Enjoy!
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Extremely Informative Video
This is a video by Eric Cressey sent out in his newsletter. He goes over the 8 Ways to Screw Up a Row. This is applicable to anyone; beginners or experienced lifters to improve technique when doing rowing exercises to get the most effectiveness from the exercise but importantly to reduce any chance of injury. Watch the video and you'll learn some really important tips.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Do This, Not That
Great Article from Jim Wendler here, as per usual. He's looking at ideas and exercises that are the norm in the strength training world but with some variations. This is not really about pushing yourself harder, but more about keeping your training effective; especially if you're aging and can't push as hard he offers some nice little variations so you can still train effectively.
Anyway hit the link below and give it a read; Jim Wendler will never steer you wrong!
Do This, Not That - Jim Wendler
Enjoy!
Anyway hit the link below and give it a read; Jim Wendler will never steer you wrong!
Do This, Not That - Jim Wendler
Enjoy!
Monday, 29 October 2012
Dave Tate on Human Potential
Dave Tate truly is a genius.
This is a great interview with Dave at a CrossFit seminar (I'm not bothered for CrossFit personally), he's talking about the mindset of athletes and their potential. Watch the video, it really is interesting.
As previously mentioned you can follow Dave on Twitter @UnderTheBar for more useful tips, definitely worth it. You can use the links on the right to follow me.
Enjoy!
This is a great interview with Dave at a CrossFit seminar (I'm not bothered for CrossFit personally), he's talking about the mindset of athletes and their potential. Watch the video, it really is interesting.
As previously mentioned you can follow Dave on Twitter @UnderTheBar for more useful tips, definitely worth it. You can use the links on the right to follow me.
Enjoy!
20 Almost Laws of Strength Training
This is a very interesting article that will really get you thinking about your training. Coach Bret Contreras goes through his list of laws that almost make it be being vital to strength training.
He talks about these almost laws and explains it really well why there are not defined laws of strength training. It really got me thinking about my current training and especially how I trained in the past and also what maybe I should be looking to do in the future with my programming.
This might be difficult for beginners to get their heads around but anybody with a few years of lifting experience should understand the reasoning behind why these are "almost laws" and not defined laws.
I honestly believe that a lot of the points touched upon can be applied to any current program being utilised by anyone and boost the effectiveness of their training and thus their results. This is part 1 of the overall article; in part 2 he will discuss what he would call the "defined laws" of strength training. Hit the link below and give it a read or two to absorb all the information!
20 Almost Laws of Strength Training - Bret Contreras
Also check out Bret Contreras's YouTube channel, he usually posts some pretty amazing videos.
Enjoy Readers!
He talks about these almost laws and explains it really well why there are not defined laws of strength training. It really got me thinking about my current training and especially how I trained in the past and also what maybe I should be looking to do in the future with my programming.
This might be difficult for beginners to get their heads around but anybody with a few years of lifting experience should understand the reasoning behind why these are "almost laws" and not defined laws.
I honestly believe that a lot of the points touched upon can be applied to any current program being utilised by anyone and boost the effectiveness of their training and thus their results. This is part 1 of the overall article; in part 2 he will discuss what he would call the "defined laws" of strength training. Hit the link below and give it a read or two to absorb all the information!
20 Almost Laws of Strength Training - Bret Contreras
Also check out Bret Contreras's YouTube channel, he usually posts some pretty amazing videos.
Enjoy Readers!
Thursday, 25 October 2012
Monday, 22 October 2012
This is Insanely Good
Kai Greene Posing Routine
Hit the link below to watch this awesome posing routine.Kai Greene Posing Routine to Dirty Diana
Enjoy!
Saturday, 20 October 2012
Great Website
This is a great little website I found while looking at some stuff on bodybuilding.com.
It's a website dedicated to all sorts of protein based recipes, specifically whey protein based recipes for those of us that have a sweet tooth or if you want to make healthy, muscle building, protein packed snacks. Hit the link below and check it out, you will love it.
http://www.proteinpow.com/
Good Evening Readers! Enjoy!
