Panic ensues at the Fruit of the Loom fashion show when someone sets the thermostat to 45 degrees.
[Read more…]Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 238: Arnold and Zane Crushing It
For Frank Zane and Arnold back in the day, they trained when the mood struck—even if meant stripping a car of its shock absorbers in the beach parking lot… [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 197: Frank Zane’s Rare Most-Muscular Pose
Here’s a pose you rarely see Frank Zane doing—a most-muscular—unless he’s been eating too much cheese. [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 192: Zane vs. Arnold
Here’s a vintage shot of Arnold and Frank Zane during Tank Top Week at the original Gold’s Gym. Unfortunately, no photos were allowed at the gym during Tiara Week. [Read more…]
Mass Mantra #1
Mondays are rough for most people—coming off a weekend, going back to work, forgetting to comb your hair. Your time is limited…
That’s why I’ve decided to ditch the longer newsletters on Monday and make it a pic and a solid quote from a researcher, bodybuilder, or respected trainer. [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 184: Arnold Licks His Competition and More
Here’s a rare photo of Arnold in contest-diet mode, suffering a hunger hallucination of a giant candy cane. Mmm. At least that’s his story—and he’s sticking to it. [Read more…]
Your Perfect Physique…
Yesterday, I mentioned Steve Reeves, one of the most symmetrically built bodybuilders ever at 6’1” and 215 pounds…
While his genetics played a massive role in his look, he maximized that in the gym by attention to detail—for example, striving for equal measurement of his neck, upper arms, and calves, plus he trained his shoulders first in his workouts. [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 180: Frank Zane Belts Out Muscle
Frank Zane often frustrated his wife, Christine. She’d ask, “Why aren’t you ready for the party?” His reply: “I am. I’m wearing my new lifting belt.” [Read more…]
Your Strength, Genetics, and Change to Gain
I’ve touched on the top-six change-to-gain methods below over the past few newsletters…
1) Exercise switch
2) Altered rep speed
3) Stretch overload
4) More or less rest between sets
5) Exercise shuffle
6) Rep-range change
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 179: Arnold’s 1980 Olympia Win
Here’s Arnold checking his progress in the mirror prior to his 1980 Mr. Olympia comeback win. How do we know it was that year? Notice the banner: “Mentzer is Coming.” We don’t think that was warning people what was going on in the back room. [Read more…]
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