What Makes the Biggest Difference to Your Training?

Make a Difference

What makes the biggest difference in your training? What are the changes and adjustments you make that have the biggest effect? To me there are two very simple things I pay attention to and adjust if necessary that increase my odds of hitting my goals. As you read through my two difference makers I want [...]

Operation Get Swole Training Log: March 27, 2013

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Today was a shoulder training day. I used to hate these days, but after programming a pretty good shoulder training with expercises in a very specific order, I am very pleased with these workouts now. I have been able to increase the intensity and work the shoulders very hard with a lot of intense squeezing. [...]

Initial Operation Get Swole Report

Operation get Swole

  Operation Get Swole has started but with a whimper. Unfortunately, life has gotten in the way, but that is now under control. I have not had the booming start I wanted even though I launched the mission with a brutal leg workout. I am now back to a major focused effort.  There is a [...]

Operation Get Swole!

Operation get Swole

Starting on February 1, 2013 and ending on March 29, 2013 (8 weeks) I will be conducting Operation Get Swole which will be a clean bulking mission. My goal will be to gain a lot of mass in that 8 week period of time while bringing out my six pack as well. I want to be [...]

Why Y3T was my training choice

Why Y3T?

During my preparation for my second bodybuilding contest I knew that I would have to work hard to put on mass. Now I am a strong believer in trying and tweaking things that work for others. Yes, I said tweaking. I know that may upset some, but I will explain in the course of this [...]

How to Take Intensity to a New Level

How to Raise Intensity Levels

To me, exercise intensity is one of the most important factors to gaining mass from your gym training. I must clarify that obviously eating is the number one factor, but exercise intensity is a very close second. The problem is that most people have no idea what intensity really is–until they are shown. Increase Intensity [...]

Biceps Training Basics

Basic Biceps Training

The basics of training your biceps are both simple and elusive at the same time. If you take the time to go back to the basics and apply these tips you will see growth in your biceps. Always Squeeze Hard As with any muscle group, one of the keys to good biceps training is to [...]

How to Use Intensity in Weight Training

How to Use Intensity in Weight Training

To me, intensity in weight training brings about the most results. Here I am speaking of High Intensity Training (HIT) as introduced by Arthur Jones, inventory of the Nautilus line of gym equipment. I have tried body part splits and I have tried HIT full body training and I believe I had the best results [...]

How to Manipulate Rest Periods for Intensity

How to Manipulate Rest Periods for Intensity

When you train you want to do so with intensity. One technique for increasing the intensity of your training is to manipulate your rest periods. The longer the rest period the lower the intensity. The shorter the rest period the higher the intensity. There are many excellent ways to manipulate rest periods. The following are [...]

Goodbye My Friend

Goodbye My Friend

Goodbye my friend! That’s what I am thinking at this point. On Friday my preparation coach informed me that for the next 4 weeks we will have me on extremely low carbs. This means I get 1/2 a cup of brown rice early in the morning and no more starches the rest of the day. [...]

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