Do steroids actually make you dumb? Do they really lower your IQ?
I don’t know if they do. But that’s not what I mean anyways.
What I am talking about is how steroids can limit your ability to become smarter.
Here’s what I mean. Roids make it much easier for you to gain size. You still need to [...]

It’s common knowledge that working out will make your muscles larger.
So it’s no surprise that some think it’s possible to get overgrown abs from too much exercise. Well I’m here to tell you that ain’t the way it is.
First, lets cover some basics. The general shape of your abdominals is due to genetics. Some have [...]

Ask someone to ‘show you a muscle,’ and up rolls his sleeve. Unless he’s a pervert…
Ask your average person how he can tell a ‘strongman,’ and more than likely he’ll say ‘big arms.’
Walk into your average gym, and what do you see? Lines of guys ‘pumping up’ their biceps.
Take a closer look and you see [...]

There’s this assumption that health and wellbeing doesn’t have much to do with strength.
Strong nails, glowing skin, bright eyes, all stuff for women, tree huggers and limp wristed fairies…right?…
Wrong
All of the above and more are a sign of robust and vigorous health. And since the writers of most hardcore strength training publications have forgotten this [...]

Many want to know the keys to might and muscle…
What exercises should they do? How many sets and reps? What body parts should they focus on?
What foods should they eat. When and how much? What about supplements. Creatine? BCAA’s? Glutamine?
Which machine should they use? Should they bother with cardio? Do they need to train twice [...]

In yesterdays tip, Keep it Fresh, I was talking about how most have lumped training in the same category as marriage, doomed to fail.
Neither have to fail. But like I said yesterday, I’ll stick to the training advice and leave the marriage counseling to others.
It’s also helpful to have a variety of possible goals.
If you’ve [...]

For most, training has gone down the route of marriage, calling it quits is expected.
But neither has to end in failure. But since I’m here to talk about super strength, I’ll leave the marriage counseling to someone else.
I’m often asked how I’m able to stick with my training. To the questioner’s astonishment; and frustration, I [...]

What does strength and power look like?
According to Hollywood and the rest of the mainstream media, it’s a 6 pack and set of ‘guns.’
Those are impressive muscles, especially when they’re highly developed. But that isn’t what strength look like.
Real strength and power is something different. It’s found in the muscles that are ignored by almost [...]

Periods of stagnation are tough.
Training without seeing any progress is disheartening to say the least. And it doesn’t help when the muscle mags are constantly singing the siren song of ‘genetic limitations.’
I’m not saying there isn’t such a thing as genetic limits. But I have a hard time believing it’s the culprit when a person’s [...]

So I’m getting questions on how to use the stability ball.
For now, I’m going to focus on how to use one without risking life or limb.
The very benefits of the ball, instability and increased range of motion, are why you need to approach using one intelligently. This isn’t a Big Wheel; you don’t just jump [...]