by MuscleToughness | Dec 28, 2019 | Bodybuilding
Okay before you all start sending me hate mail, no I haven’t totally gone crazy! For those of you who have a total disdain for the “volume” trainees that we share our gym time with, there is a version of High Intensity Training that incorporates high...
by MuscleToughness | Dec 28, 2019 | Bodybuilding
Ok, so you haven’t made any muscle gains worth mentioning for the past few months. That’s probably a sign that you need to jump-start your muscle growth, both physically and mentally. It’s easy to get stuck in a comfortable routine – you know...
by MuscleToughness | Dec 28, 2019 | Bodybuilding, Health, Nutrition
Even in the offseason, a true bodybuilder has to watch what they eat, or what would otherwise be a powerful, strong physique becomes fat and mush. Some bodybuilders don’t worry about it, the ectomorphs like Dexter Jackson and Flex Wheeler burn so many calories...
by MuscleToughness | Dec 27, 2019 | Bodybuilding, Health, Nutrition, Supplements
This is still very much the question these days. It’s one thing to stay away from illegal muscle-enhancing substances and all that they bring with them, but in my eyes that doesn’t make you any more natural. As long as you treat your body as something you...
by MuscleToughness | Dec 26, 2019 | Bodybuilding
For all of those whose gains have either slowed down or stopped, I know how frustrating this can be. You feel like you want to quit, don’t know what you’re doing wrong, and often get suckered into some new routine based on little info or bought some...
by MuscleToughness | Dec 24, 2019 | Bodybuilding, Health
Not a week goes by without numerous emails from fellow weightlifters seeking answers to questions and affirmations about those little annoying aches and pains that require us to make program modifications in our quest to redefine the aging process. In the gym, we bond...
by MuscleToughness | Dec 24, 2019 | Bodybuilding
Introducing The Negatives Mechanical loading of your muscles is one of the key principles on which your training should be based. For a long time, however, muscle fatigue has been relied upon as a gauge for the effectiveness of one’s training. According to...
by MuscleToughness | Dec 24, 2019 | Bodybuilding, Nutrition, Supplements
Like the majority of serious bodybuilders and athletes, I used to eat a ton of protein, 300 or more grams a day, most from protein supplements. Even though I spent a ton of time working out hard too, I saw less than optimal changes. The question is why? After years of...
by MuscleToughness | Dec 23, 2019 | Bodybuilding, Health, Supplements
A world-class lifting friend of mine had a very significant “occurrence” with creatine once. He was trying to mix creatine with phosphorous, to make phosphocreatine, which is what the body uses to make massive gains in endurance and size. He found the...
by MuscleToughness | Dec 22, 2019 | Bodybuilding
Save time and needed energy with condensed training. Take a lesson from some top salespeople and learn how to condense time and achieve the strength and physique of your dreams with condensed training. I spent several years in the business world before becoming a...
