Long story short, I did the following chest routine over the last 6-8 months (or maybe more. I forgot when I started this routine.) Incline DB press – 6 sets of 8 reps (This movement wasn’t a new addition.) Gironda’s neck press – 6 sets of 8-12 reps My goal was to improve my upper […]
Routines like Starting Strength, StrongLifts, and other derivatives often have unpleasant non-aesthetic side effects. One of them would be non-existent chest development despite pushing relatively heavy weights during the later stages of the programs. Why does it happen? Survival Mode All those strength routines throw the lifter into survival mode. In other words, your job […]
Most people are SKINNY-FAT. I know because I’ve been there. In this post, I will reveal a method that will eliminate this issue. First, let’s present some hard-to-hear truths: 1. Most people are skinny-fat Skinny-fat is exactly what it sounds like – skinny (low muscle mass and tone) + undeniable fat deposits around the waist […]
Marvin Eder (b.1931) is an iconic bodybuilder who competed in the late 40s and early 50s. He is known for his remarkable upper body strength and thick musculature – both displayed at a very young age. Eder’s strength accomplishments include a 515lbs/234kg bench press, weighted dips with 434lbs/197kg, loads of one arm pull-ups and a […]
1. TRT Propaganda Dates Back To the 1940s Over the last few years, the mainstream media has been heavily promoting the idea that modern men are losing their manliness due to a persistent fall of the average testosterone levels. It’s hardly a coincidence that a rise of TRT clinics accompanies those claims. Luckily, they have […]
By popular demand, I would answer a question that seems to concern a surprising number of people. It goes as follows: can an average man acquire the muscular development of “MattDoes Fitness” naturally a.k.a. without chemical enhancement? I don’t follow the YouTube scene anymore and had to do some digging to find the necessary data. […]
George Eiferman (1925-2002) was a popular bodybuilder from Philadelphia whose name shook the bodybuilding scene in the late 1940s. He joined the US Navy in 1942 at 17 years of age. During his service, he began exercising and added 40lbs/18kg of lean muscle tissue to his frame. In 1948, Eiferman won two bodybuilding contests – […]
In this post, NoN presents five men who achieved very respectable back development in times when steroids were available only in the form of juice extracted straight from the testis of mammals. Pierre Gasnier – The French Hercules Pierre Gasnier (1862-1923) was a French strongman working for the Barnum and Bailey Circus who could break […]
Once infected by the hunger for hypertrophy, a man activates his radar for specimens showcasing glorious muscular development. Qui-Gon Jinn’s quote “Your focus determines your reality.” explains the phenomenon neatly. A man only sees what he is looking for. The same mechanism increases natural bodybuilders’ interest in rock climbing. But since the outdoor version requires […]
People are like computers. Our senses are periphery [input channels] transferring data to the processor [the brain] which renders it and selects a reactionary output expressed through the musculoskeletal system. The code that we process is a first-person adventure game known as Life. The architects of this world are aware of this mechanism. They monitor, […]
The “fake natty principle”, an integral part of the human world, operates as follows: First, an image that binds to your receptors of desire seduces you. Then they give you a map that could allegedly help you achieve the presented form of success. That blueprint, my friend, is rarely working. They don’t want you to […]
The system is relying on a net of fairly sophisticated strategies to extract maximum profit from single men. The mechanism is simple and very subtle – various establishments create venues and blueprints that seemingly contain a pathway that could potentially produce the desired female interest, companionship, meaningful sexual experiences and maybe some of that mythical feeling known as love. The most basic example would be night clubs […]