Right after my permabulking period, I jumped on the bodybuilding train which I had previously ridiculed consistently. You have to remember that I am a child of the functional training community. They told me that high reps are for morons and little bitches afraid to train like real men. The Internet introduced me to Dorian Yates’s […]
Believe it or not, the front lever and its counterpart the planche will not cause significant if any hypertrophy. Why? The number of reasons is longer than you may think. 1.Skill-based movements are not optimal for hypertrophy and basic strength development. When a movement is complex and demands too much skill, it immediately becomes less […]
One of the first observations I made when I joined a gym was that on chest days many muscle constructors do all three bench press variations – flat for the ego, incline for the upper chest and decline for the lower chest. I thought that those guys were total idiots who didn’t know how to train. […]
Yesterday I watched a video meant to explain why modern natural bodybuilders are breaking the size limits. The idea was that there are people with incredibly good genetics who can build an enormous amount of muscle mass compared to the rest. The maker of the clip is the popular bodybuilder Marc Lobliner. He used the following example […]
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 […]
As most ectomorphs, I have calf muscles with extremely high insertions (long Achilles tendons). As a result, my lower legs and ankles have always been skinny looking. Naturally, my awareness of this fact increased when I joined the muscle game. Sadly, high calves just can’t grow in the cases I have observed. There’s overwhelming evidence suggesting […]
The online muscle consciousness needed a long time to realize that the popular training program Starting Strength does not promote as much muscle growth as it was originally believed. You are certainly not gaining 60lbs of red meat during your first year of training even if you drink your milk and do squats with plenty of hip drive. I am […]
WHAT IS BACK THICKNESS? Back thickness is essentially a synonym for back density. The main muscles that need to be developed to acquire a thicker back are the trapezius and the spinal erectors. Those are the muscle groups which create the dense back look. The trapezius is a big and very rigid muscle that runs from […]
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 […]
Rumor has it that every back muscle works incredibly hard when you deadlift. Well, it’s not a rumor. It’s true. Even your rear deltoids are involved in the lift when you are actively trying to keep the barbell as close to your body as possible. Most of the work done by the bacк is isometric. The […]
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 […]
Steroid use among women is not nearly as common as it is among men, but it certainly has a rapidly increasing market share. As you can guess, some of the female muscle glamor found in bodybuilding and fitness magazines is impossible to acquire naturally. An impressive Instagram selfie revealing deep abdominal cuts as well as 3D […]