It's a website dedicated to all sorts of protein based recipes, specifically whey protein based recipes for those of us that have a sweet tooth or if you want to make healthy, muscle building, protein packed snacks. Hit the link below and check it out, you will love it.
http://www.proteinpow.com/
Good Evening Readers! Enjoy!
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Supersets Article
I love supersets.
There; I said it. I properly love supersets, the more brutal the more I love them. They are an excellent method to hit fat loss and muscle growth, they increase training density with only slight increasing training time and they can allow you to squeeze more into each workout: win, win, WIN. However, a lot of people do not do them properly or they have poor choice for exercise selection; I'll admit that I was one of them with poor exercise selection, until I learned about choosing exercises properly and with help from others.
The following a great article by Eric Cressey on his favourite supersets, warning some of them are extremely brutal; so I would definitely give them a try! Hit the link below to learn his methods and really give your training a kick that will probably leave you hating the moment you clicked on the link!
The Superset Survival Guide - Eric Cressey
Go on give them a bash and love the pain!
Enjoy!
There; I said it. I properly love supersets, the more brutal the more I love them. They are an excellent method to hit fat loss and muscle growth, they increase training density with only slight increasing training time and they can allow you to squeeze more into each workout: win, win, WIN. However, a lot of people do not do them properly or they have poor choice for exercise selection; I'll admit that I was one of them with poor exercise selection, until I learned about choosing exercises properly and with help from others.
The following a great article by Eric Cressey on his favourite supersets, warning some of them are extremely brutal; so I would definitely give them a try! Hit the link below to learn his methods and really give your training a kick that will probably leave you hating the moment you clicked on the link!
The Superset Survival Guide - Eric Cressey
Go on give them a bash and love the pain!
Enjoy!
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Is Dairy Healthy Part 3
Here is the link to final part of the article about dairy products. Brian St. Pierre goes over pasteurisation and the impact of milk on muscle building - probably the most important thing to us. Hit the link below and check it out.
Is Dairy Healthy? The Whole Story – Part 3
Enjoy!
Is Dairy Healthy? The Whole Story – Part 3
Enjoy!
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Is Dairy Healthy?
I came across this article courtesy of Eric Cressey's mailing list. If from a guest author that has published the article on Eric Cressey's website. It is written by Brian St. Pierre who is certified sports nutritionist, he is looking at the argument that dairy is bad for us.
Its a great article in that he compares your traditional milk products from the supermarket to other forms of milk and discusses why dairy is not bad for you. I have never bought into the premise that dairy is bad for you, and this article explains it nicely. It has some interesting points that you probably would not think of at first sight, it really makes you think; I will not give too much away. Hit the links below and check it out, it is broken down into two parts.
Is Dairy Healthy? The Whole Story – Part 1
Is Dairy Healthy? The Whole Story – Part 2
Enjoy, you will learn something very beneficial!
Its a great article in that he compares your traditional milk products from the supermarket to other forms of milk and discusses why dairy is not bad for you. I have never bought into the premise that dairy is bad for you, and this article explains it nicely. It has some interesting points that you probably would not think of at first sight, it really makes you think; I will not give too much away. Hit the links below and check it out, it is broken down into two parts.
Is Dairy Healthy? The Whole Story – Part 1
Is Dairy Healthy? The Whole Story – Part 2
Enjoy, you will learn something very beneficial!
Monday, 8 October 2012
Why I Write This Blog
In Dave Tate's article Iron Evolution: Reflections Part 2 he touches upon something where he answers the question; "Biggest mental lesson from Westside?" A part of the answer to this question sums up why I started writing this blog and sharing the things that I learn.
"The next lesson, and this is related to the first, is that to be truly excellent, you have to make helping others become better than you your number one goal.
A lot of guys, even some of the guys at Westside, never truly bought into this. They'd pitch in and assist and give spots or whatever, but they never really relished in seeing someone else excel. And that should be goal number one.
Today I realize that's what greatness is built upon. It's like a circle – someone mentors you, you excel and mentor the next guy to be better than you, and the whole team wins.
It always stings a bit to see your name wiped off the board, but what some don't get is that your time to be number one may come again. If it doesn't, and you did your job, while you may not see your name when you look up at the board, you'll see all those you helped to get up there. And there should be pride in this."
