I get a kick out of the big promises plastered on the cover of muscle comics.
‘Overnight gains’ seems to be the common thread.
Even though these ‘promises’ are blown way out of proportion, fast gains are possible.
With the proper approach, amazing things can happen inside of 3 months, especially if you’re a newbie. Even grizzled veterans [...]

OK, so we’ve been covering squatting with a full range of motion, and squatting to parallel.
Right now we’re going to cover another reason why some recommend only squatting to parallel.
One of the biggest concerns for people when they squat, is their back.
Personally, I haven’t met a single person who’s back limited him from squatting.
I have [...]

Can you guess the muscle that gets the most exercise in gyms today>
Come on…give it your best shot…
It’s not biceps, chest, or quads…
I’ll give you a hint; it doesn’t require a barbell or any other piece of equipment…
Nope, it’s not abs…
Give up?
OK, it’s the tongue … (and get your mind out of the gutter)
Yep, it’s [...]

What are the typical benefits you hear about when it comes to exercise?
Increased strength
More muscle mass,
Improved health,
Longer life span,
Better quality of life,
Increased speed and agility
A leaner physique,
Stronger bones,
A better sense of well being,
Improved mood,
Increased confidence…
Increased endurance
You get the point…
Depending on your age or current situation, certain benefits may mean more to you than others.
In my [...]

Last time I left off with the reason for squatting ‘a.ss to the grass.’
Today I’ll cover squatting to parallel.
In more recent times, ‘squatting to parallel’ was advocated by powerlifters.
I’ve heard a few reasons, but one that seems to be the most accurate is the following.
As you may have noticed, powerlifters tend to be a beefy [...]

Over the past week I’ve been talking about the press.
In particular, I’ve been sharing the importance of using heavy weights in the press.
And to lift the heaviest weights possible, you need to use low reps.
The reason this is so important, is because as Brooks Kubik pointed out, the press is a “skill” and a “strength” [...]

If you’re serious about your training, I hope you took my recent tips about squatting to heart.
They’re not called the ‘King’ of exercises for nothing.
There’s a lot of contradictory advice out there about this exercise. If you spend anytime reading it, you’re likely to end up confused and give up on it…
Don’t let that happen [...]

A few days back I mentioned the mentality of a ‘workout virgin’…
If you missed it, here’s the Coles notes version of that message…
People often believe things to be much more difficult than they are. But if they stick with it, they can adapt to increasingly demanding physical effort.
I bring this up again because ‘difficulty’ is [...]

Yesterday I shared the importance of training heavy to up your press.
I’m going to continue with this theme, and share something Brooks Kubik pointed out ‘many moons ago’ as they say…
There are a lot of lifts out there that you can ‘grind out.’
By this I mean getting away with less than perfect form.
I’m definitely not [...]

The last pressing tip covered the importance of starting your workout with presses.
The ‘principle’ behind this has been around for a long time. That fact alone gives it some ‘cred.’
This time I’m going to cover the importance of training heavy.
If you want to be able to handle heavy weights, you need to use heavy weights. [...]