Subject: Is "starvation mode" a load of BS?...
Is "starvation mode" a load of BS?...
June 17th, 2017 at 9:30 am ESTThere was a time when I was so freaked out about the concept of avoiding starvation mode that I would eat a meal in between my post-workout supplements and my post-workout meal. (I wish I was kidding...I would take my post-workout s ...
How I gained 25 lbs in one week...
June 16th, 2017 at 8:22 am ESTIt started as a challenge to myself. If I took all the knowledge I had about weight gain and put it to work all at once, how much weight could I add to myself in one week? What would my upper limit be? ...
Chisel your lower abs...
June 15th, 2017 at 9:21 am ESTI'll be the first to tell you that you can't totally isolate the lower abs. However, what you CAN do is use certain exercises, body positions and equipment to help shift MORE of the tension to the lower abs over the rest of the rect ...
Got back pain? This small muscle may be the cause of it...
June 14th, 2017 at 1:54 pm ESTAnd it's actually NOT in your back... The muscle you need to pay attention to is your hip flexor (a.k.a. the iliopsoas). When you sit a lot (as most of us do in today's society), this muscle gets shortened and tig ...
The #1 muscle that is messing up your back...
June 13th, 2017 at 3:48 pm ESTAnd it's actually NOT in your back... The muscle you need to pay attention to is your hip flexor (a.k.a. the iliopsoas). When you sit a lot (as most of us do in today's society), this muscle gets shortened and tig ...
American Ninja Warrior Pull-Ups...(brutal back exercise!)
June 12th, 2017 at 12:02 pm ESTIf you've never seen the TV show American Ninja Warrior, it's one of the toughest obstacle course races in existence. I've been watching the show for years...the athleticism and strength displayed by the people who run the course is seriously inspiri ...
FANTASTIC bodyweight upper chest exercise...
June 10th, 2017 at 8:44 am ESTIf you've been looking for a good bodyweight exercise to target your upper chest...and you're a bit nuts like me, this is an exercise you're going to want try. I can honestly say, I've never felt my upper chest activate like this before. It's like d ...
What happens when you eat low-carb for too long...
June 9th, 2017 at 7:55 am ESTTo put it bluntly, when you eat low-carb for too long, your thryoid slows down, your metabolism grinds down and your fat loss slows or even stops. I once tested myself to see how long I could do a very strict low-carb diet for ...
Should you do HIIT on a low-carb diet?
June 8th, 2017 at 8:11 am ESTThis is one of the most common roadblocks you're going to run into with low-carb dieting... You want to do high intensity interval training (HIIT) because of how effective it is for burning fat. Howeve ...
Split your muscle fibers for more mass...(hyperplasia, not hypertrophy)
June 7th, 2017 at 11:05 am ESTMuscle fiber hyperplasia is one of THE single most powerful concepts when it comes to building muscle. It means splitting muscle fibers into MORE muscle fibers, rather than just growing the size of the ones you've got. ...