Progressive overload is the cornerstone of bodybuilding and muscle growth - read about how to implement it yourself here with real world examples also.
Form Fix – Squat Basics Squatting is a key component of bodybuilding – if you aren’t doing it well, you’re selling yourself short and leaving some potential growth on the table. However! A proper squat doesn’t necessarily look the same for every person. Some people can get maximum depth while others struggle to hit parallel, and always going as deep...
Top 7 Exercises to Check Your Ego On We all know the tried and true bodybuilding mantra, right? Go ahead, say it with me now.. Gotta lift big to get big! Yeah, this was all well and good back in the day but now we know a lot more and there’s all kinds of evidence that shows that while this...
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!
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...
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...
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...
Video Update! Form Fix – Rack Deadlift Hot off the presses in my Form Fix video series on YouTube, this time we’re going to break down the rack deadlift – a horribly misunderstood movement and we’re gonna fix that shit right now. Why you’d include rack deadlifts in your routine The point of the rack dead is to give you all...
Evidence of Insanity – My 2018 Photo Shoot Prep by the Numbers My clients know this very well, and if you’ve read much on this site or follow me on social media you’ve probably gathered this as well: I can get a bit crazy when it comes to collecting and analyzing data. It’s my engineering background, I guess – it’s not ultimately what...
7 Reasons Your Last Prep Sucked Raise your hand if you’ve tried to prep for a show and didn’t reach the finish line? Yeah I see you out there. You in the back, it’s ok – put your hand up, I can see it in your eyes…ok, there you go. Now raise your hand if you MADE it to show...