I made the drive to Bellingham. It’s suppose to be an hour and a half drive, but those of you that have seen I-5 around Seattle know to double your time minimum. It took me four hours. I had just spent 19 hours the day prior sitting in HMMWV’s, so needless to say I was [...]
The “Great” Nutrition Debatesby Dr John M Berardi, CSCS
While displacement foods (unhealthy foods that fill us up, knocking healthy foods out of our diets) are probably at the root of many of our health and body composition crises, what I call “displacement debates” have also become a real problem in today’s information age.
For example, [...]
Top Secret Interview with James Smith about his new project
By Nathan Cragg
Prior to the release of his new AMD muscle building product, I was able to talk with my friend and strength coach Jim Smith.
<Nathan> 1. Smitty, what’s this latest product you’ve been working on?
<Jim> First off, let me say thank you for allowing me to [...]
The Next Level of Core Training – Dynamic Planks
By Jim Smith
When you think about the most basic abdominal exercise, 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 [...]
Nathan’s Athletic 9mm’s
Couple years back I read an article by Matt “Wiggy” Wiggins called Athletic guns. It really is an ingenius program when you look at it and add in some factors. Using Chad Waterbury’s Anti-Bodybuilding method of 10 sets of 3 to maximize strength while maintaining high volume. So in this context our best [...]
Pull-up Strength 2.0-More ways from Zero to Hero
Since the premiere of the Zero to Hero, it has been the most popular article on the site. The original article utilised grease the groove during the period of your entire day. Some of you don’t have the time and resources or are looking for a way to [...]
What’s In My Kitchen Part 2: The Cupboardsby Dr John M Berardi, CSCS
If you’ve read my theoretical nutrition articles you’ve likely familiarized yourself with the macronutrients, when they should be eaten, etc. However, it’s easy to talk the nutritional talk — the question is, do you walk the nutritional walk?
By offering you a glimpse [...]
Westside for 220th Skinny bastards
Warning: This program will make your clothes fit tighter, draw attention from really hot girls and become freaky strong. You’ve been warned!
Those of you not familiar with Joe Defranco, you’ve been missing out. The program that follows is from his WS4SB (WestSide for Skinny Bastards) series. Specifically I pulled the template from part [...]
This may not sit well with you, but it’s something that you need to know, and so I’m just
going to come out and say it.
See, the way I see it they’re insulting your intelligence.
Who are “they”?
THEY are the talking heads you see on TV and hear on the radio. And I’m convinced
they’re trying to make [...]
Plyometrics-what they are By Danny O’Dell
In a nut shell plyometrics are activities commonly seen on most elementary school yards through out the civilized world. These include the running, jumping, skipping, and hopping movement’s children do every day during recess. Athletes use plyometrics for an altogether different purpose and that is to become stronger and more [...]
