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★Perspective 101: STEROIDS. How bad are they really for you?

Perspective Knowledge 101 for the day, the topic….STEROIDS, are they bad for you? 6x Mr.Olympia IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Dorian Yates took many different steroids, hgh, insulin, etc over the course of 12-14 years at WAY higher dosages then recommended for regular individuals. With regular doctor visits and blood work, they never found anything that would…

Train to Digest

What do many inspiring bodybuilders fail to do? Train their stomach to process and digest food properly. Many go by the old wise-tale of just “eat eat eat, eat everything in sight”. Well, be ready for the massive amounts of fat gain if you follow that protocol. To properly train/teach your body to process foods,…

Overpriced Personal Training

I laugh at the trainers that actually charge $200 for a 1 HOUR training session lol Are they also giving their clients a happy-ending, cooking their food, and doing a few loads of laundry for that $200? Just because you THINK you’re a big name, doesn’t mean you can jack people of their money. Ill…

REALITY CHECK: Growing While in a Calorie Deficit?

A little reality check to all the female competitors that are in a contest prep at the very moment that keep saying “Love putting on muscle during this prep” “I’m growing!”….ahem…you ain’t growing A THING on the amount of calories you are consuming, and the amount of cardio you are running. I can bet, for…

Leg Training – March 20, 2014

Warmup: • Squats – 2sets x 15reps (#135) Working: • Squats – 5sets x 5-15reps (#225/15, #285/10, #315/8, #405/5, #405/5). the last two sets are done with SLOW negatives, slight pause at the bottom, then explode on the way up. Make sure to drive off your heels (leg press the floor), keep your back straight,…

Post-Contest Nutrition & Reverse Dieting – My Thoughts

My thoughts on post-contest nutrition and reverse dieting… Look, I’m all about competitors keeping in decent shape/condition after a contest and not putting insane amount of fat gains, but to a certain degree. I have been one of those guys that gained 40lbs after a contest within a week, and it isn’t fun for the…

Shoulder/Traps + Mild Chest Workout – January 13, 2014

Warmup • Reverse-Seated Hammer Strength Shoulder Press 2×20 – Superset: Dumbbell Side Laterals 2×15 *go non-stop. No rest time. Pump all these reps out with lite warmup weight to get blood into the muscle. Working • Reverse-Seated Hammer Strength Shoulder Press (Front Delts) 4×8-12 – Superset: Dumbbell Side Laterals (All heads of the deltoid/Slight Traps)…

INTRA-WORKOUT Nutrition

This is been a topic on the rise lately, and I thought it was time for me to share my personal opinion and thoughts on it…. INTRA-WORKOUT Nutrition What is it? Well, intra-workout nutrition is simple. It’s having proteins, carbs, amino acids during your training sessions. Basic enough ya? But Why? Well there are numerous…

Heavy Hamstring/Calves with Lite Quadriceps – January 7, 2014

Heavy hamstring/calves with lite Quadriceps – January 7, 2014 Warmup • Laying hamstring curls 2×15 Working • Laying hamstring curls 6×8-12 – Superset: Seated Leg extensions 4×12 • Dumbbell Stiff-legged Deadlifts 5×10 • Leg press (close-foot stance to work outer quad sweep) 5×15-20 – Superset: Calf Extensions (leg press) 5×20 (heavy weight; 6plates each side)…

Quad workout – January 5th, 2014

Quad workout – January 5th, 2014 • Squats 6 set. 10-15 reps. (Sets 5 and 6 were with added Resistance bands. The weight kept increasing, and we made sure to do drop sets with these last to sets as well). • Sissy Squats 3 sets 10 reps • Hack Squats 5 sets 12-15 reps plus…