Brickhouse Gym Training Series: Leg Day
In thinking about the best leg workouts, the very first and most important analogy that you should contain within your psyche when it comes to training legs is a very simple one; you cannot build a house without a solid foundation. The integrity of your base will form the structure for the mass you intend […]
Brickhouse Gym Training Series: Armageddon – 3 Tips for Triceps and Biceps Training
Building a massive and muscular physique is all-encompassing (especially with triceps & biceps training). You cannot have one body part dominate all the others and expect to take on a larger than life appearance. This means ample focus and energy must be applied to each individual body part equally so that symmetry and balance can […]
Brickhouse Training Series: 4 Awesome Monster Back Exercises
Building a physique (includes back exercises) that is worthy of your own acceptance is no easy task when you place so much pressure on yourself to be better with each day that passes. With every training session that ends, the hope is that what was accomplished in the gym that day will suffice and new […]
Back to Gym Basics
Hard work and sheer perseverance are both traits that are conducive to experiencing success. The harder you work, the more you train and the more years you can string together in doing so will ultimately decide the end results for you with whatever the endeavour may be. When it comes to gym basics, these two […]
3 Most Important Bodybuilding Tips
Being the best and performing at the ultimate level requires a unique threshold for focus and determination in order to succeed – and possibly 3 bodybuilding tips. Very few actually possess this trait which is why there are so few ‘greats’ of all time. That said, it doesn’t matter if you’re trying to be the […]
Cardio Crazy or Crazy for Cardio
Building a shapely body (requires cardio training) that is muscular and lean forms the foundation for the goals we are trying to achieve and surpass. To ensure that our hopes in fulfilling those goals are fulfilled, we have to undertake a considerable amount of exercise, adhere to a strict dieting protocol, utilize nutrition supplementation when […]
5 Muscle Building Myths
Building muscle is no easy task and there are plenty of muscle building myths. If it were, you would see bulging biceps everywhere; but you don’t. Those of us who have become insistent and persistent in our pursuit of muscle, have found that there’s sometimes a right way to do things, a wrong way to […]
Repetitive Tasks for Repetitive Growth
If there is one thing that separates the bodybuilding way of life from many of the other athletic endeavours one could pursue, it would be the necessity for repetition and growth. Everything we do as bodybuilders relies upon our ability to repeat the same tasks over and over again, with exceptional perfection, to ensure that […]
Training Assurances: Are You Doing Enough?
What training assurances do you have? How hard are you training? Are you putting in more effort than the person training next to you or are you simply keeping up? What about your competition? How hard do you think they’re going in the gym and how much weight are they moving around? Does any of […]
Controlling Variables and Setting High Standards
Bodybuilders are creatures of habit and as such, have an innate desire to be able to establish and maintain controlling variables that exist within this lifestyle. When you have a firm grip on all facets of the bodybuilding pursuit, have educated yourself as best you can, have deemed what’s necessary for continued growth to occur […]