In the decades before bodybuilding became fashionable, when young men wanted to workout, they would say, "Hey, lets' go to the YMCA and lift weights" In fact, during the early part of this century, weightlifting was much more popular than bodybuilding, in part because bodybuilding was regarded as too narcissistic. Inveterate observers of weight-training history... Continue Reading →
Mike Mentzer (1995) – Mr. Universe Mike Mentzer’s Training Invention
In the decades before bodybuilding became fashionable, when young men wanted to workout, they would say, "Hey, lets' go to the YMCA and lift weights" In fact, during the early part of this century, weightlifting was much more popular than bodybuilding, in part because bodybuilding was regarded as too narcissistic. Inveterate observers of weight-training history... Continue Reading →
Mike Mentzer (1995) – Mr. Universe Mike Mentzer’s Training Invention
In the decades before bodybuilding became fashionable, when young men wanted to workout, they would say, "Hey, lets' go to the YMCA and lift weights" In fact, during the early part of this century, weightlifting was much more popular than bodybuilding, in part because bodybuilding was regarded as too narcissistic. Inveterate observers of weight-training history... Continue Reading →
The Birth of Tabata Training
Training while travelling has always been a pain for me. While I try my best to find hotels close to gyms or with some adequate facilities, chances are I'll get caught out every once and a while. Though not boasting the largest lifting numbers, certainly much lower than much of the site's readership, there are... Continue Reading →
Mike Mentzer (1995) – Mr. Universe Mike Mentzer’s Training Invention
In the decades before bodybuilding became fashionable, when young men wanted to workout, they would say, "Hey, lets' go to the YMCA and lift weights" In fact, during the early part of this century, weightlifting was much more popular than bodybuilding, in part because bodybuilding was regarded as too narcissistic. Inveterate observers of weight-training history... Continue Reading →
The Ideal Workout by Arthur Jones
In June 1970, Arthur Jones, the father of High Intensity Training, published the 'Ideal Workout' in bodybuilding magazine Muscular Development. In the article, posted below, Jones set out the importance of vigorous training as well as promoting his new brand of exercise machines. Little was Jones to know that his new training machines would soon... Continue Reading →
How to gain 63 pounds of Muscle in 28 Days: The Infamous Colorado Experiment
Is it possible to gain 63 pounds of muscle in less than a month? What about 15 pounds of muscle in twenty-two days? By any metric such results would be phenomenal but few people believe such a feat is manageable. Yet in the early 1970s, Arthur Jones, creator of the Nautilus machines, claimed it was... Continue Reading →