This is the place where I post up muscle building articles I have written, rather than actual personal blog posts.
Let’s quickly establish the proven facts we know regarding lactic acid:
Training to muscle failure is not necessary for increases in muscle size and strength. (…)
Posted by Mr. X on February 3rd, 2009 in Muscle Building Tips
Vince Gironda was never short of quirky beliefs, habits and ideas. He was a curious and controversial character because of them. (…)
Posted by Mr. X on January 21st, 2009 in Vince Gironda's Gems
As deeply associated with vanity the word ‘flexing’ may be, to us practical people, flexing muscles has a useful, yet little-known purpose: it helps to develop more size and strength. (…)
Posted by Mr. X on January 18th, 2009 in Bodyweight Exercises
Some people are lucky and have long, full biceps which when flexed run right from the bend in the elbow. (…)
Posted by Mr. X on January 14th, 2009 in Misc
If you’ve ever seen a photograph of Vince Gironda in his prime – and even advancing in years – you cannot deny the guy had an incredible physique, and, incredible abs. (…)
Posted by Mr. X on January 13th, 2009 in Vince Gironda's Gems
It could be said that Louie Simmons of Westside Barbell knows a thing or two about the human body and how best to train it. (…)
Posted by Mr. X on January 7th, 2009 in Westside Barbell
If you’re mad for chocolate treats but don’t want to ruin your hard-won body, why not enhance it with this excellent chocolate protein bar recipe I recently found…
Ingredients:
Take 2 scoops of your favourite chocolate protein powder (ON 100% Gold Standard Whey Protein is recommended)
1 cup of oats
2 whole eggs
1/2 cup Splenda® low calorie sweetener
2 tsp of baking powder
2 tsp salt
3/4 cup of water
Directions:
Mix ingredients in a bowl (don’t blend). (…)
Posted by Mr. X on January 6th, 2009 in Protein Bar Recipes
Vince Gironda was a proponent of the weird and the wonderful, and whether you agree with him or not, this man has been right more often than he has been wrong – and he got incredible results from anyone who listened. (…)
Posted by Mr. X on December 28th, 2008 in Vince Gironda's Gems
I was just thinking (hell, when am I not?) about how much thoughts can effect the outcome of something, such as the results in bodybuilding. (…)
Posted by Mr. X on December 28th, 2008 in Misc
Bodybuilders take great pains to ensure that they get the best food containing the best nutrients, and are often ultra-paranoid about how they cook them. (…)
Posted by Mr. X on December 28th, 2008 in Muscle Building Diet
