Monthly Archives: December 2010
The Workout Enigma Revisted: A Guest Blog from Mark Young
Note from TG: I want to thank the Canadian Hammer, Mark Young, for going out of his way to write up such a thorough response to this study. Admittedly, I like reading research about as much as I like going to a Maroon 5 concert. So while my rudimentary review of the original article was… Read more
5 Movements To Make You Hate Life
In case you missed it, I had a new article go up on t-nation the other day. Here’s the dealski: For many, the exercises described in the article will be brand spankin new, you’ll head to the gym today to try them out, and people will look at you and think to themselves “you know… Read more
Must have Equipment
Must have equipment: power rack, obviously Trap bar Training plates Adjustable functional trainer Cardio equipment and fancy machines sells memberships, I know. Coincidentally, I feel these are the machines that fail to g More concerned with profits than actually helpong people get results
Miscellaneous
GIrl DL 260 lbs for reps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4Pn3YlFXBQ Harry Potter G6 Parody: http://vodpod.com/watch/4949625-harry-potter-like-a-g6-parody-like-its-quidditch?u=portnoybarstoolsportscom&c=barstoolsports
Accelerated Muscular Development 2.0
As many of you know from reading this blog for any length of time, I don’t go out of my way to “push” products. Truth be told, I get a ton of inquiries from other health and fitness professionals asking me whether or not I’d pimp their products on my site. While I could easily… Read more
Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday: The Situation Workout, Weight Belts, and Ginormous Omelets
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done one of these, so lets get right to it! 1. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, my eyes. My eyes!!!!!!! I don’t know which impressed me more: the fact that he said “the situation” like 34 times in a span of 90 seconds, or that I’m not unconscious from beating myself over… Read more
Next Time You Stub Your Toe and Decide to Skip a Training Session, Make Sure You Read This
Things have been kicking into high gear at CP, and for me personally as well. First off, we just signed a new three year lease and will be adding another 1000 sq. feet of additional space to the facility. As part of the expansion, we’ll be adding a ton of new office space (including a… Read more
AMD 2.0 In Action
Just wanted to share a few videos today: 1. With the up coming release of his new and improved Accelerated Muscular Development system (AMD 2.0) next week, Jim “Smitty” Smith released a video earlier the other day discussing the importance of following a proper warm-up. Without question it’s one of the aspects of program design… Read more