Troy Tate
At ProSource, we meet some of the most dedicated, focused, mentally tough people you could ever encounter in any walk of life. They're businesspeople, athletes, students and, most importantly, success stories. They share a common desire to maximize their performance and physique potential. They know what it is ...
Take advantage of the colder weather to hunker down in the gym and pack on pounds of new muscle.
The beaches are closed, the pools are covered, and a chill is in the air. While many lament the end of summer, for dyed-in-the-wool bodybuilders, autumn doesn't signal an end, but ...
Maximize your strength in the king of all upper body exercises with this helping of iron-clad wisdom
Ask a guy to show you his muscles and he'll likely flex his biceps. But if you ask him how strong he is, he'll likely tell you how much he benches. That's because ...
Six exercises that prove you can build muscle with just one dumbbell.
If the saying "Two heads are better than one" is accurate, wouldn't that logic also hold true for dumbbells? Not necessarily. In fact, sometimes using just one could prove to be one of the single best change-ups you ...
Get ready for the ultimate set of hard, ripped and defined abs. These 12 workouts -- 6 for beginners, 6 for more advanced fitness buffs -- can help anyone carve a killer set of gut ruts.
BEGINNER SIX-PACK
If you're new to the gym scene, or returning after a long ...
Your path to fitness and a better body begins here, with our three-month workout, cardio, nutrition and supplement program - everything you need to succeed.
Undertaking Part 1 of the ProSource Starter Kit program, you get a great feel on how weight training affects your body, and gain valuable experience ...
Your path to fitness and a better body begins here, with our three-month workout, cardio, nutrition and supplement program - everything you need to succeed.
Sometimes, the hardest part of exercise is committing yourself to do it. Carving the time out of an already hectic schedule, staying focused on your ...
Score better workouts and more muscle mass with ProSource's picks for the world's greatest bodybuilding exercises.
Choosing the single best exercise for every body part is like trying to pick the best ice cream flavor, sport, or world's most beautiful woman -- opinions vary, and arguably, there's more than one ...
Workout 1: Lower-Body Strength
Do this workout twice a week, either in the afternoon by itself or in the morning followed by drills and cardio.
* Place the safety bars at the point where you would finish in the down position, and set the bar on them. Load the bar, ...
Supplemental Strategies for Meeting Your Preseason Physique Goals
The World Cup was all very nice, but when we think of "football," we're not thinking of the game with the round ball and a final score of 1-0. We're thinking of the game with the pointy ball and all the excitement. ...
Here we are, smack dab in the middle of beach season, and you're still conflicted when you step out into the sand as to whether you really want to strip off your shirt. For all the good intentions, your diet isn't exactly what you envisioned, and your core workouts are ...
Build bigger, stronger arms in less time with this efficient and targeted workout.
When trying to squeeze 32 hours of productivity out of a 24-hour day, efficiency is everything. Whether it's listening to your phone messages while typing e-mails, finishing a presentation for work while microwaving a quick dinner, or ...
If there is anyone in the
UFC today who knows what it takes to be a winner, it's the original Ultimate Fighter,
Forrest Griffin. The former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion has come a long way since his reality show roots to become one of the faces of his sport and ...
Use these simple guidelines for staying active and strong as you get older.
For those unaware, my sardonic attempts get the best of me and on many occasions, I have been guilty of a "few" puns. Case in point, my book "R-Factor for Golf" that within a few pages announced ...
One morning, years ago, my old coach was exhibiting his dark, no-nonsense business side. The forks were wheeled onto the platform for what was one of my personal favourite workouts; Split Jerks followed up by Front Squats (1 1/2).
"No-nonsense" is probably the best moniker for this session because there ...
Preparation for military service, as explained in the opening salvos of this series (
part 1 ,
part 2) is unique. Unfortunately, training for those within the military is often ill-suited for mission realities in which
a false move could cost lives.
Despite the constant marketing that pervades the exercise ...
It became a custom we would both regret but also yearn for, so many years ago.
Long before the glimmering machines and the ever-present workout attire that seems more suited for a fashion statement than for driving into another torrid set of callous-ripping exercises, the iron game was a different ...
The classic male form historically juxtaposed a
powerful physique with a warrior's iron will, raw sexuality and a sense of honour at every turn. For two-thousand plus years, dating back to Ancient Rome's Galata Morente, through Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, to the very near present-day, notions of proportion were ...
