Training

Peary Rader’s Abbreviated Mass Routine

  Previously on this site we have looked at the influence of Peary Rader on both bodybuilding and weightlifting. Editor of Ironman magazine for several decades, Rader was influential in the training of thousands of men during the course of his career and more importantly, his focus tended to be on 'the common man' as opposed… Continue reading Peary Rader’s Abbreviated Mass Routine

Basics, Training

The History of the Mind-Muscle Connection

“What puts you over the top? It is the mind that actually creates the body, it is the mind that really makes you work out for four or five hours a day, it is the mind that visualizes what the body ought to look like as the finished product.” Arnold Schwarzenegger The mind-muscle connection? That's… Continue reading The History of the Mind-Muscle Connection

Basics, Training

History of the Squat…Kind of

Bench Press, Deadlift, Squat. What could be easier than that? For most people it makes up the brunt of their training programme, yet we rarely stop and ask where did these exercises come from? I mean after all, if you’re going to spend countless hours in the squat rack, at some point you should question… Continue reading History of the Squat…Kind of