What About Cardio?

What About Cardio?
Just the other day, I had someone ask me about cardio.  The question was “How much cardio do you do a week?”.  He knows my writing pretty well so he probably knew that I would not give him a short answer.  So, here I go again.  I’m like the little old man at the [...]

To Cheat or Not To Cheat

To Cheat or Not To Cheat
 
The subject of the cheat meal has been debated on fitness forums for as long as forums have been around.  Before that, we chiseled our thoughts on rocks and threw them at each other.  It was a better way to get your point across if you ask me.  Anyway, the [...]

Mentor versus Trial and Error

Mentor versus Trial and Error
 
During the course of my life, I have been privileged to have some great teachers.   In the field of bodybuilding, one stands out from the rest.  Big Steve (the man) from Rockingham, NC (by way of New Jersey) taught me the basics I needed so disparately.  Under his tutelage, I went [...]

Change To Receive Change

Change To Receive Change
 
 
Being the self-proclaimed know it all in the gym, people often come to me with their fitness issues.  I love this because it gives me a chance to show people that I can do more than grunt like a silverback gorilla during mating season.   I only have one rule and that is [...]

What’s Your Goal?

What’s Your Goal?
 
What do you really want to do?   I’m not talking about running through an enchanted forest chasing sugar plum fairies.  What is a realistic goal that would make you happy with yourself?  Do you really want to look like a bodybuilder?  Being a bodybuilder is harder than it looks and is not for [...]

Even or Odd

Even or Odd
 
 
If you are a bodybuilder or you know a bodybuilder, you know how obsessive we are about symmetry.   When you work hard at making your body something to be proud of, remember the little things.  Calves, abs, and forearms are all part of the package.  Everyone knows someone who only works his upper [...]