Grow Those Stubborn Calves and Quads (and Enhance Your Vertical) with
this NCAA-Quality Lower-Body Workout.
Does the 2010 NCAA Tournament have you wishing you could play above the rim? You may not achieve the lofty heights of Michigan State's Durrell Summers or Kentucky's John Wall, but this "mad ...
As opening day in the MLB season nears, young ball players around the world cast their eye towards the dream of playing in
"
the show" one day. The sport of Baseball is in the midst of a remarkable worldwide growth period where countries are discovering
America's pastime.
With this ...
Galata Morente and Bodybuilding's Renaissance
I suspect there comes a time in every person's career when your perspective becomes part of a distant past to which few people can relate. The "
iron game" reached that stage for me a number of years ago. Indeed, many commonplace realities of the ...
Five Tips for Integrating Effective Cardio Exercise
into a Successful Muscle-Building Plan
As a personal trainer, one question I get more than just about anything else is, "will cardio undermine a mass-gain weight training regimen?" For years, many in the hard-core bodybuilder community preached against incorporating cardio and/or aerobic training ...
As reliable as the changing seasons of a year, for roughly the last quarter-century the start of each calendar year has revolved around Football training and scouting combines. Whether it was developing young players, training them for the testing day, or consulting with professional teams in evaluating performances in order ...
Taking a step back from the recent introduction to the world of MMA (MMA 101) it needs to be stressed that the majority of non-skill training in this sporting discipline is far removed from the demands. In the oddest set of circumstances, while the MMA sport has grown rapidly in ...
As outlined in "
Military Training, Part One" , the physical demands made on military personnel are not only unique to the profession but have serious consequences when mishandled. This is a gravely serious point I make and though much of the exercise industry treats the public fascination with military ...
In the opening sections of the "Upper Deck" series we've gone through exercise choices and relative reinterpretations on how to train for the Baseball Diamond. In the next part of the series, we are going to take a major step forward and apply what we have looked at within the ...
A dreadfully repetitive dead-end job. Another weekend spent wasting away on the couch. Chinese takeout for dinner again.
While the rest of the world dreams of climbing out of such various self-inflicted ruts, smart bodybuilders take a contradictory view. For those seeking to add bulk, ruts are actually invaluable — ...
Recently, I received a call from an associate that shall serve as the backdrop for "
In Search of Power, part 9". Though I would like to say his situation is rare, unfortunately is it not. But my hope is that this article, as others, will go a long way ...
One peculiarity of Baseball training may simply be that of all the major team sports, it lags well behind with respect to off-season preparation approaches. While that may be an inflammatory comment, all too often notions that have little to do with improving performance in the sport have crept into ...
In the first three installments of the "Better Golf" series we have addressed specific attributes to improve your game. While I believe that you must first consult a skilled teaching pro to review your swing before considering general conditioning, we must also deal with physical training in order to improve ...
Pioneers of the digital age noted the "information superhighway" has
produced, amongst other things, a rapid surge of the sharing of
knowledge. The future, they predicted, would be rife with educational
opportunities via super-connectivity that would in turn enhance
business efficiencies and improve the quality of life. Though there are ...
Speed is the ultimate weapon in competition and the hallmark of
Renegade-trained teams and athletes. My athletes are known for swift precision in their play and are associated with a phrase I have become known for and post in training rooms across the globe:
"To perform on the field at ...
While it is a matter for debate, since the dawn of the "
fitness revolution" roughly fifty years ago, the world of exercise and the "
iron-game" has been victimized by many fads. In the hazy days of my youth, the "perfect gym" consisted of a few lifting platforms, free-standing ...
You would wonder how a country known for its calorie dense meals of Borscht with sour cream, and pirogues smothered in every fat-filled sin imaginable, could yield such a striking physical specimen as IFBB Figure star and fitness model
Zhanna Rotar. But life in the Ukraine is much different than ...
The NFL's Most Feared Linebacker Has a New Passion: Nutrition 53
Perhaps the fiercest linebacker the game of football has ever seen,
Bill Romanowski was known for his tenacious and fearless style of play during his illustrious 16-year career in the NFL. With a sheer passion and drive second to ...
A terrible accident in the USC Trojan's weight room left tailback Stafon Johnson hospitalized -- a stern reminder to all of us that safety while training is a serious issue. Here are seven tips you can use to help avoid injuries while hoisting heavy iron.
As ubiquitous in the gym ...
