There Is No Secret Formula

January 30th, 2008

You’ve seen the commercials, heard it from your friends and all over the internet. The “secrets” of how to build muscle mass and lose fat. I hate to bring it to you, but there aren’t any secrets I’ve come across other than proper diet, hard training and time.
Let’s use the following example to illustrate this:
The […]

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76 Muscle Building Tips

January 28th, 2008

Here’s a huge list of tips I personally recommend and abide by. Everyone can learn atleast a few new tips, regardless of your experience level.
Supplements
1. Stick to the basics. Whey Protein, fish oil, BCAA, and a multivitamin are the basics. Stick with them.
2. Buy an iron-free multivitamin. NOW EcoGreen Men’s Multivitamin. With all the […]

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My 8 Week Shred-a-thon

January 25th, 2008

Instead of just talking about it, I’d like to put a training and diet program to the test. Below is a structured, 8-week fat loss program that includes specific diet, cardio, weight-training, and supplementation protocols. Let’s take a look at this!
Goals
I want to lean out as much as possible. But given time and the fact […]

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How Cardio Can Actually Help You Get More Muscular

January 18th, 2008

A conversation between me and my roommate, Chris:
Carl: “Hey Chris, let’s go do some cardio at the football field in a little bit”
Chris: “I don’t know man, I’m not really up for it”
Carl: “Why the heck not?”
Chris: “Nah, I don’t want to burn off too many calories - I’m trying to bulk up”
Carl: “Okay, I […]

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If You Make These Mistakes, You’ll End up Quitting

January 16th, 2008

My “quest for more muscle” lifestyle has attracted a lot my friends and co-workers. So much so, they start working out themselves. Overtime, I’ve seen friends succeed and transform their bodies, while others fizzled. And during that time, I’ve come up with a few (quite a few actually) factors that should be a “red flag” […]

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