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Have you ever tried the professional bodybuilder one-day arm blasting programs? I hope maybe some of you have heard of these and tried them. Primarily because I'd hate to think that I am the only goof who can spend an entire day training my arms! Now, some of these are downright nutty programs. Most of... Continue Reading →
Take it from the pros, splitting is the way go. Full-body training, provided that the intensity is high and the routine is good, can produce some amazing results, but splitting lets you get more from less: more results from a shorter period of time spent in the gym. If you had to train all your... Continue Reading →
Have you ever tried the professional bodybuilder one-day arm blasting programs? I hope maybe some of you have heard of these and tried them. Primarily because I'd hate to think that I am the only goof who can spend an entire day training my arms! Now, some of these are downright nutty programs. Most of... Continue Reading →
Carbohydrates... those omnipresent fruits, yams, grains and vegetables, are older than mankind. In recorded history, it appears that the Egyptian culture was the first to 'mill' their high-energy grain, removing fiber, as well as much of the nutrition. Bingo—mankind had its first refined carbohydrates. Sugar was first introduced into Europe around 700 AD when Arabian... Continue Reading →
By the time you receive this issue of HARDGAINER we will be about half way through the year. So it's a good idea to take stock as to how your training is going so far, so that you make the rest of the year as productive as possible. Question #1 Are you stronger now than you... Continue Reading →
Question: You seem to write a great deal about exercise techniques, yet I have noticed that much of it is in fact conflicting advice. I have been bodybuilding for ten years now, before that I did six years of weightlifting. I still do not know what is the best system to use. Vince, how do... Continue Reading →
By the time you receive this issue of HARDGAINER we will be about half way through the year. So it's a good idea to take stock as to how your training is going so far, so that you make the rest of the year as productive as possible. Question #1 Are you stronger now than you... Continue Reading →
Three in the afternoon ...fading fast. Workout's at five. Gotta get psyched. Maybe take a walk or something. Coffee? That's the ticket. I'm dead! If science has shown us anything about the mid afternoon slump in energy, it's that you shouldn't fight it. It's a universal characteristic, it's normal, it's good, and it certainly isn't... Continue Reading →
Bodybuilders and athletes alike are hearing more and more about the "new" tissue drugs and anabolic steroids, but down to earth facts and information has been hard to come by. Just what are these steroids ? Are they harmful ? Do they really work the miracles some claim ? These are but a few of... Continue Reading →
As time goes on, there are more and more “ways” to exercise. If you look in the gym the next time you go, how many different variations are there on what are the core exercises each time? From boxercise to funky pump, insanity to CrossFit, we are being exposed to so much more different types... Continue Reading →