Fitness the Old Fashioned Way aka "Renegade Health Care Plan"
For regular readers of mine it is a much belabored point that the exercise industry is often far removed from health and fitness. That might seem like an odd comment but with the general levels of health so low ...
Despite being overly mythologized in the fitness media, the "Iron Game" is relatively simple. It might not sound "exciting" but effective resistance training consists of either Pushing, Pulling, Squatting or Pressing movements. Add to the mix Reaching, Lunging and Extending and you've gone a long way to summarizing important resistance ...
In the expansion of the "iron game" over the last thirty years, much of its gritty roots were ripped from the soil and the modern gym barely resembles its ancestral heritage of "physical culture." This is a problem from a variety of angles, each with its own level of importance, ...
We take physical fitness very seriously here at ProSource. Looking great and feeling great is what we're all about. But there are people out there who are even more obsessed than we are. Hard to believe, but true. For those individuals-and we're talking elite athletes and celebrities here-being ripped and ...
In part two of the Renegade Yoga for Athletes, we'll not only look at how we complete our range of motion training but add in key components from the ground-based DMC™ with the upright RED2 system found in the "In Search of Power" series.
Prior to starting the second part ...
Of
the many comments I have received from users of the
"DMC" system, one of the
most humorous ones is that I have titled the product somewhat incorrectly.
Calling DMC "dance inspired fitness" gives some readers an idea that it is "lighter work" and deflects the truth that the program ...
It's 6:45am in South Florida and
Liza Hughes, her busy day already in full swing, is negotiating--or dictating, depending on who is telling the story--the number of pony tails her 8-year-old daughter Sophia is NOT going to wear to school today. Sophia is adamant it's going to be five and ...
Power is the hidden elixir that the sporting world clamors for. For many the search encompasses a myriad of sales pitches, specialized equipment and training regimes that befuddle physicists. Yet, in truth, it is a relatively straight forward approach (with the right coaching expertise, patience and dedicated training) that will ...
In continuation of my series on "Better Golf",I wish to draw attention to a few absolute "must" exercises. Each of these exercises is important for young and old golfers alike and can be done regardless of your general conditioning.
This point is in-fact crucial to look at for all professional ...
One of the most pernicious myths ever to be perpetuated by TV infomercials is the notion that weight-loss can be achieved via "spot toning." That is, if you've got excess fat around your waistline, you can exercise the muscles around your waist (i.e. do sit-ups) to get rid of it. ...
It's not true that Hugh Jackman owns the entire world, these days. It just seems that way.
The accomplished actor and reigning People Magazine "Sexiest Man Alive" has appeared in a string of critical and commercial big-screen blockbusters in recent years and is now poised to cement his reputation as ...
In the opening article of "Better Golf" we reviewed a the basic need for improving dynamic range of motion and some simplified bodyweight exercises that can not only serve as a basis for every golfer improving physical attributes needed for a complete golf swing but additionally reducing the chance of ...
The dream is universal among aspiring football players — play
hard, get drafted by the likes of the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Dallas
Cowboys and win a Super Bowl. But the jump from college to the pro
ranks is a daunting one, and many a "can't miss" prospect has gone ...
As Alex Rodriguez recovers from hip surgery, ProSource offers
an expert training routine he could use to get himself back on the
field and playing better than ever.
Love him or hate him, you have to admit:
New York Yankees third baseman
Alex Rodriguez has had an extremely challenging (and ...
Power Hitting All-Star Second Baseman Dan Uggla is gearing up for another prolific season. Opposing Pitchers Beware!
It's a cool mid-February evening in beautiful Jupiter, Florida. Baseball fans from all over are already in a frenzy as pitchers and catchers have just reported to spring training. One team that's cause ...
Popular opinion be damned: You can combine heavy weights and high repetitions for maximum power and muscle gains
You may not have the strength of eight-time
Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman, but that doesn't mean you can't train like him, at least in one key regard: the number of reps you ...
Recent studies link this versatile herb to a surprising number of health benefits
Dedicated athletes and bodybuilders are very familiar with
joint discomfort, delayed onset
muscle soreness, and injury due to training. These aches and pains are an unavoidable part of the bodybuilding lifestyle and can make life miserable for ...
When I wrote my first book on Golf, "
R-Factor for Golf",
a number of years ago, much of my typical audience was surprised with
my choice of topic. In writing the book, it was my intention to address
the needs of the sport as well as dispel the myths ...
