Back in the day, the biggest misconception dealt with bodybuilders being “muscle-bound,” and to a degree, uncoordinated. I can’t remember the number of times my football coached scolded me for spending too much time weightlifting. Of course, in my case, my coordination had nothing to do with being muscle-bound; it had to do with being [...]
Top Ten Safety Tips
February 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
My Top 10 Safety Tips for Weightlifting, in no particular order: Know yourself – Know your limitations. Getting bigger means constantly pushing the envelope. Add 10 lbs. more; force the last couple of reps out, pushing yourself. But, BUT…Do not try to bench 200 lbs when you could barely do 170 lbs last workout. Don’t add [...]
Getting Started
February 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Let’s make some assumptions here: 1. You are skinny or you’re what folks nicely call a skinny fat guy or person. 2. You really don’t know much about working out. 3. You really haven’t worked much. 4. You really want to put on some muscle, get stronger, and lose some of that gut (if you [...]
