A reader sent me a message regarding a 90-day transformation of a YouTube superstar known as fouseyTUBE. I did some research and found out that fouseyTUBE is one of the individuals on top of YouTube’s food chain. The man is currently sitting at about 6.7 million subscribers. I have never been a YouTuber, but I […]
For decades the term “beach body” has been penetrating the ears of many people aspiring to build the mainstream version of a dream physique. This is not that bad since some programs are very demanding and definitely better than spending your evenings stalking co-workers on Facebook while adding fat cells to your frame through hardcore […]
The concept behind flexible dieting is fairly simple – your body does not treat a gram of carbohydrate coming from a doughnut any differently than a gram of carbohydrate from mega-organic brown rice produced by happy workers with paid health and social insurances. The same applies to protein – it does not matter whether it […]
A long time ago, during my bulking days, I read a disinformation article entitled “Bodybuilding Has Lied To You”. The main point was that you need an incredible amount of calories to get big “bodybuilding” muscles, and therefore junk food is your friend…sometimes. Naturally, this notion turned out to be false, although many people continue to believe in […]
Have you ever heard of planned self-damage? It’s simple – instead of lying to yourself that you will eat clean forever, you plan your fails carefully to avoid a more severe crisis. The following story happened precisely because of this principle. It was early evening. The rest of the slaves were also happy that the […]
This story took place a long time ago when I was still a naive rookie eager to discover the mystery of muscle construction. Summertime was just beginning, and I had a 2-month break from school ahead of me. Sounds good, but it wasn’t. I was at that age when the summer is more of a […]
If you go to a training forum and write that you are 6′ and 160lbs, you will be advised to eat more to avoid evaporation from the planet and get to the magic 200-220 pounds. Cool, except that it‘s not nearly that easy. Most people have extremely delusional ideas how much one could weigh without […]
Most people with a positive IQ probably realize that bulking can make you real fat real fast. You cannot expect to build 10lbs of muscle in a month regardless of how advanced your training routine is. If you are gaining that much, you are either not natural or simply praying to the Lord of the […]
Intermittent fasting has gained a tremendous popularity in the lifting community as one of the fastest ways to get shredded. There are hundreds of photos showing successful journeys to status “RIPPED” achieved with help of daily meal skipping. While I don’t believe that intermittent fasting is magical, it does promote weight loss when applied with […]
It was about 8 in the morning when I woke up. I was hungry as hell. There was nothing in the fridge except a few Pop-tarts. I ate all of them, but then I felt guilty. Was I sabotaging the growth of my muscles by eating junk food full of bad sugars? I started the […]
Do you need a ton of calories to build bigger arms? Every hypertrophy expert says that being in a “caloric surplus” is fundamental to muscle growth. This has been one of the main reasons for the rise of the natty fatsos – a group of people who underestimate their body fat percentage and think that their […]
What is “metabolic damage” according to Dr. Layne Norton? According to the video log of Dr. Layne Norton, he believes that low-calorie diets can slow down your metabolism to the point where you are actually gaining weight on diets under 1000 calories. Cool, but in what universe? Nature says it’s not possible. There are natural laws which […]