How Tiger changed golf into a fitness-minded sportMen's Fitness magazine recently released their 2008 poll of the
top 25 fittest men in America. The list consists of all types of men of
various backgrounds and from vastly different industries. Several of
the athletes gracing the list are not so surprising ...
Opening my morning email I received a request from a major fitness
group asking my opinion of the business' "next big thing." After going
through a number of points including the deeply troubling world's
economy and the return to a notion of "value for service", the
conclusion was the "next ...
When I begin to write an article, I often sit and try to find a
motivating factor. Yet now as I write of baseball, it is not only the
easiest topic for me to discuss, but the most daunting as well. With
this in mind, please let me explain something ...
Within the sporting world the notion of sport-specific training or
training for sport is packed full of fallacies. Spread over rock-solid
facts on how to train properly for sport is a vast array of clichés and
slick marketing lines. Possibly the sport most plagued with highly
questionable "training advice" is ...
Continuing with the "
In Search of Power"
series part six, we're about to take a leap forward with the start of a
multi-stage transitional program. During this transitional segment we
will begin merging some of the various movements from ground-based
DMC™ with the upright
RED2 system.
It is crucial ...
Always running short on time when it comes to these small but
important muscle groups? We have the answer: Four 10-minute
circuit-training workouts that serve as perfect cappers to any training
session.
There are certain
truths in the world that are absolute. When choosing between checkout
lines at the grocery ...
As we look upon the next stage of "
In Search of Power"
with part four of the development program leading into the full-scale
DMC™ system, we will begin to see the first signs of merging the
ground-based DMC™ with the upright RED2 system first seen in part two
of ...
Following parts 1, 2 and 3, it is likely best to take a step back and review development as well as address potential concerns of early users of the
DMC system.
For those who have gone through the program to-date, the typical
problems experienced relate to basically insufficient lower body ...
Carve a killer six-pack fast with these four 10-minute circuit-training workouts.
It's now inevitable any time a football coach stands on the precipice
of winning a championship. A handful of players sneak up behind him
with a cooler full of icy Gatorade and dump it over his head. And every ...
You can build quads and hamstrings as thick as tree trunks'"and chop
down your workout time in the process. These four thigh-focused
circuit-training workouts will deliver results in 20 minutes.
There are plenty of complicated
things you can accomplish if you have 20 minutes to spare. You can cook
a ...
As we go forward in the next stage of our preliminary DMC training session from parts 1 and parts 2 of "
In Search of Power",
it is very obvious to users how this program points out weaknesses in
lower body, core strength as well as lack of appropriate balance ...
Stretch your shirtsleeves to the breaking point'"without endless hours of toil in the gym. These
four triceps-focused circuit-training workouts will deliver impressive results in 20 minutes.
Do any of the following describe your latest triceps workout? You were
25 minutes in before you started getting to the "heavy" exercises. Or ...
Improve the size and definition of your arms '" without endless hours of lifting. These four 20-minute biceps-focused
circuit-training workouts are designed to build
bigger biceps no matter your life's time constraints.
Can you name the muscle group that, when developed, gets noticed more
than any other? No, impressive as ...
Within "
In Search of Power, Part 1"
I introduced a plan to improve strength and power, targeting the
posterior chain via the use of basic static holds found in the
preliminary work of my
DMC system. In many ways the basic notion of
this training system revolves around poor ...
The notion of "power" and "force development" is one that you hear a great deal in the "
iron game."
In-fact the notion of developing maximal force whether'"directing,
accepting or re-directing'"sits at the cornerstone of my "Concepts of
Training." And while I note this endlessly in my teaching, the question ...
Do you want to maximize your size and definition, but don't
have the luxury to spend hours training? Use any of these three
powerful 20-minute pec-focused circuit-training workouts when time is
of the essence.
We can
probably all agree that the old proverb, "Patience is a virtue," has
merit. But ...
Do you want to maximize your size and definition, but don't have the
luxury to spend hours training? Use any of these three powerful
20-minute circuit-training workouts when time is of the essence.
Oftentimes, the hours in our lives
just don't add up the way we'd like. Figure an hour ...
The "
bootcamp" exercise class over the last decade has become one of the sexy new marketing tags in the health and exercise industry. While the notion of a "bootcamp" is rock-solid and born from military origins, the version that the mainstream public is exposed to is not only heavy ...
