Calfs are infamous for being the hardest muscle to grow due to the fact that we are constantly using them everyday for both walking and stabilization. However there are ways of adjusting your training to promote maximum musculature hypertrophy, but first we need to know the anatomy as well as what the various calf muscles... Continue Reading →
Woman’s 3-day weekly workout program: Glutes, Upper body, and Legs
Day 1: Glutes Day 2: Upper Body Day 3: Legs
Intelligent Bulking
The process of manipulating your body through exercise and nutrition is undoubtedly a science. Our fitness journeys are merely ongoing scientific experiments we are conducting on ourselves. Therefore, we can use the scientific method to actually come pretty close to figuring out our perfect macronutrient rations in order to facilitate muscle hypertrophy while minimizing fat... Continue Reading →
How to spot correctly
Spotting in weight or resistance training, is the act of supporting another person during a particular exercise andis used for 2 things: It is used to help the person performing the lift (the lifter) get the absolute most out of his set by making it possible for him to do forced reps. It is used to ensure the safety... Continue Reading →
Is a calorie really calorie?
The saying “a calorie is a calorie, is a calorie” has been around for a while, fulling the sails of every If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM) follower. You see “a calorie is a calorie, is a calorie” is a bit of a trick because a calorie will always be a calorie as it is... Continue Reading →
How to naturally increase your testosterone levels
This past week I had a very interesting conversation with some friends at the gym about testosterone and how best to increase its production naturally. However, I am not very well-versed in the topic, so I mainly just listened. A few points came up that really interested me such as, eating a lot of fats... Continue Reading →
5 Back variations you may have never seen
Rope row on an incline bench This exercise is my go to for lower lat development as I find the stretch and contractions I am able to achieve are far more intense than any other exercise. For this exercise you will need a rope attached to the bottom cable and an incline bench at... Continue Reading →
How to increase your metabolic rate
When researching the topic of increasing your metabolic rate I was inundated with lists of tips and tricks to boost your metabolism, one of which said I could increase my metabolic rate by up to 65% by following what they prescribed. However in these articles no base line was established, leading me to believe the... Continue Reading →
Peak week protocols: Sodium and Water intake
I have been helping a friend of mine prep for his first men’s physique competition, this coming Saturday. Because this is my first time handling someone else’s prep, I haven’t been able to just rely on “what works for me”. As a result I have done a bit more research into the topic of sodium... Continue Reading →
Free 18-week physique training program: Weeks 7 – 12
Split: Monday: Pull Tuesday: Push Wednesday: Legs Thursday: Rest Friday: Pull Saturday: Push Sunday: Rest Welcome to the second Meso-cycle of my 18-week free training program, If you have not read the first, click here. As you can see the split has now changed to a pull, push, legs split. The reason for the... Continue Reading →