I’m finishing off this week maxing out on my lifts, because things are about to change in a hurry! Plans have changed and my cut starts on Monday. I’m not properly peaked, as I had one more block of training to complete in my current program. But sometimes you gotta roll with the punches. Today […]
The head-on view is not one I use very often for deadlifts, just because it fails to include some of the most crucial aspects of the lift (flat back, bar path, etc.). However, I found this view useful in my most recent deadlift session. As my sets go on, I’m often interested in watching bar […]
Why aren’t you progressing? Maybe it’s because you’re not giving yourself enough time to actually progress. I think there are two major problems people run into when pursuing their health and fitness goals. 1) They “program hop” because the results don’t come quick enough. 2) They don’t have a logical, structured plan in the first […]
You can’t go for your max lift every week. Hell, you shouldn’t even go for 80% of your max lift every week. What you need is progression, and sometimes that means stripping down the weight and focusing on technique. If the proper technique isn’t there for any of your major compound lifts, you’re eventually going […]
TIME FOR A MAJOR PROGRESS UPDATE!!! First photo: Jan. 1, 2019 — 192 pounds. This is me at present day after 18 months of lean bulking. Second photo: March 18, 2017 — 190 pounds. This was me two years ago after my last bulk. The difference is clear, and I couldn’t be more excited about […]