Many ectomorphs have fallen victim to the persistent brainwashing of the mainstream fitness media which continuously push the idea that skinny guys should train differently than everybody else. A medium degree of brain activation would reveal that this notion is based on manipulations designed to extract coins from men desperately trying to upgrade their bodies. […]
Don Howorth (b.1935) is a popular bodybuilder from the 1960s whose otherworldly deltoid development earned him the title “the Duke of Delts”. There are many photos of him in which he showcases incredible width that immediately steals the attention of the spectators. Don Howorth initiated his muscular ascension in the summer of 1955 and peaked […]
In the sport of powerlifting, the body plays the role of a human crane. Consequently, the champions exhibit extreme physical density. The denser you are, the more efficiently you can lift. To take advantage of this principle, many iconic powerlifters, usually taller competitors, undergo epic bulking periods to join the superheavyweight division and reach their […]
The shrimp squat and the pistol are two of the most popular 1-legged squat variations, and while both movements have undeniable differences neither of them has an inherent and clear advantage over the other when the goal is muscular growth and strength cultivation. Overlapping Benefits The shrimp and the pistol squat are like different phone […]
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. […]
The term “incel” stands for involuntarily celibate. Some say that it describes a very small minority of men who spend most of their awake hours producing misogynistic content and playing video games while rotting in a dirty garage and heaving poisonous sighs, but that’s not actually true. The reality is that most average men have […]
The hypertrophy scholars are attributing modern muscular growth to revolutionary advancements in the field of sports science and nutrition, but more often than not, the presented athletes are chemically enhanced. To acquire a more realistic idea of what a man can achieve naturally without injecting PEDs, one has to go back to an era when […]
I learned about pistol squats over ten years ago. I read about them in the blog of a dude following the training principles of Pavel Tsatsouline. To this day, I remember a quote from that blogger: “I do 5×5 pistol squats and have no complaints about how my legs look.” Was he right, though? Are […]
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 – […]
The Zercher is a squat variation invented and popularized by the strongman and powerlifter Ed Zercher known for his straight-to-the-point attitude and incredible strength to bodyweight ratio. The bizarre cloak covering the exercise makes the movement risky in the eyes of the crowd. But is this really the case? The Zercher squat isn’t more dangerous […]
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 […]
The mainstream blue pill doctrine states as follows: Ectomorphs have the metabolism of ruby-throated hummingbirds and have to consume 150, 000 calories every day to sustain themselves and build muscle. Those who don’t satisfy this rule are destined to remain tiny and don’t have the right to complain that the demon of atrophy persistently refuses […]