Stop dreaming of a better physique '" and start building one. Here are the 6 key steps to goal-setting success.When it comes to
motivation, not everyone is lucky
enough to have Mickey Goldmill screaming in his ear. The cranky owner
of a decrepit Philly gym had Rocky Balboa eating lightning, ...
The world of athletic training is a peculiar one, full of dedicated young athletes striving to be their best, as well as coaches, both young and old, who wish to make those dreams a reality. Unfortunately for the wide majority, performance enhancement is not always in proportion to the hard ...
As I consult with strength training programs across the world there are a variety of common denominators. Most typically it's the infatuation with the weight used and the near complete ignorance of on-field performance. It exists at the earliest development phases of youth/teen sports and in the upper echelons as ...
Pack on Pounds of Solid Muscle with These 6 Quick Mass Gain Tips You Can Use Today
Have you been trying to add
serious mass to your frame ... and failing miserably? You're not alone.
Gaining size has been a common problem for guys since the days Charles Atlas promised ...
Looking for the perfect place to work out? This five-step checklist will help you easily choose a gym that fits your needs.
Finding a health club is a bit like dating. Sure, the first night out may be memorable - great looks, interesting conversation, completely compatible in your interests. Next ...
A number of years ago, I began to realize I know very little about the mainstream exercise market. I had for the most part went about my career, consulting with clients, working with coaches and teams but virtually having no involvement with the modern "fitness facility". I suppose I had ...
Over the past ten years
Kettlebell Training has gained a great deal of popularity with the fitness and health industry. The resurgence of Kettlebells as a training medium is nothing short of a marketing miracle as while they have a very long history in the iron game, they haven't seen ...
First in a Series
Everybody wants to
lose fat. But very few people want to address the profound
lifestyle changes that would make that difficult challenge a reality. The prime cause of the
obesity epidemic in this country has been a radical change in lifestyles over the last forty years. ...
Get a Jump On Your Best Body Ever with These 8 Quick Fat-Loss Tips You Can Use Today
We would love to tell you that shedding unwanted pounds is easier than scoring touchdowns in the Arena Football League. However, if you've been studiously and furiously doing your
cardio,
lifting ...
"How much do ya bench?" It's arguably the most oft-asked question of bodybuilders and gym rats, and we're here to tell you, the answer doesn't matter all that much. In fact, concentrating too hard on the bench press to inflate your max to impressive proportions is counterproductive. The same is ...
Bust boredom in your workouts and get the most out of the common machines at your gym with these five unique exercises
Versatility isn't an attribute limited to switch-hitting infielders and infomercial products. (Hey, who hasn't needed their Ginsu knife to slice through nails and tin cans?) Indeed, at the ...
When you glance at some of those old black and white pictures of
Arnold Schwarzenegger, taken in the original Gold's Gym in Venice on Pacific Avenue, what's most noticeable about his physique is his massive chest. It is full and thick and when he does his side chest pose it ...
Shock Treatment Series: Part I
It's easy to think that bodybuilding is just about building big muscles and getting lean enough to show them off. It's easy because getting big is easy and so is getting lean, or at least it's easy compared to balancing all that muscle development so ...
Add a muscle-building twist to your next workout with these five innovative uses for the power rack.
You're probably familiar with the
power rack - a tall, metal-framed structure usually found in the free-weight area of the gym. It's also likely that, if you include barbell squats in your training ...
By definition, to isolate is to set something apart, detach it from others or other environments. Within the exercise world, the notion of "isolation" is for the most part the norm in virtually every avenue. Exercise facilities are designed in carefully laid out plans with machinery that focuses on certain ...
Combine your back and chest training into a pair of powerful muscle-building workouts.
In recalling a few of the famous (and infamous) duos throughout history, a truism emerges - they are often stronger together than separately. Abbott without Costello? Bert sans Ernie? Cheech minus Chong? Hell, Wile E. Coyote would ...
There was a time years ago when working out in the gym meant something more than a strenuous hour of super-setting hang-outs' with check-out-chicks' followed by 30 minutes on the treadmill watching a giant television screen among an endless sea of cardio equipment. Weight training equipment back then didn't come ...
D
on't let the finer details of your physique lag behind. From
forearms to calves and everything in between, ProSource tells you how
you can bring six neglected body parts up to par.
For
something so often forgotten or ignored, the small details often make
the difference between a mess ...
Sometimes, if you're after
maximum muscle mass
, one exercise just isn't enough. Here's how to combine two, three, even four movements into one hellacious and effective set.
