I am going to share with you how I got started lifting weights. The first workout routine I ever did was the “125 routine”. I call it the “125 routine” because most of the lifts are done in sets of 25. First, I would do 5 sets of 25 push-ups (so 125 push-ups total). I …
Alright guys, listen up: it’s leg day and your man, John Doe has some new tips out for you to get you pumped to destroy those legs! And since it’s leg day, let’s take a closer look at one of the most misunderstood topics in bodybuilding: your calf muscles. It’s true that the appearance of …
1) Don’t cut calories too far under maintenance Obviously there needs to be caloric deficit in order to lose body fat, but too many people are dropping down way too low. What does this mean? It means you become a smaller version of what you were before, but you don’t recomposition yourself like you should. …
Today we are going to cover shoulders. These tips will help you get the size and definition you are looking for in your shoulders. Just because everyone does things a certain way in the gym doesn’t mean it’s the right way! Let’s go against the grain and really improve your progress. First things first, whenever …
After much anticipation from many of you and a ton of work and effort to write Straight from the Underground, it’s finally complete and available! I’m really excited to be releasing this e-book on performance enhancement because it’s knowledge to you from personal experience! You see, unlike the rest of the internet community who are …
Today we are going to cover a good workout for the back. When working the back, you have two kinds of exercises: Exercises for back width – these exercises work your lat muscles, i.e. wide grip pull ups Exercises for back thickness (size from front to back) – i.e. rowing movements If we had to …
A lot of guys want to know how big someone could get naturally, that is without taking steroids OR pro hormones! Before I talk about how big you can naturally get, I’m going to talk about the size of MOST GUYS who use steroids. This will give you a more realistic reference point. I have …
The results of the Project Shredded contest are in! For everyone who participated in this online contest, I seriously commend your efforts. I was in training for a competition myself and the day of my competition was about 3 days after the end of Project Shredded. Here’s what I learned: It takes an awful lot …
I was contacted recently by an individual who wanted to do his first ever Men’s physique contest. In one of his first couple emails he sort of chuckled and said “I know, I know, hold the comments.” My reply back to him was “There is no shame in that, I think it’s a great idea.” …
So you’re poor and you want to get shredded. Look, I’ve been there. A lot of us have been there, and sometimes it’s just life. I’ve been poor before, and I can remember certain weeks where I was forced to try cutting up because I just didn’t have the money to eat a lot. I …