The text that’s about to follow is going to cause a stream of hate. You will hate me so much that you may even consider breaking the computer monitor. Since I don’t really care about the future of your monitor, I will continue to write. Let’s get straight to the point. You want to have […]
Shortly after joining the world of muscle construction, many people develop a muscle evaluation OCD. We start judging the physical development of the people we meet. Most of the victims that go under the scanner do not even lift, but we evaluate their muscles regardless. Thoughts such as: “The delivery guy has nice arms but weak calves.”, “Good arms […]
The barbell back squat is treated like the emperor of the iron world. Many popular routines are engineered to flatter the king’s ego. Monday: Squat. Wednesday: Squat. Friday: Squat. Trying to convince a die-hard fan that the squat is just an exercise is more difficult than making a banker donate money. According to the doctrine of […]
For a long time, people have been over-hyping 5×5 routines by presenting them as the cure for natural bodybuilding. Honestly, I am tired of hearing about 5×5. I think that its effectiveness is blown out of proportions. How did it all start? 5×5 training is usually associated with the popular bodybuilder Reg Park and the […]
The lifting manual says that rounding of the back could hurt the spine. As a result, anyone who deadlifts with a rounded back has always been considered a stupid brah buying a ticket to Snap City. This may be correct if we are talking about beginners, but there is also a group of advanced and educated lifters who […]
Most people become conscious of their age very early – sometimes even 20-year-olds cry on their birthdays and feel shame when asked how old they are. Why? Age is not something you can control. Therefore, it’s like being ashamed that it’s snowing outside. Natural law is omnipresent and 100% unbreakable, at least by humans. The […]
The creator of Starting Strength, Mark Rippetoe, has a very special opinion on barbell rows: “My opinion about barbell rows is as follows: fuck barbell rows. Really. Fuck them. Stop wasting time worrying about barbell rows and get your deadlift up to 500. By then you’ll have your own opinion and you won’t have to […]
The predetermined and yet never-ending battle with time is a fundamental factor behind the popularity of working out. Resistance training is supposed to slow down time and keep you younger, but is the barbell powerful enough to accomplish this task? Genetics & Stress Some people age slower than others thanks to their favorable genes. The genetic element remains […]
Weightlifting belts have always been a hot topic in the iron world. Some believe they are a crutch whereas others see them as a useful addition to the safety measures that a lifter should take. The main argument of those against is that the belt makes up for a weak core. Those who support belt use […]
Fighting gravity could become more addictive than drugs – once you start getting stronger and looking better, there is no coming back. The feeling and the results create an ego addiction that’s hard to break. Many bodybuilding maniacs are often afraid to take even one day off. Since life does not care about your weightlifting […]
Powerlifting has always been a dick-measuring contest. Who is going to lift the heaviest barbell? How can I add more plates to the bar? Those are the questions troubling the heads of motivated powerlifters. To achieve the highest levels of human strength, powerlifters train very hard, take a lot of steroids, eat like pigs and […]
Over the last years, heavy barbell training has regained its popularity among natural bodybuilders because the gurus say that heavy lifting makes you “grow like a weed”. This misconception has created an army of lifters who kill their joints with super heavy weights hoping to build extraterrestrial muscle 100% naturally. Unfortunately, heavy lifting cannot help […]