In the 1987 movie "Wall Street," corporate raider Gordon Gekko famously
proclaimed, "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good."
Of ...
Can't find any spare moments to train? Here's how to pack a
week's worth of workouts into Saturday and Sunday, while still having
time for rest and relaxation.
You've seen them before, the
articles touting workouts that get you out of the gym in 45 minutes,
sometimes even 30 minutes, ...
Get in Shape to Grow
Big guys huffing, puffing, and sweating their way through even the
simplest of tasks in the gym are as common as, well, big guys in the
gym. Of course that would foster the assumption that being out of
breath all the time is alright if ...
Be on alert! There's an outbreak of bad form in gyms
nationwide. We throw the book at 12 of the worst offenses, and show you
how to clean up your own act for maximum gains.
Are you a law-abiding citizen when you train? Heck, most of us tend to
consider ...
Fulfill your pursuit of physique perfection! This three-month
training program, designed to expand your shoulders and lats while
tightening your core, will help you build the definitive "V" shape.
What's
the most important letter in the alphabet to a bodybuilder? A capital
"V," as in V-taper. The one made famous ...
Use this training program to build bigger biceps, triceps and forearms in 12 weeks!
In a man's world, bigger is better. We want the highest-horsepower
engine, the largest flat-screen television, a garage you could park a
plane in, and arms that you can proudly refer to as "guns" or "pythons" ...
Ready to win the battle against body fat and improve your
cardio fitness? This step-by-step plan will help you run stronger and
longer '" and get you leaner in the process '" in one month.
Necessary evil? Maybe. But whether
you love it or loathe it, cardio is an essential ...
Most of us want to be better
bodybuilders,
and most of us can if we only put our minds to it. Yes, some people
hold the advantage of being smarter than others but on many occasions
success boils down to who wants it bad enough. OK, it's obvious that if ...
Training for mass isn't quantum physics. A well laid-out training plan that takes into
account the physiological basics of human movement and exercise
science, applied in a manner to promote maximum muscular development
is, in fact, quite simple.
To understand
mass development better, let's first consider that in essence, all ...
Is one (or more) of your body parts lagging behind the rest of
your development? We have cures for eight common bodybuilding maladies,
from a weak upper chest to stubborn calves and everything in between.
Paging more muscle. Is there a doctor in the house?
If
you're after a more ...
The following is a brief excerpt from the newest e-book from Renegade Training™, "
More than a Game".
"More than a Game" is an in-depth look at Hockey Training for intensely
dedicated players. Encompassing nearly 300 pages, this book reveals the
proper dry-land training methods for the world's fastest game. ...
A common scene within millions of fitness centers all over the world
echo the all familiar sound of people pounding the treadmill, climbing
the Stairmaster and peddling the stationary bike. Within the adjacent
rooms are members taking part in Pilates, Aerobics, Yoga and Spin
classes. The center of attention is ...
When is the last time you experienced noticeable improvements to
your body? If your progress has ground to a halt, these six powerful
rut-busters — including a complete three-month training program — can get
your gains back on track.
The definition of insanity is
doing the same thing over and ...
Take a break from the ordinary - and get extraordinary
results - with one of these nine high-impact cardiovascular training
techniques.
Reality show reruns. Kenny G concerts. Political rallies.
Yes, the list is extremely short of things in life that are more boring
than 45 minutes of steady, plodding cardio ...
The arms are a strange beast. They come in every size available and no
matter what they look like, and as a general rule, people don't mind
showing them off or posing them for their friends or the opposite sex.
In the hot months of summer, many people, man or ...
Looking to green light more mass and strength? Don't waste
another second: Try one (or more) of these seven proven ways to amp up
the intensity and get more out of your very next workout.
In
a way, your muscles are like a high-performance sports car. Sure, you
can ...
Mistake-proof your fitness regimen
Caution: These eight bonehead maneuvers can derail your
progress. Here's what to watch out for, and how to fix what you're
doing wrong to maximize your results.
Blunders. We
all make them from time to time, wittingly or otherwise. Sometimes we
take a wrong turn while ...
Spend a day with
Rashid "Roc" Shabazz and it all starts to make sense. Not that he is an IFBB pro bodybuilder that can hold his own in any competitive lineup, he certainly looks the part and has many times proven himself in battle. No, it's not where he is ...
Research on caffeine shows effective doses in the range of 1.8mg to 4mg per pound of bodyweight, taken about 30 minutes prior to exercise.
