The road to Diamond calves: Calfs explained

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...

Quads Explained

The anterior portion of the thigh, known as the quadriceps or “quads”, forms one of the biggest muscle groups in the body. There are many schools of thought on how to best train the quads. Some prefer high volume work whereas others may prefer heavy loads at a lower volume. In this article I aim...

Gordon Stevens

 My name is Gordon Stevens and I am incredibly blessed to be here and have my health today. My story took a turn for the worst 7 years ago. After coming home from dinner I was attacked by 3 guys breaking into my flat in the 3rd floor. In the altercation I got hit in...

Arnold Vosloo: My career in fitness

When I started this blog, I wanted to provide people with the knowledge that would help them achieve their fitness goals and leave them feeling more inspired and motivated. With that being said, from now on, every Monday I will be getting someone that has inspired me to write a guest post on something they...

Periodisation: How to make sure you are maximising your gains

Periodisation is a fundamental tool when trying to achieve maximum musculature hypertrophy, as it is the logical way in which you organize and sequence your training in order to force muscle adaptation. Periodization is not only used for maximising musculature hypertrophy, its principals can be adapted to almost all forms of training such as strength...

RPE: How to measure if you’re training hard enough

At the heart of every training program is Intensity (load), frequency (how often you train) and volume (reps x sets). Today I am going to focus on intensity, i.e. load. Correctly loading weight onto the bar or selecting the correct dumbbell weight is a very tricky skill that most inexperienced, as well as some experienced...

Odyssey: Part 2

Odyssey: Part 2   Today I am writing this post on route to Mauritius so it may be posted a day late. On the flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg I got stuck in to a book titled “Crush it! Why now is the time to cash in on your passion” written by an amazing...

Odyssey: Part 1

This weeks post will be done in 2 parts. In part one I want to talk about how and why I decided to start Odyssey Athletic. In part two which will be posted next week, I will be discussion my vision for the company and how I intend on making that happen. While I was...