Archive for the 'muscle building' Category

My Attempt to explain the Adonis Index

Plus, a whole new way of looking at transformations contests!

Here’s a quick video that (hopefully) gives a detailed explanation of the Adonis Index…

Now, to learn more about the Adonis 10 Week Transformation Contest (starts October 5th) this Thursday … Read More

How Much Protein in One Meal

Brad,

I’m following your recommend information on how much protein to build muscle along with an “intense” enough work out program. It is working well for me, but a couple questions loom in my mind. I’ve read in articles on

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How to get rid of Muscle

How do I get rid of muscle?

It’s an odd question I know, and one I have tackled before, but it seems people are still confused about what makes them gain and lose muscle.

We all know that people who … Read More

Eat More Protein to Build More Muscle

“Eat big to get big. Eat protein to build more muscle”

At the surface, this makes sense. After all it works for our fat right? The more calories we eat the bigger our fat gets, so it makes some sort … Read More

Awesome Triceps Exercise

Here’s a great triceps exercise that I’ve been using to boost my triceps strength in my quest to hit 225 pounds on the standing shoulder press.

I’m not a kettle bell expert by any means, but using a bell does … Read More

Fun experiment for you to try

Here’s a fun experiment for all you research junkies.

If anyone has ever come across a research study that used ANY form of diet manipulation or weight training (that doesn’t involve the use of steroids) AND where the subjects gained … Read More

Shoulder Pressing 225 Pounds

This is my new years goal for 2009 (‘goal’ sounds way better than ‘resolution’)

I’ve actually been working at this goal for a couple of months now, ever since I got involved in a friendly wager with the boys over … Read More

How to get big and strong

I heard two very interesting pieces of advice in the gym today. Two different groups of people, not less than 15 minutes apart.

The first one was:

“You need to get strong to get big”

The second was:

“You need

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“Non-Denatured” Protein

Just finished having an interesting conversation about denatured proteins.

Apparently, some supplement companies are marketing their protein powders as "non-denatured", and are implying that their competitors are selling denatured (and therefore useless) protein.

The theory is that our bodies cannot … Read More