5 Arnold Classic Pro Tips

5 Arnold Classic Pro Tips The Arnold Classic(s) are just weeks away, rather than pen a tired anticipation piece I thought perhaps I’d give you a few tips and tricks we’ve picked up over the last decade of ASF going. First and foremost when booking your lodging look at the outlying towns. Towns like Dublin … Read more

A Few Of My Favorite Things: The RumbleRoller

Rumbleroller

This post is the continuation of a serial style segment titled “a few of my favorite things.” The intended purpose of for this series is to both allow me to do “mini product reviews” as well as bring you market awareness of some of the industries more niche products and items I like that I … Read more

A Rational Bodybuilding Diet!

Updated: Nov 21, 2018 Alternate title: I will never use the stupid fucking word “BULKING”! That said, every single day I pen hyper-caloric diets for the elite athlete from every corner of the world! Why the discrepancy, why the word games, you ask? The answer like most is far more simplistic than you might imagine. Words … Read more

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Index

The glycemic index or GI is a measure of the effects of carbohydrates (laden foods) on blood sugar levels. Carbohydrates (laden foods) that break down quickly during digestion and release glucose rapidly into the bloodstream have by definition a high GI; carbohydrates (laden foods) that break down more slowly have by definition a low GI. … Read more

A Big Bag Of Shit!

Art by the incomparable John Minka

……….That is what I have to step around in the weight room. I know that I’m biased against “Westsiders” and Conjugate lifters at Large and in truth I’m just fine with that bias. This, however, is one of the rare occasions when my personal bias and reality line up so perfectly that …………well I’m fairly … Read more

FAT FUCKS with shaker cups!

sumo wrestler

I’m sure the modern gym “bro” isn’t very comfortable with the idea of critical thinking or outright logic! In spite of the given id like to point out a super simple concept……… If too much is the problem, MORE CANNOT BE THE SOLUTION! If food (kilocalories) is the problem, then food (kilocalories) can be in … Read more

A Few Of My Favorite Things: Larry’s Beans

This is the continuation of a serial style segment titled “a few of my favorite things”. The intended purpose of for this series is to both allow me to do “mini product reviews” as well as bring you market awareness of some of the industries more niche products and items I like that I feel … Read more

Music Is Music ????

Broderick Chavez

All music and therefore musical instruments share some overriding similarities, the structure of music, the auditory range of the human ear, even popular culture and geography. Despite the vast and undeniable similarities and even outright equalities, musical instruments and the skills needed to master them varies greatly! The general attitude is to choose one (instrument … Read more

Turning Up The Volume!

Working in a commercial gym as I do I’m asked daily if not hourly…….. “What’s the best workout to get big?”. Well, here you are the best workout I know of to get big! Warning the workout below is deceivingly simple and brutally hard as well as mind-numbingly monotonous! Volume Training To squat a lot, … Read more