The answer to the age-old question of “What is the best ab workout for losing stomach fat?” is… None! Ab workouts alone don’t create enough of a metabolic response in your body to create fat loss. As a trainer, nutrition specialist, and fitness professional, I often get asked what the best types of exercises and workouts are for losing stubborn stomach fat in order to bring... [Read more]
What time of the day should you perform your muscle building workouts? A lot of people say that you should workout as soon as you wake up because you’re still fresh from a long night’s rest. Some suggest working out a bit later in the day once your body is fully awake. Frankly, the best time for your muscle gain workouts is totally a matter of personal preference. Every individual has a different... [Read more]
Some people will have to try harder than others to lose body fat quickly, but that does not mean that it is not possible to lose body fat quickly. This can be attributed to the fact that each individual’s personal set of circumstances, genetic factors, and metabolism are different. Despite this fact, there is a basic formula that everyone can use to figure out how quickly and easily they can transform... [Read more]
Do you truly know how to build muscle and gain weight quickly? If you knew how to build muscle then the skinny jokes would have ended long ago. If you knew how to gain weight quickly then the blank stares would stop when you tell someone you work out with weights. And if you knew how to build muscle and gain weight quickly you would no longer frustrated that the scale has not budged upwards since you... [Read more]
Do you mind if I be frank and ask you a honest question? If you had to transform your body which required you to know how to build muscle and gain weight quickly, and you only had a few weeks, could you step up to the challenge? Let’s say your wanted to enter a fitness model or beginner bodybuilding competition? Perhaps you want to be considered he ‘buffest’ guy in your gym? If you... [Read more]
If you don’t have any knowledge of carpentry, can you build a house? Of course, you can’t. More powerful than any weapon you will have is simple knowledge, and to accomplish anything satisfactorily, you need to have at least some rudimentary know-how of the task in question. At the gym, adopt a new mantra: “Work smart, not hard.”. Unfortunately, this mantra is completely overlooked by thousands... [Read more]
Barbell Leverage Curls – Turn Your Curling 90 Degrees and TRASH Your Biceps and Forearms! This exercise is an excerpt from Nick’s new book “The Best Arm Exercises You’ve Never Heard Of”…68 unique exercises for the biceps, triceps and forearms. If you’re looking to break through a plateau, get some training variety or just have some fun in your training again... [Read more]
The quest to develop a stunningly fit, lean and attractive body is a long, slow journey. It’s not something you achieve overnight by popping a few pills or strapping an electric gizmo to your belly. Which reminds me, did you know that by the time the FTC finally blew the whistle on the electronic ab belt scam, the makers of those “ab zappers” had swindled over $100 million dollars... [Read more]
Simplifying the Bench Press-One of the biggest mistakes people make when trying to get their bench max up is training with lots of sets and reps! Strength gains come very easy, and so do personal records, as long as you keep the reps down and weight up while attacking your weak points on the bench press. I remember when I was younger; I thought I knew everything about Big Benching. Many people including... [Read more]
The 5×5 system is one of the oldest muscle building programs in the book and has stuck around forever. 5×5 is good and 5×5 is bad; it just depends on the situation. There are a few ways that the 5×5 muscle building system is implemented. The first way that people use the 5×5 system to build muscle is that they warm up to a weight and then stick with that weight for five sets... [Read more]
