The gym is a peculiar place where people from all walks of life gather. Over the years I have seen a wide variety of specimens in the weight room – professional bodybuilders, recreational steroid users, fat powerlifters, biceps brahs, celebrities, lawyers, drug dealers, whores, semi-whores, soon to be whores, whales, bears….etc. The list is very long, […]
The biceps hysteria is a very interesting phenomenon that could tell us volumes about the modern society. It all started many years ago in the early days of muscle branding when the photos were still black and white, and the special effects were limited to lighting, angles, and posing. Then Arnold took it to the next level with […]
I was waiting in line to buy a bus ticket. After 15 minutes, it was finally my turn but out of nowhere a short fat man in his 40s wearing a funny cap designed to hide his lack of hair decided to step in front me. My mind immediately started searching for the right solution to this obvious injustice: […]
LOOKING UP and/or FORWARD According to the mainstream manual, looking forward and slightly up is the classic way to squat. This technique is designed specifically for the high bar squat and is based on the belief that the body follows the eyes. You go where you look and since we want to go up during […]
The training material from the last few years promotes posterior chain training. Being “quad dominant” is now the biggest sin of them all. Glutes and hamstrings are good. Quadriceps are bad, and only losers feel them when they squat. Legend has it that every time you feel your quads working during squats, a mad fitness […]
What are training cycles? /two steps back, three steps forward/ The mechanism behind training cycles works as follows: 1.Start with a light weight and build up to heavier loads. 2.Reduce the weight to a level slightly higher than your initial starting point. 3.Build back up again to a new personal record. 4.Repeat. Example: Let’s say […]
Today, I went to a popular mall to buy me some weights for my minimalistic home gym consisting primarily of two adjustable dumbbells. The place was, of course, full of people walking around intoxicated by the type of fake hope only stores can provide. One of my instant observations was that the concentration of muscular dudes was […]
Many professional powerlifters and bodybuilders perform every major lift (e.g., squat, bench press, deadlift, pull-ups…etc.) only once a week. Since it’s a well-known fact that they are also taking a lot of anabolic steroids to break the natural limits, most alternative gurus tend to consider similar routines ineffective for natties. There is definitely some truth to this […]
Every new beginning comes with hope and great expectations. You feel like you have finally found a solution to your problems, an escape route, a hack, a way to reduce the misery. Sadly, this feeling goes away faster than you think. It may seem unreal to you right now, but there will be periods in […]
The fact that your life is ending one moment at a time is one of the most powerful engines in existence. It beats almost everything and can motivate people to get into a wide range of unusual adventures. Everybody has to deal with the little voice that keeps on saying: “Hurry up! Hurry up!” One of the […]
Ask a rich man how he has made his millions. The politically correct and therefore most common answer is hard work. Cool, but this is not a morning show. Hard work means nothing by itself. It won’t produce wealth unless it’s put in the right context. People forced to endure endless shifts in factories are without […]
Location: Monkey Planet Fitness Center Time: 9 a.m. Weather: California Casper wanted to use the squat rack for some next level arm pumping. He was going to the clubz tonight. #YOLO #flex #pussydestroyer Unfortunately, the squat rack was already taken by some weird looking specimen loaded with creepy determination. “How many sets do you have […]