General Knowledge for Fitness Success
Besides setting your diet and training, getting a great physique requires a few more skills such as estimating your body fat percentage, knowing how to track progress, knowing whether you should cut or bulk, and more. In this section, we've compiled videos, articles and other resources for you to learn how to become your own fitness coach.
RECENT GENERAL FITNESS ARTICLES
In this article and video I want to share the story of how I got into lifting, what I did in the beginning and what I’d do differently if I could go back in time. I believe you’ll pick up some good lessons on consistency, noobie gains, and weight training programming for beginners. Let’s begin! Alright, so…
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This is episode 13 of Muscling In! Wow how time flies! In episode 5 I showed you workout B, today I’m going to show you workout A, chest, shoulders and triceps. I’m following the Greek God Program. Alright, let’s get into the workout. Transcript: Incline Bench Press My main chest exercise right now is the Incline Bench press,…
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You don’t need to do cardio when lean bulking, but that doesn’t mean you won’t benefit from it. The way I see it, cardio helps you in 4 ways: 1. It helps prevent fat gain Of course, cardio doesn’t burn fat in and of itself when you’re in a surplus. That’s not how it prevents fat…
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The information part starts at 1:57 I get asked fairly often what should you do if you find it difficult to eat enough food to gain weight. The simple solution is this: Change the foods you eat. You need to start choosing foods that are less satiating so you can eat the same quantity but…
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My philosophy for building a great physique is that you should first lean down to around 9-10% body fat then gain size slowly until you hit 14-15% body fat. You cycle your cuts and bulks in this body fat range until you reach the level of muscle development you’re happy with. This way you never…
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Someone asked me the other day when should you stop lean bulking. The complete answer is this: At all times in your muscle building journey you should stay below 15% body fat. So you would need to stop bulking when you are around 12-15% body fat. There are several reasons you don’t want to bulk above 15% body…
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