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★5 Most Common Shoulder Training Mistakes!

Shoulder injuries are one the most common areas that get injuried in the gym. Many bodybuilders and other athletes can develop shoulder problems through repetitive and intensive training routines. In most cases these injuries can be avoided by concentrating on your form, using lighter weights or just using better exercises. Alot gym junkies have a…

Shrugs

Training Tip! If you’re rolling your shoulders while doing shrugs, you’re doing it wrong. Shrugs only require you to keep your head straight, and shrug your shoulders to your ears (as best you can). Keep your feet on the ground is an element that many tend to forget when shrugging heavy weight. Focus! Shrug straight…

Picking a Workout Partner

Training Tip! When picking a workout partner, make sure they share the same intensity, goals and mental drive as yourself. This will ensure that you will be pushed to your absolute limits. If you pick the wrong partner, you’ll tend to be distracted by endless chit-chat, and low intensity workouts that will never benefit you,…

Ice Cold Water and Fat Loss

Nutrition Tip! Want to burn more calories throughout the day with a simple little trick? Drink ice cold water. The body will need to work a little harder to keep your core temperature up (normal) to compensate for the cold fluids you are consuming, so that means…more calories need to be burned in order to…

Listen to the FACTS

• Fact. Yes there is such thing as ‘Over-dieting’ and ‘Under-Recovery’. • Fact. You can abuse anything, even the body, and the outcome will NOT be a good one. • Fact. Many people will NOT listen to you when you tell them to watch for these things, and make sure to give yourself a break…

Chicken n’ Potatoes

Cooking Tip! To bake chicken breast, bake it at 450 for 30min (5-6lbs worth). To save time, cook your potatoes in the over along with it. They will take only 15min longer to cook. So instead of cooking them separate, cook at the same time so your total cook time will only be 45min total….

Pre/Post Nutrition & Natural HGH Production

Entry date: December 12, 2012 Lately I’ve been experiment with what George Farah (pro bodybuilder/prep coach to Kai Greene, Branch Warren, etc) mentioned at a recent seminar with Kai Greene. He said that post-workout is when the bodies natural HGH (human growth hormone) levels are at their highest, so consuming carbs right away will HALT…

Back Workout – December 9, 2012

• Reverse grip pulldowns 4×8-12 +Supersetted with Pull-ups 4×8-10 • Seated Wide-grip pulldowns (to the front) 4×10-12 +Supersetted with Seated close-grip cable rows 4×12 • Bent-over Barbell rows 4×8-15 • Seated Close-grip (reverse seated) pulldowns 2×10/12 • Seated Close-grip pulldowns 3×10-12 Share

Delts/Traps + Deadlifts Workout – January 29, 2013

• Smith Machine Shoulder Press 1x20warmup/3x10working/2×12-15burnout • Front Plate Raises 3×10 • Upright Rows 4×10 —super-setted with Standing Dumbbell Side Laterals 4×8-10 • Barbell Shrugs 4×10-20 —super-setted with Standing Straight-bar Front Raises 4×10 • Deadlifts 1x15warmup(135lbs)/3×7-12working(225-455lbs)/1x23burnout(225lbs) Preworkout Meal: • 10oz chicken • 1cup white sushi rice • 1/2 banana • 1/2 apple Pre/Post-Workout stack: •…

Q&A Time! Amino Acids Effective? January 29, 2013

Q: Are extra amino acids a waste of time? Will I really see a difference? A: As a whole, they are the most critical amino acids to take. Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston) found that leucine (the key branched-chain amino acid) is crucial for kick-starting the muscle growth process. Leucine is…