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
Alternate Title: Your Precious F’ing Protein Shake! For those of you who are not Are not familiar with me or my methods let me be painfully clear on this point 99.5% of all OTC products or other worthless or not supplements at all but extremely expensive processed foods. That being said (and accurate) let me … Read more
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
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
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
Alternate Title: An Atheistic Perspective On Training progress As a professional coach, I hear an endless barrage of “I’ve hit a plateau” or “My progress has plateaued” and 36 dozen variants on the theme! Sadly my sincere congratulations seem to be as poorly understood as my Atheistic humor! Let me be clear a TRUE training … Read more
Skeletal Muscle Glycogen Content Diurnal Variation and The Effects of Fasting RK Conlee, MJ Rennie, and WW Winder To test whether skeletal muscle glycogen concentration is related to food consumption, glycogen content was determined in red (R) and white (W) vastus lateralis and in soleus (S) muscles from six groups of ad libitum-fed rats killed … Read more
How do I manage my training to arrive at my very best on but not before the date of my next event? How do I train at a high level while avoiding over-training? These questions needlessly paralyze a lot of coaches and athletes. Programming, Periodization and many others are just fancy words for ORGANIZATION! This … Read more
Fact: Most “real” (competitive) bodybuilders never allow their body fat percentage to rise above %15, in fact, most stay closer to %10. Fact: Most “real” (competitive) bodybuilders do little or no “cardio” in the offseason! Use of logic and critical thinking: If Fact 1 is accurate and bodybuilders achieve and maintain leanness year round and … Read more
