What do you really need to get in a good workout? Now if you work out at the nearest, swankest 24 Fitness; that ought to be an easy question. Likewise, if you own that $1,000 Marcy Smith Cage Gym; again, that ought to be an easy question. What if you don’t own all that and [...]
Building Muscle with Optimum Anabolics
May 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I recently got a copy of Jeff Anderson’s Optimum Anabolics muscle building course. I wanted to take a look at what it was all about – had heard some interesting noise on it. Now, when I get a copy of a program; I normally do one of three things: I like it – a lot. [...]
5 Muscle Building Exercises You Should Think Twice About…
December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
“Forever” is a long time. Dr. Hyght makes some good points and shoulder impingement syndrome probably explains a lot of the chronic issues I have with my shoulders. Still, many have used some of the exercises, like upright row, without any of the issues Dr. Hyght describes. The key is don’t do anything that causes [...]
Best Cardio Tips To Burn Stubborn Fat!
November 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Have you been considering incorporating fasted cardio into your daily training? Read over this article first to see if this is the right method for you. By: Shannon Clark Article Summary: The thought behind fasted cardio is to train first thing in the morining before eating. There isn’t a need to do fasted cardio [...]
No Pain No Gain: Fitness Myth or Ultimate Fitness Truth?
November 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Tom Venuto “No Pain, No Gain.” Is this aphorism just a fitness myth and downright bad advice? A lot of people seem to think so. As a bodybuilder with 25+ years of training experience and more than two dozen trophies on my shelf, I have another perspective to offer you… The Ultimate Fitness Truth? [...]
Top Muscle Building Foods You Can’t Grow Without
September 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Vince DelMonte In less than two weeks I’ll be attending my first Mr. Olympia showdown in Las Vegas, and I’m extremely excited to watch the most prestigious bodybuilding contest in the world. To get the inside scoop on the top muscle building foods, I went directly to the top contenders, the athletes themselves, who [...]
1,000 Sit Ups And Crunches A Day And Still No Abs
September 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Q & A with Guest Blogger, Tom Venuto, CSCS, NSCA-CPT QUESTION: Dear Tom: I have been working out for around a year now and I cannot get my lower abs into any type of shape. Despite doing 900 various crunches, ab roller, and 100 sit-ups four days a week, along with running and my regular [...]
Building Lean Muscle Means a Good Diet
September 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Two of the most interesting and frustrating statements that people make are, “I just want to tone my arms,” or “I just want to lose a little fat around my stomach/legs/butt/whatever.” Or this one, “I don’t want to get bulky, I just want some lean muscle.” The simple truth is that all three statements are [...]
Unsung Hero of Upper Body Exercises
September 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Notwithstanding those whose passion is to be a power lifter, bodybuilder, or as humanly strong (big) as possible; I think most would be pretty happy looking like a Brad Pitt, or a Gerard Butler. For a lot of us, a good objective would be to develop a physique that looks good on the beach, in [...]
Intensity or Insanity: How Much Training Effort is Enough?
July 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Q & A with Guest Blogger, Tom Venuto – The Fat Loss Guru QUESTION: Tom, do you think that the intensity of your workout is “THE THING” that gives you results or is it more about being consistent with your workouts? The reason I ask is because I’m following your Burn The Fat, Feed The [...]
4 Reasons to Squat
July 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Someone recently commented that squats were not necessary to building muscle or getting stronger or getting leaner. More to the point, he disputed the notion that the squat was the “king of exercises.” Not being an exercise guru, I actually could not disagree with that statement. After all, everyone responds differently to different exercises. Still, [...]
Why Home Gyms are the Way to Go…No Excuses (Especially at my age)!!!
July 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
My hands are shaking, but I wanted to post a quick observation. I did my chest/back supersets, biceps/triceps superset workout. Threw in a couple of abs and obliques giant sets at the end. My arms, my back feel great. Anyways, I started my work out around 8pm and went for about an hour. I have [...]
My 12 Week Bodylastics Work Out Program
April 16, 2010 By 2 Comments
This is the program that I will use for the next 12 weeks. Like I said previously, the user’s manual details 16 different workouts, but I will just do my own. I thought about using Vince’s No Nonsense program, but really, at 49, gaining 25 to 30 pounds of muscle is no longer one of [...]
Bodylastics – Day Zero
April 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I have finally decided to take up a buddy’s challenge. Well, I wouldn’t exactly call it a “challenge.” The thing is I have never been big on rubber bands. Back in the early 90′s, I used Soloflex for a while , and once the novelty wore off, I went back to the tried and true. [...]
The Only Three Mass-Building Exercises You Need!
April 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
So, tell me, if you could do just three exercises, what would they did? Would those exercise be the same as your favorites, or just the ones you think are most effective? I should do a poll on this? Too bad, the webmaster on this site is big dummy and can’t figure out how to [...]
