Jimmy moped his way into Freddy’s office.
Without looking up from his desk, Fred said ‘Hi Jimbo’
‘hey Freddy.’ Jimmy mumbled. ‘Howj’ya know it was me?’.
With his eyes still on his work, Freddy said ‘I could hear you draggin’ your feet from the changing room. You’re about the only one I know who does that.’
‘Oh…’ Jimmy said [...]

At the end of part 1, I mentioned how some explain massive gains in size to ‘natural growth spurts.’
What I’m referring to is how a young teenager’s physique develops as he matures into adulthood.
I bring this up because some people feel that squats are overtyped.
And you know what, trained the way they are nowadays, I [...]

I’ve been talking a lot about squats lately.
And it ain’t for lack of other exercises to talk about.
Honest to goodness squatting, the type you put your all into, will literally change your life.
They do so much for you, books could be written on this single exercise alone.
Before ‘hard work’ became obsolete, heavy squattin’ was practically [...]

One of the most frustrating situations lifters find themselves in, are plateaus…
This is a period of time when progress screeches to a halt.
Most accept it as a part of training. They think it ’comes with the territory.’
Some guys never get past it. And as a result, they don’t get anywhere near achieving their potential…
For others, [...]

The week before last, I covered how people identify themselves with their past.
To most, this doesn’t seem like a big co-inky-dink.
I mean, if a person spent his whole life training, and taking care of his health, then he must be a healthy person, right?
And if another person spent his days plopped in front of the [...]

A few people have written in wanting to know more about negatives.
I guess my message from the other day sparked some interest.
One of the questions I received was, ‘are they really as intense as you say they are?’
Let just say that if done right, expect some ‘colorful language’ to escape your lips.
Here’s why…
You can use [...]

In trying to describe squatting form, I sometimes use ‘Tigger’ to help me out.
If you don’t know who Tigger is, than you must’ve been living in a honey jar your whole life.
Tigger’s the lively tiger-like character from Winnie the Pooh.
And if there’s one thing he’s known for, it’s bouncing all over the place. In fact, [...]

No pain no gain, right?
Well, yes and no. I’m not going to bs you…
If you’re training for maximum strength and conditioning, tough workouts are a given.
But that doesn’t mean your eyeballs need to be bleeding at the end of every workout.
It also doesn’t mean the ‘pain’ and ‘hard work’ keeps increasing as you strive to [...]

Normally, I’d tell you to steer clear of negativity.
But when it comes to working out, negatives are some of the most intense and productive training you can do
In fact, they are so intense, you need to be careful with them, or else you’ll overtrain.
Done right, they can lead to rapid strength gains. Like going from [...]

Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared my opinion on why you need to be careful when comparing yourself to others.
I received some questions about that, wondering if I meant you shouldn’t look up to anyone?
Without a doubt, having a hero or idol to look up to is important.
Personally, I believe having someone you ‘model’ [...]