbell presses, and some funky exercise your training partner swears made his upper chest blow up like crazy in only two weeks.

A couple [...]

August 31st, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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Introducing—the Lets Eat “Food” Diet

I put FOOD in quotes because by “food” I mean—well actually food—not pre-packaged junk food.

If everyone concentrated on things like fruit, meat, whole grains, and whole eggs—you know real food that your grandma or great grandma used to eat—I can’t see how far wrong we could go.

Sure I’ve over simplified things because I realize some [...]

August 30th, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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In A Workout Rut—Try a Shock Workout

Ask anyone and they will tell you—at some point in their bodybuilding careers—nothing works, simply put—a workout rut just got them.

Their current routine does not work anymore and nothing they try seems to work either.

Give up?

No way!

If this sounds like you, you could need a shock workout.

Nothing hard to do, just go to the gym [...]

August 29th, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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Have You Had YOUR Walk Today

In today’s world of high tech exercise gadgets plain old (and still good for you) walking can get unfairly shoved aside.

What a shame—walking without a doubt can give just about anyone a great workout—and can take place just about anywhere, malls, neighborhood parks, treadmills, etc.

Walking remains my favorite low impact workout choice that burns calories, [...]

August 28th, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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Busy? Then Focus on the Basics

Short on time, but still want to get in a great workout–focus on the basics.

A half-hour of concentration curls and lat pull-downs qualifies as a workout, however, take that same half-hour and do ten sets of heavy dead lifts or bent over rows and some chins and you will get way more bang for your [...]

August 27th, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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Get Rid Of the Junk Food

If the junk food, potato chips, cookies, chocolate (yes chocolate!) and the various other forms of empty calories never find their way into your house or apartment then they really can’t add extra inches to your waistline.

Now I know the above weight loss/healthy eating tip does not shock anyone, nor does it contain any special [...]

August 26th, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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Advice for the Over 40 Bodybuilder

While I can’t speak for all older bodybuilders, I still feel good, meaning that I really don’t think about age. My love for training remains high and while I cannot honestly say that I took the direct route, I would not trade any of it for a second.

And I would bet that for those of [...]

August 24th, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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Are You Confused Yet?

Seriously, I mean take a look at any bodybuilding magazine out there almost every page beckons you to try their new wonder supplement.

Testosterone boosters, GH boosters, NO products, etc.

Each one promises you, something, massive pumps, serious gains in lean tissue, get massive now (not later).

O.K.

However, please do not get me wrong, not all of these [...]

August 18th, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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What Is a Rep And a Set?

I can vividly recall the first time I picked up a bodybuilding magazine.

Trouble started though when I actually starting READING the magazine, sure bodybuilders that filled those pages looked huge and I dreamed of one day being that big, but…

I kept reading about these important things called reps and sets.

What in the [...]

July 2nd, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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Working Out Without Weights—Pumping New Life Into Pull-ups

Working out without weights carries with it some of the same issues regular bodybuilding does—some training days you really wish you could skip.

Pull up day probably fits as one of those days.

Sure you do them—because you know their benefits—like lat width, a great biceps workout and real world strength.

Do you like them—well [...]

May 5th, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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How To Stand Out From the Crowd—Body Wise That Is—Part 2 Upper Chest

If you remember in Part 1 of our How to Stand Out from the Crowd Series we covered the side head of the deltoid—up next Upper chest.

Why just upper chest and not the whole chest?

Simple.

Most beginning bodybuilders focus on the bench, which, for most people, works mainly the middle to lower portion [...]

May 4th, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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Just Keep It Simple

A while back, Dan John wrote an article called, The “ONE LIFT A DAY” program. You can find it by going to www.testosterone.net and doing a search for the “ONE LIFT A DAY” program in their search feature.

Dan’s articles simply rock, and this one does not disappoint.

Dan’s point, at least to me—of just [...]

April 30th, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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Running Improvement Made Easy

Running, whether done for weight loss, fitness, or your own personal reasons—fits the bill for exercise.

A good pair of running shoes and you can hit the road, you against the pavement.

However, sometimes I think we all tend to make things more complicated than they need become, so with this post I intend to [...]

April 28th, 2008 | Brian | 1 comment | Continued
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No Time…No Gym…No Problem

Knowing how to set up an at home workout routine or home gym, can really come in handy during those times when for whatever reason you just cannot find the time to get to the gym.

I realize that working out at home may seem kind of strange because you might think, can I [...]

April 25th, 2008 | Brian | 1 comment | Continued
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My Top Ten Mass Builders for Bodybuilders

Most young men who enter the gym want to get massive and they want it yesterday—faster if possible.

So with this thought in mind I decided to come out with my list of the exercises I consider the best of the best for gaining pure mass.

Of course I realize some will disagree with me, but nevertheless [...]

April 23rd, 2008 | Brian | 3 comments | Continued
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Training For Long Term Health

The things we do when youthful vim and vigor, run wildly through both mind and body.

I can still remember some of those crazy workouts I put in as a young man, too over-eager to get huge.

One time after reading about negative training, using one of those old chinning bars that you wedged between [...]

April 20th, 2008 | Brian | 4 comments | Continued
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How to Stand Out From the Crowd—Body Wise That Is—Part One Shoulders

You see them all over, guys with big chests and arms, but whatever happened to building your body to actually look good instead of just mass for the sake of building mass.

To me the ideal physique consists of a small waist, wide wide shoulders, broad back, complete thigh development, and diamond shaped calves.

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April 18th, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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Time to Blast It—Regardless Of Which Body Part It Is

A couple of days back, I read David Goodin’s Shredded Muscle column in this month’s copy of Ironman Magazine (great column by the way).
For more good stuff by David you can check out his blog by going here.

In this column Mr. Goodin answers a readers question about how to bring up his legs.
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April 15th, 2008 | Brian | 0 comments | Continued
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Improving Tennis Performance Part 1—the Legs

Tennis to me showcases a ton of what every athlete aspires to achieve, the power exhibited in a cross-court forehand effortlessly integrated with the quickness needed to chase down your opponents drop shot (especially when you find yourself behind the baseline).

However, as impressive as the above example sounds, I seriously doubt it would [...]

April 14th, 2008 | Brian | 1 comment | Continued
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Nutrients First—Calories Second—For Optimal Health

Books on weight loss and proper eating abound, heck just head on over to your local library or book store and you will not need to look far to find them.

Most promise some form of improved health and weight loss, if you follow THEIR plan, of course.

Today I want to introduce you to another form [...]

April 11th, 2008 | Brian | 2 comments | Continued
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How to Increase Your Vertical Jump

With the NCAA tournament all over the T.V. in recent weeks and the NBA playoffs beginning shortly, now’s the time to talk about leaping ability.

Anyone who watches basketball for any length of time cannot help but see any number of amazing dunks.

Now do not worry if you do more wishing than dunking, because anyone who [...]

April 7th, 2008 | Brian | 1 comment | Continued
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Beginning Bodybuilding Success Series—Getting Started Right

To me balance really should surface as the first thing any beginning bodybuilder should concern him or herself with when they begin training.

By balance I mean the balance between all of your body parts, not about how long you can stand on one foot.

Let me give an example to illustrate my point; far and away [...]

April 4th, 2008 | Brian | 2 comments | Continued
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Bodybuilding and More—the Beginning

I still remember the first time I picked up a copy of a bodybuilding magazine, I really cannot explain it, but something happened, I fell in love with bodybuilding, the challenge of lifting more than I did last week, the pump, the whole experience.

However, as with all things, there seemed a challenge around every corner. [...]

April 2nd, 2008 | Brian | 3 comments | Continued