Women’s workout fashion has gone through major transformations over the years, and it has come a long way. Today, it's even grown to become everyday leisure wear, and instead of being worn solely to the gym, workout wear is often the main part of an everyday outfit. Whether it’s for running errands or going to… Continue reading Guest Post: A Short History of Workout Clothes
"Wrap a band around your bicep until it begins to go numb, then pump out 30 reps with a light weight... Trust me, the pump is worth it." These are not the words of an enlightened man but rather my first experience of Kaatsu or Blood Restriction Training. Brought to my attention by a training… Continue reading The History of Kaatsu Training
Image Source It was one of those rare moments where I thought I was dreaming. In fact, that would be putting it mildly! It was one of those rare moments in my 18 years when I was so blown away by what I was experiencing that I can barely describe it to you. It was… Continue reading Lee Labrada, ‘Blast Your Chest, To Amazing Mass!’, Planet Muscle (March – April 2003).
Published by the mid-century Bodybuilder Alan Stephens, the following article from Your Physique magazine details some time honoured means of bulking up in the easiest and most efficient way possible. Though much of Stephens' advice will seem like old hat to those a few years in the Iron Game, his writings were geared toward the beginner… Continue reading Alan Stephen – Bulking is Easy (1950 article)
Fitness tracking is an integral part of training but it’s frequently ignored. There are two things you should know in order to see results: where you are at right now (in terms of fitness goals) and what you have to do to get to where you wish to be. Once you start training, your body… Continue reading Guest Post: How to Know How Much You’ve Progressed in Training
(Image Source) When you first start out exercising, the results are almost immediate. This usually gives people a good amount of drive to continue. But. over time, you will start to notice a drop in the results that you’re getting. Things will start to slow down and get a  little bit boring. Or, you may… Continue reading Workout Woes: Easy Mistakes A Lot Of Us Make
Something that we can all agree on is that to be as physically fit as possible, you need to put a lot of work in. If you get to the right point with it psychologically, then all the work can actually be quite enjoyable, and not feel like work at all. But it is definitely… Continue reading The Route to Peak Physical Fitness
In December of 1955, Joe Weider published the first issue of Junior Mr. America magazine. Aimed at teenagers and young men between the ages of 12 to 21, Junior Mr. America highlighted the importance of the younger community for bodybuilding entrepreneurs. Packed with training, dating and general life advice, the magazine was viewed by many teenagers as a godsend.… Continue reading Joe Weider’s Weight Gain Contest (1955)
Interesting the term 'hard gainer' appears less and less in everyday gym use these days. Whereas previously whole bodybuilding industries were built on the term, the modern gym goer sees it as just one more phrase amongst several. Nonetheless, the fascination that previous physical culturists had with 'hard gainers' provides us with a wealth of… Continue reading Bradley J. Steiner’s 1988 Hardgainer Program
Popularised by turn of the century strongman Siegmund Klein, the 'Barbell Turn' is unlikely to be an exercise you see everyday on the gym floor. Difficult in the extreme, the exercise is an excellent finisher for chest and shoulder days as it hits the triceps, pectorals and deltoids all in one. Additionally given the mechanics… Continue reading Forgotten Bodybuilding Exercises: Barbell Turns
