This is one of the most often asked questions: How much do genetics matter? The answer is..It depends. If you want to be a top level athlete of any sport, it matters a great deal how gifted you are. If you simply strive to look great at the beach, that is a different story. Above is Phil Heath BEFORE he ever […]
HI, Disclaimer: here is the video if that is your preferred form of delivery The question I got from another forum was: “Maik, how does it feel to look awesome?” Well, thanks, I guess. But it got me thinking: when I looked my best and trained the hardest I felt the worst. Why? For one, […]
How to grow a muscle There are two things all my NYC personal training clients want to achieve: 1. loose fat 2. Grow muscles. This newsletter will deal with number 2. When people fail to make progress, it is seldom for lack of effort. Instead, it is usually because said effort is wasted. In order […]
If a muscle is not developing, the usual answer is :work harder, work more. In my experience, anyone I have worked with that tried to get a certain muscle up to speed was working very hard as it is( exception calves) So what is amiss? A few things in my opinion. First off, most people […]
Training chest for most people is usually 3x 10 bench, bra! Racking up numbers, more reps, a few cheat reps.. done. But is that really the best way to go about it? The gentleman in the picture Q. Sparks from the transformation group has certainly figured something out… In the following video I lay out what actually […]
See this before and after guy? We did this in two weekswhile eating cake because I unlocked… STOP!! Let him talk “This is not my transformation from Jan 2018 to now hahaha. This is my journey so far ever since I started it after stumbling upon Maik’s fb page. So it’s close to 2 years […]
These days you are being bombarded with anti- inflammatory foods/drinks/ supplements so I figured it might be worth putting my two cents in. What is inflammation? Basically, it is a process by which the body protects us from harmful organisms such as bacteria and viruses. It also repairs wounds, tears, sprains and muscle damage from training. This […]
Welcome back everyone! Todays topic is an old bodybuilding fairy tale: in order to get bigger you must lift heavy! But is that really the case? Here is my take Enjoy the video! Maik Maik WiedenbachMaik Wiedenbach is a Hall of Fame swimmer turned bodybuilding champion and fitness model featured in Muscle & Fitness and Men’s […]
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.” […]