Workouts

Compound Workout #1

So you’ve decided to listen to me and start doing a workout that will actually show some results, provided of course that you’re eating to support your lifting efforts. If you’ve read any of my other stuff, you know I’m pro compound lifts. Isolation exercises certainly have their place, but that place is a fair [...]

Want Big Arms? Stop Training Them

I know, I used to be there myself. My biceps workout? 5 sets of bar curls, some preachers, some 1-arm concentration curls or maybe hammers, finish up with 21s… and then triceps. Close-grip bench, cable press down, skull crushers, 1-arm dumbbell extensions, dips…. It’s a hard cycle to break out of. Arms are fun. They [...]

My Workout Evolution

Looking back, I can see my resistance training has gone through four stages marked by the exercises I did and how often I did them. I began regular training as a teenager in my basement, using one of those 110 pound Sear weight sets. You know the type – gray plastic weights filled with sand or [...]