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Why Dogs are Better Than People

I was thinking about my dog. All of my dogs. And I’ve had those “aggressive breeds” since I was a 5 year old kid. Pit Bulls and Dobermans. In the late 90s and early 2000s, I had a Red Doberman

Chuck Sipes Inspired Workout: The 1-10-1 Method

It was a Friday and I was feeling inspired to go through a tough training session with an old school feel to it. I dug up some old muscle mags with Chuck Sipes, one of the strongest bodybuilders ever from

Simple & Effective Nutrition Tips from Physical Culture, Silver & Golden Era Bodybuilding

I’ve been going through my old magazines from the 50s and 60s and really love seeing the nutrition basics. And a few weeks ago, someone sent me my original paper back of The Way to Live, which I recreated into

Program Design for Athletes: Are You Training for Sports or Powerlifting?

Last Friday an athlete I train pulled 500 on the trap bar. He is a 15 yr old high school Football player & LAX player. He was fired up that day and he said he wanted to go for it.

4 Kettlebell Garage Gym Workouts

I began using Kettlebells back in 2003. Those were some GOOD times. I didn’t own a warehouse gym at the time so my training was in my garage or my buddy and I would train at parks and playgrounds with

Best Muscle Building Tips with Short Workouts

I recently had a “moment”, at least I did in my own mind…… I was feeling a bit run down a few weeks ago and 1 of my training sessions was simply nothing to write home to Mom about. And

A Message to Garcia

Some months ago I was texting back and forth with my buddy Tosh (Brian Chontosh). I don’t recall the nature of our conversation but he asked me, have you read a message to Garcia? I had never heard of this

5 x 5 Strength Training QnA

Where did the 5 x 5 program originate from? Well, it’s been around for DECADES. To my knowledge, Reg Park started the 5 x 5 program. As 1 of the strongest bodybuilders ever, and, a man who could bench 500

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