The Winter Olympics just came to a close and the country of Norway outperformed the rest of the world in the medal count (at least Germany came in second). This seems baffling; after all, Norway has a whooping 5.2 million residents which is not even the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens combined. So how does […]
Welcome back everyone! The smith machine is often being looked down upon or straight up dismissed by most trainees. However, it is actually a quite valid training tool if used properly. Why do most people stay away from it? ” Because it does not allow of the natural range of motion since it only moves up and down.” […]
Since my birthday has just passed I took the liberty to keep this newsletter as a video only Watch and grow! Maik
With the start of the New Year, a plethora of fitness advice is pushed upon the consumer. Cremes, books, classes, you name it. Very often, for added credibility, they are endorsed or “designed” by a famous athlete. Sadly, more often than not, these people should stick to their sport and leave science to others. Here […]
Progressive overload or tension – which one matters more for growth? I know you were all expecting a thoughtful Christmas email, but this newsletter deals with improving your physique and nothing else! When it comes to growing muscle there are two camps: In the blue corner you have the progressive overload meaning you must get […]
Todays topic is one that I dismissed for the longest time : metabolic damage. I used to to think ( since we don’t have any literature on the topic) that the metabolic damage thing was just a fairly tale people told themselves when they simply could not stick to a diet. Yet, I have seen […]
All Rights Reserved © Richard Gerst. Hello everyone, Someone much smarter than me once said: “the most important muscle is between the ears.” In other worlds, if you want gains you need to use your noodle. In today’s newsletter, we will cover how to set yourself up mentally and physically for the perfect set. Which […]
So this week, the geek in me comes through and I will give you a short history lesson that will greatly enhance your physique and ease your mind at the same time. Once upon a time, before a series of unfortunate events, there was German state named Prussia. And despite what Hollywood made out of […]
The Thanksgiving cycle With the holidays upon us here is what tends to happen. 1. Weather turns bad, people lose the motivation to workout. 2. The Thanksgiving meal is the starting gun to eat nonstop until New Years. 3. December is full of social events which are a. full of bad food and b. cut […]
My pet peeves in the fitness industry. Yes, this could be a very long newsletter, so I cut it down to my top 7 1. Fake humility. “I want to thank God, my fans, my family…to sell the BS keto product…. I am just so humbled to have this amazing opportunity to steal from all […]