ShareArticle By: John Fontana We saw the likes of Arnold and other massive guys doing it, so we figured we might as well jump on board. You can catch eight time Mr. Olympia on You Tube performing rep after rep after rep. I mean the guy is absolutely massive, so following his t ... Continue Reading
Share Article By: John Fontana The third part of “Not Getting Any Stronger” helps to further put together the solution to your plateau. In part one I talked about micro-cycles and how they affect your body’s ability to respond to the exercises you are throwing at it, week ... Continue Reading
ShareArticle By: John Fontana Last week I discussed some possible causes of a slump or plateau in the gym. Before I began to truly study exercise I constantly went in and out of mini plateaus. It seemed that every few months I would hit a wall and actually get a little weake ... Continue Reading
Share Article By: John Fontana Remember the days when you first started lifting weights? Whether it was years ago or just recently, I am sure you can recall those days. After the soreness and awkwardness of the first few weeks something amazing started to happen. Every exercis ... Continue Reading
Share So you’ve followed your bench program for weeks. You’ve done the flat bench, dumbbell bench, incline bench, dumbbell fly’s, cable fly and loads of push ups. With all of that, you gained just a little strength and no noticeable size. You spent six weeks and hours ... Continue Reading
Share Looking around the gym, you’ve likely noticed people with all different body types — some you might want to emulate, others you might want to avoid. You’ve seen the big-boned guy who likes to bench 400, but doesn’t want to take his shirt off. Or th ... Continue Reading
Share In the fast paced society we live in today, everyone expects everything to happen quickly. Just a few years ago the idea of having Internet on our phones was just that (an idea). Now, if my iPhone doesn’t load a page in a few seconds, I’m complaining about h ... Continue Reading
Share I have a feeling the title of this article may attract the wrong people and turn off the people it’s aimed towards. I really am aiming this article at both males and females. Although it will seem like solely males in the beginning, I will explain how it translates to ... Continue Reading
Avocados are known for having good fats. They are loaded with monounsaturated fats, which actually lower cholesterol. Research has shown that avocados don’t just lower cholesterol, but in fact lower the bad cholesterol and raise good cholesterol. Continue Reading
Many good things can come out of eccentric training and no matter what your goals are in the gym, eccentric training will likely be a key to your success. The biggest idea is that you are recruiting your type 2 or fast twitch muscle fibers when performing eccentric training. Th ... Continue Reading