That bit in bold: It's like a circle - someone mentors you, you excel and mentor the next guy to be better than you, and the whole team wins. I've been searching for a while for the best way to explain why I started this blog, I've even been asked in job interviews why; and I've always come up with a decent answer, but I think this is the perfect explanation and metaphor.
A circle, mentoring the next guy to be better than you. I've said this many times before; many people will not understand this, but if you open your mind and take a moment to really think about it you will understand. The aim is to teach people to avoid your mistakes, to avoid silly injury's and nutrition mistakes, mentoring them to avoid these things so they can excel; and yes, be better than you. That final bit: "And there should be pride in this." A very true sentiment; you should be proud to help others, and to help them become better than you. I am proud of helping you people out there, I am extremely proud to share what I know personally and what I discover so we can all enhance our knowledge, training mentality, experiences and our overall lifestyle.
I thoroughly enjoy writing this blog, I love training, I love mental training and most of all I am proud to be helping the people who take their time to read. So I would like to say thank you to all you people who read and share my words of wisdom, and I will keep on going with this because I love it and I am proud to do it.
Once again Thank You, and I would also like to thank Dave for sharing his wisdom that he has gained through pain and incredibly tough times. Remember you can follow Dave on Twitter; @UnderTheBar and you can follow me at @indie_is_king and @is_reehal.
Good Evening Readers, Much Love!
Part 2 of the "Epic Article"
Here is part 2 to the Article I posted from Dave Tate recently.
In this part he is answering questions with his past experiences and knowledge giving great insight into different methodologies and perceptions. Hit the link below and check it out.
Iron Evolution Reflections Part 2 - Dave Tate
There's something that Dave touches upon in this that applies to myself and why I started this blog; but I'll discuss that in a separate post.
Enjoy the read!
In this part he is answering questions with his past experiences and knowledge giving great insight into different methodologies and perceptions. Hit the link below and check it out.
Iron Evolution Reflections Part 2 - Dave Tate
There's something that Dave touches upon in this that applies to myself and why I started this blog; but I'll discuss that in a separate post.
Enjoy the read!
Supplementation Basics
I found this pretty useful video on youtube by a guy called Furious Pete who is a competitive eater, bodybuilding.com athlete and a vlogger. In the video he goes over the basics of supplementation for beginners and more advanced lifters. It informative if you have no idea what supps you should be looking at. Check it out.
I'm planning on writing my own version of supplementation basics and also something for more advanced lifters, but if your advanced you should know what to use already. I'll also include some of my recommended products also.
Subscribe to Furious Pete on YouTube for some funny videos, also like his page on Facebook.
Enjoy!
I'm planning on writing my own version of supplementation basics and also something for more advanced lifters, but if your advanced you should know what to use already. I'll also include some of my recommended products also.
Subscribe to Furious Pete on YouTube for some funny videos, also like his page on Facebook.
Enjoy!
Friday, 5 October 2012
A Few Rather Insane Back Movements
Came across this article today look at back movements, specifically lower back movements; not a deadlift though. Eirik Sandvik wrote this article about variations to "back raises" for all different level athletes.
I'm going to stop here and let you read it and see what you think, if you're into your training properly give some of them a try, I know I will be.
Give Your Back a Raise - Eirik Sandvik
Enjoy!
I'm going to stop here and let you read it and see what you think, if you're into your training properly give some of them a try, I know I will be.
Give Your Back a Raise - Eirik Sandvik
Enjoy!
Thursday, 4 October 2012
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
The Most Impressive New Hypercar?
The Porsche 918 Spyder HYBRID Hypercar. HYBRID. I'll say it once more so you understand; HYBRID, it has an electric motor aswell as a combustion engine and they call this a Hypercar.
This could well be a massive evolution for the automotive industry; more performance, more efficiency and easier to drive at slower speeds. Watch the video for a more in depth look at the car with interviews with the engineers.
Enjoy!
This could well be a massive evolution for the automotive industry; more performance, more efficiency and easier to drive at slower speeds. Watch the video for a more in depth look at the car with interviews with the engineers.
Enjoy!
