I’ve been cutting for about 18-20 weeks now. Here’s the inconvenient truth (without the filters): When you lose weight, you get smaller – everywhere /from your ankles to your ears/ – and you can literally feel it. I am not talking just about clothes getting baggier. You feel smaller and more “exposed”. You feel vulnerable…because […]
Every year, I create a simplistic program that is designed to give you the greatest return on your investment. Well, this is the 2026 edition, maybe a little late. The principles are: The 2026 routine in a nutshell: Explanation: Upper Body The upper body exercises of choice are pull-ups and dips, but they can also […]
Disclaimer: That’s what I do. Obviously, you are responsible for yourself. Part 1: Basic Theory When people let themselves go, a.k.a. eat the way the modern world wants them to, they get skinny-fat. Some are “more fat” than skinny while others are “more skinny” than fat. Without Superman genetics (which 99% of people do not […]
Rippetoe is a super-smart businessman. How do I know? I witnessed his rise to glory from 0 to 100. But what’s more impressive is that he’s maintained his status for years. I will dissect both his genesis and late game, as it’s honestly as clever as it gets—especially for a man who wasn’t born with […]
This program is simple and also a bit weird, but totally logical once you get it. The goal? Good gains. Max looks. Low effort. Low stress on joints and CNS. Low tech requirement. Here are the rules and logic: The exercises: Training Days: 5 Day 1: Chest + Biceps Incline Press = 3×10-12 (the weight […]
Time flies. It’s been almost 10 years since I wrote one of the most iconic posts on the site – Zyzz – Inspiration Or Victim Of Our Environment? And today, a decade later, we have a new form of Zyzz – hardly a surprise to me as I am old enough to have internalized that this […]
The movie industry is focused on building fake worlds. Every single advancement in technology is gradually deployed to enhance the fakery. The goal has always been to attract the attention of the visitor by showing something that is either extremely rare or doesn’t even exist in the real, common world. Then, that attention is monetized […]
I will never forget that day. I was waiting for a van loaded with IKEA-style furniture (particle boards) to arrive. (We were renovating.) After 10 minutes, the delivery guys dropped the packages in front of the building entrance and left. At the time, I was a skinny 17-year-old skater boy with strength levels limited to […]
Ph. D/muscle-building professor/exercise scientist Mike Israetel has become one of the most popular muscle-building shamans on the Internet. He routinely presents “scientific” training regimes with a heavy focus on slowed and controlled execution. As usual, the important question is – do the tactics work for 100% true naturals? First, let’s make a summary of the […]
In 2014, I published the post 50 Ways To Spot a Fake Natural Bodybuilder. 10 years later, it’s time for an expansion/patch. So, let’s add 50 more ways to detect a juice head: 1. If a grown man has bitch tits and some muscle on him, it’s not a “hormonal imbalance” caused by hamburgers made […]
Yesterday, I found an old document in my Dropbox profile containing a table with topics that I had prepared for NattyOrNot.com in 2019. One of them was 5 Powerlifters and Bodybuilders Who Were Legit Criminals. Today, 5 years later, I present you this exact post. Let’s go, fellas. Jim Williams – The Perma-bulking “Crime Boss” […]
The delusions in the world of bodybuilding never end. Regardless of how much information is provided, the dreamers hold on to their blue pill ideology. But that’s ok. I will always be here to provide some sanity and balance. Today, I will dissect a popular page from The Book of Bodybuilding Blue Pills (BBBP), or […]