September 23, 2008 – 4:16 pm
365 days ago (ok give or take a few days), I was sitting back looking at photo’s from a recent long weekend at my friends Wendy and Steve’s cottage. Wow, that’s all I could say. I had become, what Jimmy Smith calls skinny fat. I didn’t look obese or overly fat, but there was not […]
September 17, 2008 – 3:58 pm
By Jason Ferruggia
I was asked recently about some of the biggest misconceptions and excuses that exist when it comes to muscle building. Read on for my answers…
Question: There is a lot of conflicting training advice out there online, in books, on TV and especially in magazines. What do you think the top myths or misconceptions […]
August 25, 2008 – 3:11 pm
Anytime I watch this video, I just want to get in the gym and put in an intense workout.
August 25, 2008 – 10:52 am
By Jim “Smitty” Smith
When you think about the most basic abdominal exercises, the first one that pops into your head is probably planks.
Planks are where a person lays out into a push-up position but instead of being on their outstretched hands, they rest on their forearms. In this position, the athlete or lifter will remain […]
I’ll be honest, about 8 months ago I rarely did any bodyweight exercises. Now I find that when I do a bodyweight routine it pushes me to my limits as I don’t have the downtime of having to change weights or walk to a different part of the gym to do the next exercise. I […]