Monday, 1 October 2012
What I would call an "Epic Article"
This article written by Dave Tate is truly one of a kind, I would call it and "Epic Article." You very rarely come across articles that give you this much information about a person, honest thoughts and feelings and very applicable motivational thinking to your training.
Basically Dave is reflecting on his history in training and the lessons he's learned through other people and the hard way, he also answers a bunch of questions with very in depth analysis.
Dave's training philosophy is something I aspire to, I love training and I do see myself training long into the future and Dave inspires me to keep going. Hit the link below and give the article a read, if you love training like I do you will definitely learn something.
Iron Evolution Reflections Part 1 - Dave Tate
Also follow Dave on twitter, he always posts useful stuff to help with your training, business knowledge and useful information for life in general: @UnderTheBar Dave (CEO elitefts).
Enjoy Readers!
Basically Dave is reflecting on his history in training and the lessons he's learned through other people and the hard way, he also answers a bunch of questions with very in depth analysis.
Dave's training philosophy is something I aspire to, I love training and I do see myself training long into the future and Dave inspires me to keep going. Hit the link below and give the article a read, if you love training like I do you will definitely learn something.
Iron Evolution Reflections Part 1 - Dave Tate
Also follow Dave on twitter, he always posts useful stuff to help with your training, business knowledge and useful information for life in general: @UnderTheBar Dave (CEO elitefts).
Enjoy Readers!
Olympia 2012
So the Olympia weekend has just finished and Phil Heath walks away a 2 times My Olympia, congratulations to him. I must say though, I am disappointed.
Running up the competition I truly believed that the title would go to Kai Greene this year, I thought he had something up his sleeve and he would talk it home. Kai did not disappoint, he brought a great package, the best I've seen in a while from him. After prejudging on Friday night I would argue that Kai was in front of Phil, I would say he definitely had the edge, even though he was not 100% on point, he still looked like he had a slight film of water remaining. Also based on Saturday night's individual routines I would probably favour Kai also, however that could be my bias towards Kai being one of my hero's.
I am a fan of Phil Heath, do not get me wrong, he truly is "the gift" but it was incredibly close; if I was a bodybuilding judge, I would have given Kai the win, but I'm not a judge. On close scrutiny I can see why Phil won, but as a die hard Kai fan, I am still disappointed. Phil pulled it off over from Friday, he did something special to take the edge.
Shawn Rhoden placing the 3rd was a huge surprise, but definitely deserved, no one else on the stage was worthy of placing in front of him. He has a bright future in front of him as a pro.
Running up the competition I truly believed that the title would go to Kai Greene this year, I thought he had something up his sleeve and he would talk it home. Kai did not disappoint, he brought a great package, the best I've seen in a while from him. After prejudging on Friday night I would argue that Kai was in front of Phil, I would say he definitely had the edge, even though he was not 100% on point, he still looked like he had a slight film of water remaining. Also based on Saturday night's individual routines I would probably favour Kai also, however that could be my bias towards Kai being one of my hero's.
I am a fan of Phil Heath, do not get me wrong, he truly is "the gift" but it was incredibly close; if I was a bodybuilding judge, I would have given Kai the win, but I'm not a judge. On close scrutiny I can see why Phil won, but as a die hard Kai fan, I am still disappointed. Phil pulled it off over from Friday, he did something special to take the edge.
Shawn Rhoden placing the 3rd was a huge surprise, but definitely deserved, no one else on the stage was worthy of placing in front of him. He has a bright future in front of him as a pro.
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| 1st: Phil Heath |
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| 3rd: Shawn Rhoden |
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| 2nd: Kai Greene |
Photos courtesy of bodybuilding.com
The big disappointment for me was Dennis Wolf placing in 6th. He is a very impressive athlete with an amazing physique, very akin to the past days of bodybuilding with narrow waists and wide shoulders. I thought based on his package he would have placed much higher, possibly 4th, he did not have enough to beat Shawn.
Anyway those are my thoughts, even though I am disappointed it was a great competition with a very tough range of athletes. It was great that Phil was pushed hard by Kai and that other athletes are bringing a stiffer competition. Kai's day will come I am sure of it and so will Shawn's. Next onto the 2013 Arnold Classic.
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