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 […]
Workout Structure, Exercise Order and Preparing for Your Lifts
A calculated and well-thought-out workout structure with regards to your training will be the most significant catalyst for your progress. You cannot expect to walk into the gym, take a look around, see what’s available, notice what others are doing that might interest you, formulate your plan from there and then expect significant success. If […]
Muscle Mentality: What it takes to Really Grow
A progressive mindset and muscle mentality are the founding principles for which everything else you do will rely upon. When you set out to establish your goals, have created the markers of success and have eliminated any and all obstacles in your way, this is when real growth can and will occur. Building serious muscle […]
The Dedicated Lifter’s List
The gym represents a multitude of purposes depending upon which lifter you speak with. It is a place of solitude for some, a measure of one’s worth for others and for many, the gym represents a reprieve from their ordinary life. What you look for within the confines of the iron world is unique to […]
Reign Supreme and Rule Your Gym
definition: dominance – having power and influence over others. Upon entering the gym, there should be only one thought process fueling your every move; dominate. If you walk out onto the gym floor with no real plan, no goals to crush and nothing to chase, then you’ve just made your first mistake. If on the […]
Crushing Goals and Chasing New Gains
When you wake up to start your day, what is the first thing on your mind? Do you have any gym goals? Are you focused on the minute tasks you habitually carry out in preparation for whatever might come your way that day or are you laser-focused on that checklist that has been strategically crafted […]