Today’s topic is rather dear to me: how science got eradicated from the fitness world (and to an extent in America as such, thanks Tea party and religious right!) Case in point: the connection between red meat and heart disease. Basically, we were told since the 50s that the consumption of red meat will lead […]
Since it is already late May ( btw was this the nicest Memorial Day weekend in recent history or what??) and the shirts are coming off, we might as well talk about how to build your chest. Disclaimer: Nothing, ever, anywhere works if the principles of proper nutrition and progressive overload are violated. With that […]
As I am heading back from a memorable trip to LA with my brother (finally made it to the mecca!) I am happy to report that I was not the smallest, most out-of-shape guy at Gold’s. Small victories! It surely was fun to observe so many great bodybuilders and their different training styles, which brings […]
Welcome back! Now that we covered the basics of nutrition in blog posts past, we can turn toward “the smaller details”: a functioning brain and central nervous system. Yes, despite popular belief bodybuilders need to be mentally strong as well. Remember Arnold in Twins? He spoke about seven languages, mastered mathematics, physics etc.. […]
Today’s newsletter will save you thousands of dollars and countless hours of frustration, so feel free to thank me later. It deals with the exciting topic of injury prevention. Attention, shameless plug coming up: it is also a chapter out of my new book. It is a fact: most people are physically not […]
I actually struggled a bit with the decision to take on today’s topic as it is controversial to say the least. But I feel that some proper information should be out there, in the end people will do what they want but at least I did my part in terms of educating those who are […]
Big arms are the ultimate measure of masculinity (at least amongst the visible body parts), as for the girls they can make or break a sleeveless dress appearance. So how do you get them? First things first, I do not have great arms ( hence the pic of the other German speaking bodybuilder) but I […]
Today’s newsletter was actually not written by me, but by a very inspirational young man whom I had the pleasure meeting in late 2014. He is someone who truly transformed his life through fitness and I do not mean that the in typical Facebook way. The reason I want to feature him is because I […]
The one thing everyone wants to know is: How much muscle can you build? Or Gains? The answers range from 1 lb a day (Tim Ferris) to 1-2 lbs a month (sane people). But the truth lies somewhere in the middle. There are several factors at play: Your current age? How long have you been training? […]
Do yourself a favor by keeping these blunders at bay. Making the same mistake over and over again — consider yourself an expert at torpedoing your efforts in the gym. There are two culprits: a violation of basic principles and actions harming immediate progress. But in order to avoid either from happening you have to […]