Six Keys to a Successful Off-season

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Six Keys to a Successful Off-season Back in episode 81 of my podcast (which you are already listening to, right?  If not, click here and redeem yourself – I’ll never know!) my guest was IFBB figure pro Kim Helm and she said something that I couldn’t possibly agree with any more. How your off-season goes determines how your prep goes...
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Turn Up the Volume

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Turn Up the Volume Sometimes, if you want to make a difference you need to get really creative and dig DEEP into your toolbox to find the one element you should change to bust through a plateau and get your body back into growing and responding the way you want. And sometimes, it’s simpler – let’s just do more stuff THAT is...
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Video Update! Power Up Your Protein Shakes

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Video Update!  Power Up Your Protein Shakes In a hurry and need a protein shake, but MORE than just protein? With a bit of planning ahead you can easily turn a standard protein shake into a legitimate meal replacement without the use of a blender – check out my go-to options to make it happen!
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Video Update! Form Fix – Behind the Neck Barbell Press

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Video Update!  Form Fix – Behind the Neck Barbell Press If there was a movie ever made about bodybuilding in general, this exercise would be most likely to be cast in the role of chief antagonist.  Tremendously misunderstood and often feared because it is so frequently executed with such atrocious form, I thought it only fair that we give it...
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New Recipe! Easy Air Fryer Potatoes

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New Recipe!  Easy Air Fryer Potatoes Let me just out myself right now:  I love me some carbs.  Like, seriously.  I know you reading this at home might be like “yeah man, me too” – but I don’t think you REALLY get it. I love me some carbs Without the structure and discipline of bodybuilding, I’d easily be pushing 3...
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The Bodybuilding Pentathlon

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The Bodybuilding Pentathlon pen·tath·lon /penˈtaTHlən,penˈtaTH(ə)ˌlän/ noun an athletic event comprising five different events for each competitor The Modern Pentathlon includes such diverse events as fencing, shooting, swimming, riding, and running.  I’m all about versatility, but the Bodybuilding Pentathlon is a bit more streamlined than that. My goal with this split was to create 5 workouts that all felt like events, in and...
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New recipe! Protein Bar Batter Bomb

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New Recipe!  Protein Bar Batter Bomb A while back, as my photo shoot prep was approaching its conclusion, I started poking around online for some variations I could implement into my meal plan once I embarked on my off-season/growth phase.  For some reason, I thought that making up some protein bars at home sounded like a good idea, in spite...
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