Regardless of your wishes, your lifts are heavily dependent on your bodyweight. Out of the Big Three, the squat and the bench press suffer the most when you start a diet. Why? Because you can’t support a mountain on a pair of chicken legs. During the bench press and the squat, your arms and respectively […]
WWE Pro Wrestler Superstar John Cena is one of the wrestlers with impressive physiques that would make even bodybuilders turn their heads on the street. John Cena has an extremely thick musculature, insane strength and very low body fat levels for a wrestler. This leads us to a logical question – can a natural man […]
There are two main movements that help tremendously with everyday lifting – deadlifts and biceps curls. The deadlift teaches you how to lift things off the ground without damaging your spine whereas the biceps curl builds the necessary arm strength to hold odd objects like boxes. Those two form a cute couple. If you have a […]
After publishing the post ”Realistic Squat, Bench and Deadlift For Naturals: How much?”, many people have been asking whether a 225lbs bench press is a respectable accomplishment for a natural lifter. The answer is yes. A 225lbs bench press is a very good number for a true natural bodybuilder. However, the lift has to meet […]
The squat rack is a sacred piece of equipment. You are not allowed to touch it or even look at it without giving a sacrifice a.k.a. doing h-e-a-v-y barbell exercises such as squats and rack pulls. Legend has it that every time you lift light weights in the squat rack, an angel of strength dies. The […]
Every day natty lifters are bombarded with videos of professional bodybuilders and powerlifters pushing and pulling extraterrestrial weights. Few realize that the numbers of the pros are unattainable by individuals who don’t use steroids. That’s a fact of life, and yet many are still suffering from a severe delusion that needs to be destroyed. Today, I present you […]
The post below reveals some of the biggest bodybuilding illusions ever. 1. You need 2-3 grams of protein per lbs of bodyweight to get big. No, you don’t. 2. “I can help you put an inch on your arms in a month,” says every training guru looking to make a buck. 3. “All bodybuilders on […]
The purpose of warming up is to prepare yourself for heavy lifting mentally and physically. To tell you the truth, the need for a warm-up is more mental than physical. This post explains how to warm-up properly for maximum strength. 1.Don’t over warm-up You don’t want to waste strength during your warm-up sets. After all, you didn’t […]
For the last 10 years, kettlebells and dumbbells have been fighting each other. There are people who refuse to trade their kettlebells even for a golden dumbbell, but there are also those who think that kettlebells are nothing more than a scam. Who is the winner? Nothing but a tool Kettlebells and dumbbells are just tools designed […]
Many moons ago, when l was 17 years old, there was a body fat percentage measuring booth at one of the local malls in my town. I was about 6’@150lbs and decided to test my body fat. I thought that it will be extremely low because I was skinny, but I measured at 17%. I was shocked […]
Today is Sunday, a good day to do another classic NattyOrNot.com review. In this case, we are going to focus on the fitness model Dean Mason. He displays a highly aesthetic physique that has earned him the admiration of many muscle worshipers. However, can you really achieve his sexy physique naturally? Let’s look at the […]
After posting the guide How To Get Your Deadlift From 95lbs to 405lbs, I received a couple of e-mails from readers who want to know how often a natural lifter should squat, bench press and deadlift. Here’s my take on the subject. THE SQUAT Out of the ”big three”, the back squat can be trained the […]