My Quad Destruction Workout

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Building your quads requires very hard work. Add to that the need to burn fat and you could be in for a brutal training session. That’s exactly the idea behind My Quad Destruction Workout. You build bigger quads while burning fat and getting leaner. The concept behind all of this is really simple and something [...]

How to Use One Arm and Increase Intensity

How to Use One Arm for Intensity

As you know if you read this blog on a regular basis, I am always looking for ways to increase the intensity of my training. I am now a strong believer that the more intense your training the better your results will be. Recently I have discovered how important it is to use just one [...]

How to Maximize Your Workouts

How to Maximize Your Workouts

When we think of training, most of us will say it is hard to fit a workout in. These tips for how to maximize your workouts should help. I have used all of them at one point or another and can tell you that when done with focus you can really maximize your time in [...]

How to Overcome Your Excuses

How to Overcome Excuses

Everyone who trains for competition has had to deal with how to overcome excuses at one time or another. This is really a mental attitude topic and one that can be very difficult to deal with. I have 5 tips for dealing with and overcoming excuses. Schedule workouts like an appointment. Working out should not [...]

Get A Cardio Coach for Your HIIT Workouts

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When it comes to doing HIIT cardio training, having a coach to motivate you definitely helps with your intensity. However, who can afford to have a trainer standing by to push you harder? Who can afford a person to motivate you? Until now, the answer was probably “nobody”, but now we have the Cardio Coach, [...]

Mission Grand Prix: 119 Days to Go – Back Training

Back Workout

Back Training With 119 days to go until the NPC Amateur Grand Prix, I spent the morning at Metroflex Long Beach training my back muscles. I completed a nice workout that consisted of the following: Snatch Grip Deadlifts 115 lbs. x 10; 165 lbs. x 10; 185 lbs. x 10 Wide Grip Pull Downs 90 [...]

Elements of Training: Intensity

Training Intensity

One element of training that is frequently misunderstood is intensity. To me this is a multifaceted element and every single person who wants to improve their physique should understand it to the fullest extent possible. Intensity can be about rest time, taking sets to failure and a multitude of other things. I have a secret [...]

Cardio Medley Workout

Cardio Medley Workout

In today’s fitness world, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a very popular cardio methodology. I recently performed a cardio medley workout that utilized HIIT principles and mutliple machines. HIIT Explained HIIT is an exercise strategy that involves short training sessions that involve intervals that are done at a certain ratio. The original protocol called [...]

Combat the Fat for Quick Fat Loss

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Combat the Fat is a workout aimed at burning fat while maintaining lean muscle mass. It approaches things in a different manner, through the use of various types of circuits. Its author, Jeff Anderson, has put out some very good programs in the past, so I expected nothing less from this program. Combat the Fat [...]

Stronglifts 5 x 5 for Squatting Success

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The Stronglifts 5×5 workout is a hybrid of the Starting Strength workout by Mark Rippetoe. The aim is to build strength and muscle. The question: is it effective? Stronglifts 5×5 basics This program involves 2 workouts lifting 3 times a week, rotating both workouts in an alternating fashion. If you were to lift Monday, Wednesday [...]

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