WARNING: This post has a little bit of Canada in it. I'm going to be using Ice-Hockey in a rather odd analogy (Would you expect any other kind from me?). If you don't know who Wayne Gretzky is, please google him (And 'Paulina Gretzky's father' is not the correct answer!). Alright...so the analogy is actually a simple one - Wight training to build muscle is … [Read more...] about Wayne Gretzky and Weight Lifting
How to build muscle
My Approach to Building Muscle
I'm always amazed at the 'carpet bomb' way of thinking that most people use to approach building muscle. "Eat 10,000 calories a day, train hard with lots of rest, don't do any cardio and sleep 12 hours a night and you will build muscle" Which to me is very similar to telling people the secret to getting rich is: "Work 5 full times jobs, live in a shack for 8 years, … [Read more...] about My Approach to Building Muscle
How much Muscle can you Gain?
I took 5 minutes to flip through the muscle building magazines this past weekend.And while I'm still adamant that there are SOME things we can learn from bodybuilders I definitely DO NOT think we should ever take these magazines too seriously.We’ve all read the headlines that scream their inflated promises at us a like a canvassing politician :“Gain 40 pounds of rock-hard … [Read more...] about How much Muscle can you Gain?