Is it possible to develop the perfect workout and bottle it? Could you gather up all the intensity, the unexpected strength, the supercharged endurance, the freaky ...
I woke to heavy storms blowing outside and the creaking sound of the old rusty back gate swinging free. I headed outside into the steady rain to shut it but without much trepidation and as an early riser and with dawn only a few hours away I decided to start ...
Open up any fitness magazine, and you'll likely be bombarded with the latest in abdominal training gadgetry and "ultra-secretive" training methods for a
perfect six-pack. In reality, there aren't any hidden secrets or magic philosophies, only smart training. It's training based on knowledge of body mechanics and your own anatomy, ...
The Seven-Day Repeat
Often people want to
get into ripped shape, or even just
drop a few "LBs", so they turn to dieting too hard and perhaps adding a session of cardio to their weekly workout routines. This is the wrong approach. One can "strip the fat" by incorporating the ...
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If you've had it with self-proclaimed "gurus" and their training programs that fail to embrace new developments in exercise science, this article is for you. A new approach to training called Undulating Periodization (we'll call it "UP" for short) is making major waves in college and professional ranks. In fact, ...
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In this session of Squatting Power, we'll continue to expand your training development and bring you a classic session that involves a wide selection of pushing, pressing and squat demands. This workout would typically be done mid-week, with roughly 48 hours between ...
Throughout history, man has been fascinated with longevity, eternal youth and the embodiment of physical perfection. From ancient writings to 16th century explorer Ponce de Leon's search for the fountain of youth to today's cosmetic surgery and gene research the public's insatiable desire for "physical" perfection has been relentless. And ...
Born just a few years after the U.S. Civil war, Frank Lloyd Wright is recognized as the greatest American architect in history. Through his 70-year career, he revolutionized the organic merging of the natural surrounding habitat with the functional needs of the user. Whether it is the Guggenheim Museum in ...
To some, my training approach is scandalous — a bold, yes renegade, assault on commonly accepted notions of the iron games status quo. And yet, to an open mind, its obvious organic simplicity offers both a pathway to training success and relentless motivation.
For those who embark upon the training ...
For many people, reducing caloric intake is a critical factor in their regimen. For most bodybuilders, however, consuming large quantities of calories on a daily basis is a key component to
significant growth. But it is essential to know the good calories from the bad, especially when your intake is ...
Why is
Rashid "Roc" Shabazz the guy you should talk to if you want to learn how to pack some lbs of beef on your back?
Because in 1991 when he graduated college and moved to Atlanta to learn how to become a bodybuilder from Mr. Olympia, Lee Haney, he ...
"Thwap", yup that is how this all started. You see, one day I was invited to go to a
mixed martial arts studio to watch a friend train and lo and behold, since I was a collegiate wrestler I jumped into the fray and mixed it up with a few ...
In the world of fitness, the term
"core" has become a buzzword. And while I'm prone to say the term "core stabilization" is overused, the intent is important, as there should be a firm realization that virtually every complex motor pattern and efficient movement will only occur in optimum degrees ...
If you're a dedicated
endurance athlete, regardless of your chosen sport, hitting the weights is an absolute must. I know you don't want to get huge, or you think you simply don't have the time, or you feel it may interfere with your aerobic progress, but your choice in this ...
from "R Factor for Golf" By John Davies "If you are going to win any battle, you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do...the body is never tired if the mind is not ...
Summer is over, but it is still a great time to exercise and stay in shape. If you've taken a break after you've put away your swimsuit, remember health and fitness are ongoing processes -- the silent chant that should inspire you: there is no time like the present! Also: ...
Get Stacked! 8 Weeks to a Bigger and Badder Chest By Terry Goodlad
You know the look. They sweep down from your clavicles and front deltoids and attach to your lower ribcage. When they are swollen and full there is little else more satisfying to look at for a bodybuilder. ...
Editors note: the following is an excerpt from the recently published e-book "Ride Hard - the wild world of BMX/MTB" that will be available in paper-back in early 2006. This section is applicable to all athletes looking to improve their abilities or the average person looking to improve the life. ...
You would think
bicep training should be pretty simple...just do curls. Dumbbells, barbells and if you have a half way's decent gym there is probably a good variety of machines that will help you assault the stubborn little monsters with enough variety you shouldn't get too bored. It all sounds ...
