Hybrid Muscle Training For Sports

Regardless of your body type or the type of training that your body responds to best, hybrid muscle training is all around, the most effective way to build muscle and get lean. Often time, guys ask me how…

The 5 x 5 Training Program

Sometimes, we all get in a rut or hit a plateau and are looking for a routine to shake things up and kick-start the gains. And often, when this happens, guys start looking for the newest “hot” routine they see in a magazine. But more often than not, the answer is not found in what’s new and hot, but rather, it’s found in what is tried and true.

Is Muscle Soreness Really Needed?

For a lot of bodybuilders, competitive athletes and guys who just like to work out, sore muscles are the marker for a “good” workout. If you’re muscles aren’t sore the next day or the day after that, then you probably didn’t work out hard enough-that’s what a lot of us have been taught to believe, anyway. But is that really true? Is it necessary for us to train hard enough so that every time we work out our muscles are sore? Let’s find out.

The Truth About Strength and Conditioning for Youth Athletes: Part I

This is a topic that I’m very passionate about and I have some strong views on, so bare with me here while I shed some light on why I feel even youth athletes need to be involved in some form of basic strength training. Hear me out…

How To Gain Muscle

*Another guest article from world-famous strength and fitness expert, Jason Ferruggia.
How To Gain Muscle
By Jason Ferruggia

When it comes to the question of how to gain muscle, there are many things you must know and do. But, often times what is more important than what you should do is what you shouldn’t do. With that [...]

Deloading for Optimal Strength and Speed Development

When you train very hard for a long duration of time, eventually you need to take 1 step backwards to take 2 steps forwards. Training should be planned around taking periodic de-load or recovery weeks in order to allow the joints, tendons, muscles, and the mind to regenerate and come back stronger than before.

What is [...]

5 Simple Ways to Get Results on ANY Training Program

Hey…
Hope you’re doing well.
I often get asked frequently about getting RESULTS and the best way to get there. After all, that’s what every person is after right? Results-oriented training programs should be the backbone of any person’s overall program that is offering training services to athletes and/or clients.
With this being in mind, [...]

How to Design Effective Training Programs

Hey! Just got off the phone with my friend and fellow trainer Bert Sims of Dynamic Physique up in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
We talked for about an hour on the methods of where to begin in order to create a great training program. Included in the interview are some great points. You can expect to [...]

Traditional “Cardio” Training.. no more?

If you’ve been stuck to your treadmill, day in and day out.. You probably are pretty damn bored right about now..Not only this, but traditional “steady state” long duration cardio has been proven to be highly inferior to shorter duration, brief, intense exercise.

Especially if your goals are to lose body fat.. But not at the [...]

Carry It!

Carrying heavy objects and walking with them for a given time or distance is one of my favorite things to do to train mental toughness, conditioning, and build insane work capacity. Not only this, but you also will build REAL WORLD muscle and strength that just can’t be matched by many other exercises. Below is [...]

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