Why Do Someone Else's Diet When You Can Do Your Own? So here we are. You've decided to make the changes you need to get fit, big, or FREAK! Maybe you're well down the road, or perhaps you're just getting underway. Regardless of your current state of progress, there is probably no more significant consideration you need to make beyond your lifting routine than that of diet. It is also as personal … [Read more...]
Tweak Your Core Anytime
Don't Dismiss This! Especially if You Travel! I don't know about you, but sometimes life gets in the way for a while, and your routine gets derailed for a day. For instance, I had a wedding to attend last weekend and felt off-kilter even tho I had made accommodations to my workout in advance. I could have seen myself doing something like this in my hotel room to tighten things up and get a little … [Read more...]
Dedication is a Long Term proposition
Can Coleman still rein supreme? Nothing makes me feel more old and puny than to watch the greats absolutely hammer the snot outta the gym. This video is no exception. It's both simultaneously humbling and encouraging to watch a man like Colman do his genetic freak show year after year. Hey if I could get a fraction of the results he does I'd still be in the top 1% I betcha.. Click Play and … [Read more...]
Dating a Bodybuilder? Why? Why Not?
Are Body Builders that self-centered? Wow! Can we dissolve our subculture from the dating scene just because we take the time to craft our bodies to their full potential? Isn't that part of our motivation from the get-go, boys & girls? It's a fun question to ponder for the giggles. Read below and see if you agree 1. Other girls want him Let’s just keep it real, most human beings on … [Read more...]
Ladies! Wanna Lose Weight? Lift It!
If you want to really lose weight then get some weights and pick them up! Actually in some circumstances you may actually gain weight...what? Here's the thing. Muscle weighs more than fat so it is possible that if you only rely on the scale for your only feedback metric then you're only causing yourself emotional angst. On the other hand if you look in the mirror and notice how your clothes fit … [Read more...]
I Don’t Want to Look Like a Man
Lifting weights will make me look thick and mannish I suppose if you're outside or just beginning to learn about the benefits of building hardcore muscle - whether you're a man or a woman - the prevailing attitude is it's a man-only avocation. Me? I think women who lift are to be admired and esthetically gorgeous. A fit human body is lovely, and ignoring your muscularity as a woman is just … [Read more...]