Here’s a sample 3 week workout that’ll add some pounds and save you some serious time in the gym. Now, the program should be pretty straight forward and all my regular principles apply:
if your goal is to get jacked – forget the reps
Time is a gift – don’t waste it. In my workouts I’ll put down numbers for reps, like 10 reps in 3 sets. Please keep this in your memory: the goal is 10 reps, so choose a weight that you think you’ll fail at 10, if you fail before great! If it takes a couple more […]
2 insane shoulders + traps exercises
Both cleans and snatch are the ultimate compound exercises working your calves, quads, glutes, traps, shoulders, triceps and I’m sure a few other muscle groups in there as well. They’re great for building mass and expanding your shoulder width beyond what ‘normal’ lifts would allow you to gain.
23 rules for my unborn son
I was browsing around, searching for different sites, new blogs, new ideas for articles and I found this great site called ‘rules for my unborn son‘.
7 things I’m passionate about – part 2
Here’s the second part of the article “7 things I’m passionate about“ Think of thing’s that you’re passionate about and let me know about them, I’d love to hear these things.
7 things I’m passionate about – Part 1
Cigars and good people: 2 things to be passionate about. Why waste your time on things you’re not passionate about? It’s useless. There are things that are necessary, but I’m talking about the things you just do for no reason and end up spending hours doing them.
Eating to Make Muscles
I’ll keep this short and sweet. My philosophy on diet isn’t too complicated and I don’t think it’s a topic that should be complicated at all.
7 Benefits of Quick Workouts
“Short Workouts“ The common thought out there is that quick workouts lasting less than 45 minutes, as low as 20 minutes, just aren’t sufficient enough to gain any real muscle.
How to lift in a crappy gym
Here’s a quick example of a workout you can do on vacation when you’ve got nothing to work with.
A Few Things to Look Forward to in 2010
Robin Hood
Chest + Shoulders + Triceps Workout
Here’s a workout I did the other day. It was all pushes, concentrating on chest, shoulders and triceps.
Say NO to Machines!
The machines in the weight room are like the water cooler in the office. It’s where everyone goes to chat and think they’re getting a workout in, except there’s probably less sweating going on at the machines than there is at the water cooler.
“Live it up, because you don’t know tomorrow” – my Nona
My Nona comes down a few times a year and brightens up our lives with every visit. She grew up in Italy and started a family during the Second World War. She’s a tough woman who’s had a hard life by many people’s standards, although she’d never look at it that way.
5 Things I Learned in 2009
If you haven’t noticed I’ve been taking some time off for Christmas but I thought it would be nice to have a year end review about what I’ve learned in 2009. This year’s been a big one in the learning department. I’ve started my own business, built my own site and have started writing an […]
What it means to be a Man – Developing character, not just your body
“Everyone tries to define this thing called character. It’s not hard. Character is doing what’s right when nobody’s looking.” James J. Braddock knew what it meant to be a man. He wouldn’t let anything get in the way of taking care of his family, not even his own pride.