I was exposed when I first started training as a fighter. For one, my conditioning was atrocious – at least in comparison to a fighter. I also figured throwing punches at someone wouldn’t be all that difficult, but the skill of fighting was the greatest difficulty I faced. Boxing is a tough sport to learn, […]
The Brotherhood
I remember walking into the ring for my first fight, I almost couldn’t breathe. The butterflies were unlike anything I’d ever experienced. And it wasn’t because of the likelihood of pain or that chance that I could get hurt, it was because of the notion that all of the hard work I’d put in preparing […]
Alkalize Your pH Levels to Build Muscle & Burn Fat
Having a healthy pH is important. An incorrect – or acidic – pH blood level negatively effects protein synthesis. If you want to build muscle, burn fat, or have high energy levels, this article is an important read. Life is about balance, true? I agree and disagree. To reach a goal I think we need […]
How to Gain Muscle, Lose Fat & Be Healthy on A Budget
It boggles the mind how much more expensive healthy foods – meat and produce – are than crap. Crap – the MacDonal’s, BK’s, and Subway’s, even the cereal and frozen sections of our grocery stores – is what leads our society to early death. That crap is also directly linked to our massive health care […]
How a Real Man Gets 6 Pack Abs
There are three kinds of six pack abs. The first is that of the skinny, who’s abs exist purely out of a lack of abdominal fat, not due to any respectable amount of muscle. Most of us have this kind of six pack when we’re young, wiry, and can eat anything and yet still not […]
5 Muscle-Building Bodyweight Circuits
Muscle-Building Bodyweight Circuits I’m a guy that loves the gym. I love to lift weights. Heavy weights. I’m not a huge fan of bodyweight training simply because it isn’t optimal in my mind. We can’t build IDEAL muscle simply with bodyweight training. Or at least that’s what I’ve thought for a long time… So why […]
Six Pack Abs Are For Actors & Athletes. Not Us.
“It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.” Zig Ziglar The pain was excruciating… And I was only in my second of who knows how many sets. That’s the thing with the calisthenics at the end of boxing practice. No […]
A Real Man Won’t Let Time Run His Life
“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back.” ~ Harvey Mackay Are you going to let time beat you? September 9, 1985 was my first day at war with […]
How to Lower Estrogen Levels in Men
The skinny fat man, or more specifically, the man boob. Are they a product of fat, or of high estrogen levels? Well, the skinny fat man‘s life is kind of a revolving door of one thing contributing to another, all contributing to higher estrogen levels, lower testosterone levels, and a physique that doesn’t inspire a whole lot […]
Is Your Breakfast Killing You?
The first meal of our day has been a hot topic over the last while, especially with the rise of intermittent fasting. In the last few months I’ve done protocol’s where I have breakfast, and others where I skip it. If I have it, it usually looks like what I’m about to talk about. If […]
The V Shape Torso. Here’s How to Get it.
V for…. very nice physique? Take a look at the letter V. Then take a look at the guy to my right – on the right… and sorry Batman… The thick traps (semi-covered by the cape) that slope down into the extremely broad shoulders. The shoulders that are pulled back and sit on muscular lats […]
How to Become a Skinny Fat Man
The skinny fat man… Boyish shoulders that hang ever so gingerly over the budding bitch tits, and the tire that hangs an inch or two over his belt. A belt that still deceptively holds firm around 32-34 inches. He can hide his ‘details’ under a few extra layers, but his frame hasn’t changed since he […]
How to Get Ripped Forever: Intermittent Fasting
We all want to be ripped. Success ultimately lies in finding that balance of gaining – and even maintaining muscle – while burning fat. There are a few factors in achieving this. For one, we have to get hormones like Growth Hormone and Testosterone working overdrive, while lowering levels of bad hormones like cortisol. There […]
50 Facts About Men’s Fitness
Men are far different beasts than our women counterparts. We’re less likely to visit the doctor and exercise, and yet we suffer from more health problems and we die at a younger age. We’re stubborn animals that are made-up of some dramatically different hormones that our environment seems to be hard at work on […]
Part IV: How to Get Ripped. Forever.
Henry Cavill did a lot of work to get in this shape for the Immortals. You’ll see images of actors who get in amazing shape for a movie. Much is made of their transformation. Everyone wants to know what they did and how they achieved such impressive results. And then you hear about their training […]