General Strength
How to Gain Strength on Incline Bench Press
The problem with most videos and articles covering plateaus is that they’re made for advanced lifters. The authors talk about tweaking exercise form, implementing paused reps, using bands to strengthen your lockout, etc. While these methods are great, they’re not what most guys need. Look in any gym. Most people are stuck at a novice/intermediate level. Fixing their plateau doesn’t involve…
Read MoreHow to Maximize Muscle Growth using Rest Periods
Ever since Arnold was pumping iron until the late 2000s bodybuilders and coaches believed that short rest periods maximize muscle growth. At the time, researchers were convinced that the spike of growth hormone and testosterone produced by lifting weights were the main causes of muscle growth. As a result most training programs were designed around this belief. Compound movements,…
Read MoreFrom Average to Greek God – Step by Step Transformation
Links mentioned in the video: The Greek God Program The Path to your Goal Physique Depending on your current physique, you’ll need to take different steps to reach your goal. If you start from a high body fat percentage, your first move will obviously be to cut. If you start from a very skinny physique,…
Read MoreHow to Maintain a Shredded Physique Year Round
*You can find the links mentioned in the video at the end of the post. Getting to a low body fat is difficult. As I’m sure you’ve noticed, only a few of the guys that start a cut actually succeed getting below 10% bf. The majority quit half way through. But maintaining 8-10% body fat once you get…
Read MoreThe Complete Guide to Growing your Arms
Links mentioned in the video: The Path to your Goal Physique The Greek God Program Arm training is probably the most misunderstood part of working out. Actually no, ab training is the most misunderstood part of working out but arms are definitely close in second place. In every gym you find the same thing: All…
Read MoreHow to Finally Get Lean
When people fail to get lean, they very rarely take responsibility. It’s hard to acknowledge that we’re not disciplined. Blaming our metabolism or hormones makes us feel better about ourselves. But deep down we know it’s out fault. A calorie deficit always leads to fat loss. No matter if you eat carbs or fats, clean or…
Read MoreHow to Set your Training for Muscle Growth
Muscle growth is not determined only by how heavy you train, how many reps you do, or how much time you spend in the gym. Volume, Intensity and Frequency are equally important, and together create the stimulus that leads to growth. Focusing on only one of them means missing the forest for the trees. The Debate…
Read MoreHow to Maintain Low Body Fat while Bulking
I’ve been lean bulking for the last 4 months, steadily gaining weight. Today I realized I’m starting to lose pretty much all ab definition so it’s time to get lean again. The philosophy of gaining muscle without getting fat is very simple. You need to alternate your lean bulks and cuts in the range of…
Read MoreHow to Return to Lifting after a Layoff
For me, January is the worst month of the year when it comes to weightlifting. After missing workouts during the Holidays, traveling, and barely sleeping it just ends up being a recovery period. You may have missed workouts too. You may have gone back to the gym this month, tried the same weights and discovered you can’t…
Read MoreWhy You Should Never Push Through Pain
It’s been one month since the last Muscling In episode and you’ll understand why in a minute. In this episode I’m going to give you some updates on how my lean bulk is going in terms of strength, muscle growth and body fat. The main reason I haven’t released lifting videos lately is because my push workout…
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