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Did Steroids Completely Replace Hard Work In The Gym?
Why Bodybuilders and Powerlifters Are NOT Making Big Money
The Brainwashed Psychos You Meet On Training Forums
Visiting training forums/cults could be a highly dangerous activity when you don’t know what you are doing. Every training forum has an exclusive vibe and a bag of broscience that all recruits are expected to embrace. Since you are always judged according to the forum’s prejudice, it is very difficult to have a meaningful conversation with the […]
Bodyweight Gains and Their Effect On Strength
Where to look during squats? Up or down? You can look almost anywhere you want.
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 Ultimate Broscience Fails In Bodybuilding
Broscience and bodybuilding love each other. One of the reasons for this strong union is the fact that many muscle warriors rely on anabolic steroids to build their muscles. Once the mass is acquired, they start to make up theories which the noobs buy without blinking. In other words, the drugs catalyze broscience. Today, I […]
Are Isolation Exercises Really Worthless? Are biceps curls evil?
Isolation exercises attract massive hate from the “functional” crowd, but in most cases, single joint movements are simply misunderstood. What are the benefits of isolation exercises? The value of isolation exercises is contained in the term – “isolation“. The main goal of single joint movements is to work on a specific muscle directly. This is […]
Powerlifting Weight Classes: Delusional Expectations
Your height and bone structure determine your weight class. By default, a tall man cannot compete as a lightweight, whereas somebody who is 5’5″ will fit there perfectly. In order for a tall guy to do well in barbell sports, he has to compete in a higher weight class. The only lift which allows skinny […]
Bodybuilding Basics: Noob Gains Explained
The so-called “noob gains” represent the 5-10lbs of muscle gained during the first 6-12 months of serious training. Those will be easiest and fastest gains that you will acquire as a lifter. Past that point, the progress will slow down tremendously. Noob gains differ from person to person. If you are really skinny, I mean […]
The Best Levers For Squatting Squatting facts that the "experts" seem to ignore.
What makes a good squatter? The length of your torso and femurs has a significant impact on your squatting style. The best squatters are lifters with short femurs and long torsos. The illustration below makes a comparison between squatters with short (left) and long (right) femurs. Remember: The bar always forms a straight line through […]
Wake up: Natural Powerlifting Does Not Exist It's time for the wannabe powerlifters to wake up and see reality.
I just finished reading the newest article on StartingStrength.com written by none other than the trainer of champion powerlifters Marty Gallagher. I like that man. What he writes always intrigues me, albeit not exactly in a positive way. I understand what he is saying, but I also see many noobs getting caught in a path […]