Nothing pisses me off more than skinny guys who complain about their inability to gain weight. “Waaaaa (said in a whining baby voice ala Artie Lang and Howard Stern), I have a really fast metabolism.” “Waaaaa, it’s harder for me than most people to gain weight.” Jason Ferruggia Former Hardgainer “Waaaaa, I don’t have the appetite to eat that much.” “Waaaaa, I have terrible genetics.” “Waaaaa,... [Read more]
Sleep Depravation Sleep Depravation When we deprive ourselves of sleep, there is a delicate cycle that we disrupt. Let us now share with you that cycle: Phase one begins as soon as the sun sets, when the pineal gland starts to release melatonin, a hormone released in the absence of light and responsible for making us sleepy. When you lay down in your bed at this time, your muscles relax, heart rate... [Read more]
Shoulder day is one of my favorite days to workout and I take shoulder training very seriously. If you want an impressive physique you can train chest, arms and back all you want but it is your shoulders that will tie everything together. What other muscle will make you look as good from any direction – side deltoids will give you width, front deltoids tie in with your chest and rear deltoids... [Read more]
Creatine Sports Supplement Although creatine offers an array of benefits, most people think of it simply as a supplement that bodybuilders and other athletes use to gain strength and muscle mass. Nothing could be further from the truth. A substantial body of research has found that creatine may have a wide variety of uses. In fact, creatine is being studied as a supplement that may help with diseases... [Read more]
Eat at least five times a day, every two to three hours. You must keep your system saturated with amino acids and glycogen from protein and carb sources, respectively, if you want to push muscle growth to abnormal levels. You never know when your body will need these precious nutrients. What’s more, not eating every few hours can cause the starvation mechanism to kick in, which signals your... [Read more]
So what’s the first thing you think of when you think of “arm training” – if you’re like a lot of trainers, you immediately think barbell curls and pushdowns. Or dumbell curls and dips, etc. The “standard” exercises, right? Well, it’s time to think outside the box! Or as Nick Nilsson (the author of “The Best Arm Exercises You’ve Never Heard... [Read more]
You don’t have to do cardio to lose fat, but cardio machines can be helpful for boosting your metabolism and burning more fat. And if you use interval training, you can get more results than if you did traditional aerobic cardio. But that’s another story for another time. Let’s take a look at which machines burn the most calories and which ones are worth your time. An okay choice:... [Read more]
In most of my Lean-Body Secrets Newsletters, I like to provide a healthy snack or meal recipe that not only is delicious and healthy, but also helps to get you closer to that hard-body appearance that everyone is looking for, while also more importantly, improving your health for life. In this article, I’d like to give you healthy food ideas in a different way. This time, I figured I’d... [Read more]
Choosing the best type of workout program that will stimulate the muscle fiber type that will get you the results you’re looking for is extremely important. Unfortunately, all body building programs are not created equally when speaking in terms of muscle fiber types. While you can’t differentiate between muscle fibers from your outside appearance, on the inside of the muscle tissue body, there... [Read more]
