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
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 […]