Category Archive for "General Training"

Does weight lifting stunt growth? This is a common question that I get from guys in their early to mid teens who are wanting to begin a weight training program to build up their overall muscle size and strength. They’re…

“How much muscle can I gain, and how long will it take me?” If you’re still relatively new to the muscle building game, this is a pretty natural question to ask. You’re training hard and eating right consistently from week…

Although some people enjoy the feeling of post workout muscle soreness as a reminder of the hard work they put in at the gym, for others it can become a genuine nuisance that compromises performance on subsequent workouts and interferes…

It’s one of my biggest pet peeves in the fitness industry: The average, unqualified personal trainer at your typical big box gym charging huge hourly rates for mediocre-at-best services. While there certainly are plenty of knowledgeable, physically fit trainers out…

“Should I wear a weightlifting belt?” Although you’ll often be answered with a definite “yes” or “no” when you ask this question, the real truth is that it depends. Just like with most questions related to bodybuilding and strength training, it’s not…

The good news? You’ve stayed consistent to your training and nutrition plan, put in weeks and months of solid hard work, and have packed on some significant muscle size and strength as a reward for your efforts. The bad news?…

It might seem counter-intuitive that taking time away from the gym would assist you in building more muscle over the long term, but that’s exactly what a “deload week” can help you accomplish. In this post I’ll be explaining exactly what…

Chances are you’ve come across the term “muscle confusion” at some point or another… It’s the idea that you need to be constantly switching up your workouts from week to week by varying your exercise selection, rep ranges and rest periods in…

In today’s post I’m answering a question that recently popped up on my Facebook Page in regards to upper body training… Although part of this just comes down to a matter of perspective since everyone will perceive physiques differently, I think it’s safe…

One of my readers recently asked me the following question… “What is the one thing you wished you knew when you first started lifting?” They say that hindsight is 20/20, and after sitting down to really think about it, I…