Carb Back Loading by John Kiefer is just one of those things that somebody comes up with maybe out of the blue or maybe just a series of tweaks on a few popular programs that resonates with certain segment of the population. In this case.. it’s the breakfast skipping, carb avoiding people who bust butt in the gym…
Who doesn’t want strong and shapely biceps? If I was a gambling man, I would bet you probably see a lot of people working arms (biceps) probably for an hour maybe more doing all types of isolation exercises. I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to expend that much time in the gym…
If you haven’t ever taken the time to do a blood work test to start a baseline, now is as good of a time as any. Will Brink (fellow fitness expert) wrote up an excellent article on the importance of blood work. My visit to the life extension clinic to get a baseline for my…
This is a guest post by Joe Pawlikowski, a fitness obsessed blogger When you’ve been hitting the gym for 10 years but still have a beer gut, you start to ask yourself questions. Where did I go wrong? What is the guy with the six pack doing that I’m not? What can I do differently? When…
Rest between sets should be 30 seconds to 5 minutes. True or False? I’m sure by now you are well aware that rest between sets are just another variable you can manipulate depending on your overall objective (strength, muscle growth, endurance). What you may not be aware of is rest periods between sets have very…
Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol “may” reduce bone loss! A study published in Menopause, showed that moderate alcohol consumption may prevent bone loss. As you know (or do now if you didn’t) bone is a living organism. Doing weight bearing exercises has helped prevent bone loss as you age which is why I highly recommend…
Thanks to a NPD report on the use of recipes for at home cooking, it looks like if you are one of the people who’s cooking more at home, you are not alone. This means things like bodybuilding recipes is on the rise! That’s great news for you because there’s quite a few on this…
I ran across an article by fellow fitness professional, John Sifferman (CST Coach, CST-KS) dissing the 3 sets of 10 repetitions that I personally grew up while working out in my room with my Sears weight set. There’s some great muscle building tips that you can use as John covers the concept of Escalating Density…
Core exercises for men can be summed up in just one word. The plank! So you think you can do a plank? You think you have what it takes to do a 5 minute abdominal plank? This may not be the most exciting abdominal exercise ever invented but it’s cheap, it’s easy (to do) and…
Muscle Building Tips the Top 6 by guest author and Metabolic Masterpiece author, Scott Tousignant. Are you struggling to gain muscle? Feel like you are busting your butt with nothing to show for it? I sympathize with your frustrations. As a former hardgainer who thought he had tried everything, I can relate to disappointment that…
