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 […]
Hello everyone, Today we shall talk about mindfulness! No, I have not switched over into the yoga cam; this newsletter has always been and will always be about bodybuilding. I want to touch on the mental aspect of training, in particular your mindset before you touch a weight. First of all, I trust that everyone […]
Since conspiracy theories seem to be hot this fall, I decided to add mine. No, not really. I simply want to talk about how to deal with things that are outside our control. We deal with this on all levels such as a lawyer relying on a jury to deliver a verdict (a concept that, […]
What really changes the body: the weight on the bar or the way you are moving said bar? Starting out in the business, I was firmly in the progressive overload camp, meaning that if you are always incrementally increasing the weights, your body will change. And to some extent that is correct; greater stress will […]
The other day, I was talking to an absolute newbie (had never set foot into a gym) and he told me that he was afraid to go to the gym by himself since he felt insecure and judged. Instead, he would prefer to train with me, preferably at off hours when the gym is empty. […]
In the fitness world, just like in fashion, things come in waves and get recycled. Kettle bells made a comeback, now we have circuits showing up in boot camp classes and the like. What is a Circuit? Usually, a sequence of anywhere from 6 to 10 exercises that are performed quickly one after another. […]