In case you haven't noticed, the human body has a basic shape. By and large we are all roughly related in how we look. If I put a person, a gorilla and a hippopotamus together in a room, chances are you would easily pick out the human. If I was abducted by aliens right now, and was forced to describe the male part of the human race, this is what I would say: They … [Read more...] about Muscle Growth at all Costs?
Muscle Building
Steroids and Muscle Growth
I do not think that we will progress in our understanding of the science behind muscle growth until we begin to openly discuss the use of anabolic steroids. As far I am concerned there is only 1 thing that has shown a clear, reproducible dose-response relationship with muscle size in humans (other than height). It's not protein or calories. It's not even workout length, … [Read more...] about Steroids and Muscle Growth
The Invictus Workout
Haven't heard of it yet? Don't worry, you will. Invictus is a new movie that is coming out soon that stars Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman. So why does it get it's own workout? Well Matt Damon plays Francois Pienaar, the Captain of South Africa's Rugby team in the early to mid 1990's. And, at minute 0:57 of the trailer for Invictus, you see Matt with his shirt off for … [Read more...] about The Invictus Workout
Body Building – What is it?
I spend a lot of my time reviewing research. Enough time that I can tell you that there are definitely GREAT research papers, and then there are HORRIBLE ones that make you scratch your head trying to figure out how they ever were published in the first place. Truthfully there are many more papers that seem to fall in the horrible category the truth is, even the worst paper … [Read more...] about Body Building – What is it?
Building Muscle
3 guys sign up for a research study on the muscle building effects of weight training. None of them have ever lifted weights before, and all three are between the ages of 20 and 21. At the start of the study they weighed between 130 and 143 pounds (light by North American Standards) Guy A - 130 pounds Guy B - 138 pounds Guy C - 143 pounds For their given age and … [Read more...] about Building Muscle