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Just a few short days ago, my body was a wreck, my mind a shambles, and my future uncertain. I sit her today energized and in need of something to do. Remarkable what allowing fatigue to dissipate can do for a man's spirits. I also had my follow up at the VA's Endocrine Clinic today …
The 54-year old man who looks back at me, complaining about the left quad strain and the bicep and elbow tendinitis, had an epiphany last night, and it's not the first time. The problem is, my brain has its own ideas and is not necessarily my friend. It somehow refuses to accept how many times …
As I write this, my left quad strain is possibly on the mend. It has awoken me less frequently these last few nights, and I only feel it mildly when climbing the three flights of stairs to my cozy abode. The tendinitis in my right bicep tendon is still quite noticeable as is my left …
After a long day that included a 1-hour nap on the couch, I finally headed to the gym. I didn't feel particularly well all day, but I think in retrospect it was more emotional ill than physical. I don't do well with long, unproductive days. There were a few folks in the gym when I …
As I spent the morning preparing for today's workout--yes, I have nothing better to do--I read, watched video, and pondered. Where is my newly created program weakest and what can be done to optimize it. The Juggernaut behemoth's critique of Westside affirmed my own and added a new wrinkle about volume, but the bulb didn't …
Amazing interviews by Dr. Eric Helms of experts in the fields of exercise, strength and nutrition. Worth saving.
Diet now finely tuned, hitting my macro targets each day with precision, I am taken aback by what appears to be something previously unthinkable: I am getting stronger, adding muscle, and losing even more body fat.... simultaneously. I looked in the mirror the other day and was actually surprised for a moment. Seeing oneself each …
Let us review the changes I have made in my training and diet, which have led to what I believe are improved performance and results. The most significant change is dietary. After determining I was ass backwards on the timing of my food, I adopted a circadian timed feeding strategy, eating my largest meal at …
Having just lamented my lack of hypertrophic progress over the years, I dug in and did some research to find likely causes for the stall. What I found has given me new perspective on the matter, and while I'm still disappointed, the edge of my angst has been dulled. The average adult male begins to …
A recent study, albeit on rodents, adds to the increasing body of evidence around the total volume of work required to force a muscular hypertrophic adaptation in the body. The bodybuilding rats performed either 1, 3, 5, 10 or 20 sets of resistance exercise. Muscle samples were obtained and researchers found that 1 set did …
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