Monthly Archives: November 2010
Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday: Novembeard, Sucker Punch, and Future Video Content
Going to keep it short and sweet today, and give you arguably the most miscellaneous of miscellaneous Mondays yet. Brace yourselves. 1. No Shave November has officially started. The premise is pretty simple: Take the entire month of November and don’t shave. It’s a tradition that started last year at the facility and there’s really… Read more
A Simpleton’s Guide to Bulking: $^*@#@* Eat!!
It seems not a week goes by where I don’t receive an email from some random broseph explaining how he’s been trying to put on some weight. It usually goes something like this: Hey Tony, I’m 6-1, 155 lbs, and I swear on my mother’s grave I eat, like, all day. I just can’t seem… Read more
Future Q and A
Hey there Tony I stumbled across your site, TonyGentilcore.com by a fluke the other night and the stuff about women lifting weights really got my attention. I continued to read and found the videos of the young bride to be, lifting weights and was amazed! I just started going to the gym myself after years… Read more
Stuff To Read While You’re Pretending To Work
I figured I’d change the pace today and keep it short and sweet. Truth be told, I have a boat load of programs to write this morning, and it probably wouldn’t be a bad idea to take a shower. In any case, below are a few good reads that I think you’ll learn a thing… Read more
Bromance Alert: Dean Somerset
In keeping with the War and Peace sized blog posts this week, I wanted to share an interview I did with fellow strength coach Dean Somerset recently. Not many people know who Dean is – and truth be told, up until a few weeks ago I didn’t either. Long story short, I watched his presentation… Read more
Woe Be Unto Ye Who Contradicts The Glute Master Part II
Note from TG: This whole thing started with two lines: “Women should avoid squats because it makes their inner thighs flabby. Don’t listen to any un-informed professional who says you should be squatting.” I know it may come across as if Bret and I are picking on this woman, but in reality, we’re just fed-up… Read more
Woe Be Unto Ye Who Contradicts the Glute Master Part I
Note from TG: Not long ago, I posted an anonymous blog from a local trainer here in Boston (I purposly left out her name and studio) where she went on some diatribe about how any fitness professional who has his (or her) clients squat is, for all intents and purposes, “un-informed.” Furthermore, she also went… Read more
To Wear (Or Not to Wear) Orthotics: That Is the Question
The topic of orthotics (and their efficacy) is an often highly debated topic in the strength and conditioning community – right on par with whether or not steady state cardio is ideal for fat-loss or figuring out who’s hotter: Jamie Eason or Jelena Abbou? OR For some reason, as I was watching THIS interview between… Read more