The original Stoke the Fire workout was all about taking a break from traditional hours and hours of cardio to drop body fat, while simultaneously stimulating muscle growth. Over the past few weeks, feedback from people who followed the program has been incredible. In fact, Stoke the Fire worked so ...
There are tons of workouts that are focused on getting you ready for the summer. How about one to get you through the winter? As we all know, winter is one of the most tempting times of the year. It's a special time of family, frivolity, and feast notorious for ...
Every year from Thanksgiving until just after the New Year, the American population gains an average of about 15 pounds. Imagine the impact of Thanksgiving or Chanukah or Christmas alone and then combine them and then add to that the imbibing of New Years. All of those cakes, drinks, cookies, ...
I suppose you could say the decision was made within the first stages of the project's conception, yet in fact it was the only course of action that I could take. The armoire would be true to form and purpose, noble yet also affirm a sense of commitment. It would ...
Simplicity is a peculiar road to wander down in todays fast-paced digitally connected every nano-second of every day world. Akin to the quiet old rural route that meanders slowly through every village, with its little riverbed diner's, the kinds of town where you still find roadside Charles Schultz inspired lemonade ...
Every day, somewhere hidden deep in the musty catacombs of some dingy turn of the century building that found it's purpose once again as a gym, bone crushing poundage's bent over gargantuan backs rise and fall to the clang of heavy iron amidst a haze of chalk dust. The anticipation, ...
Four Week Super Conditioning ProgramMost self respecting bodybuilders think good conditioning means being lean and shredded. The problem is they can be lean and shredded and still get purple faced, out of breath and soaked in sweat just tying their shoes. Cardiovascular conditioning is not measured in how a person ...
Before you jump into this training session, it is important to go-back to underlining the first two extremely important points that are contained in the
Renegade Concepts of Training. They are:
Movements trained, not musculature
Efficiencies of movement reinforced
These points need to be stressed, as proper movement generation goes ...
It's the only thing left for the fire department to save once flames take hold and turn a lifetime of memories into a dump-truck full of ashes. It's what kept child star Ronnie Howard from turning out like child star Danny Bonaduce, and it's the singular fundamental element that will ...
By John Davies, Founder Renegade TrainingA number of years ago I was contracted by a very large University to develop their Football teams off-season training program. At that stage the team was firmly entrenched in last place of their conference and few considered a chance of success likely. After visiting ...
By Terry Goodlad
It's the only thing left for the fire department to save once flames take hold and turn a lifetime of memories into a dump-truck full of ashes. It's what kept child star Ronnie Howard from turning out like child star Danny Bonaduce, and it's the singular fundamental ...
By John Davies, Founder Renegade TrainingEfficient use of time is a perilous problem in today's society. Whether due to intense work schedules or dealing with many of life's demands, time is a rare commodity. However there is a simple solution to this problem, a particular style of training that not ...
The real pathway to a powerful vertical jump lies in the weight room, with very precise protocols in the classic pushing, pulling and squatting lifts. While the emphasis of the
"Squatting Power" series isn't aimed directly at improving your vertical jump, this installment will decidedly kick-start you in this area. ...
By John Davies, Founder Renegade Training
After reading Parts One and Two of the
Squat Power series, hopefully you will have begun to understand that the secret to many of your physical goals lies in developing a powerful base of leg strength and the entire posterior chain of muscles.
When ...
It's the only thing left for the fire department to save once flames take hold and turn a lifetime of memories into a dump-truck full of ashes. It's what kept child star Ronnie Howard from turning out like child star Danny Bonaduce, and it's the singular fundamental element that will ...
If you've ever seriously tried to lose weight, you know how the routine goes. You exercise, you diet, but you still can't lose those last few pounds, or for that matter, the first ten.
Weight loss is a combination of many factors. Yet our body's metabolism is the taskmaster, controlling ...
Bodybuilding and nutrition,
weight loss and diets can seem very confusing at times. Have you ever wondered why is it that some people can eat whatever the heck that they want and still have a
six-pack? Some of these people even drink a six-pack and yet
still
stay ripped and ...
Is your exercise form so bad it's criminal? We lay down the law
on how to correct 12 of the most common errors perpetrated in the gym.
Listen up '" we have some crimes to report, and everyone in the weight
room is a suspect. You've seen it for sure, ...
By Terry Goodlad
For a lot of novice and intermediate bodybuilders hamstring training is something they do after quad training is done, sort of an afterthought, and it's done with whatever energy is left over after what they think is the "important" part of their leg training. Those guys, unless ...
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