Nathaniel asks: “I’m trying to gain some weight, and to do that you need to eat more. The problem is, is that I don’t like the full or stuffed feeling. I like eating to about 80% in a given meal, because you feel light afterwards. I’m just wondering if you …
Aesthetics, Performance or Health?
I received the following comment in response to an earlier post about bodybuilding vs. powerlifting…as if those were the only two strength or fitness practices available. “I used to improperly lift weights in my teens and early 20’s, just going for aesthetics. I’ve spent the last couple years unwinding the …
Form Follows Function
There’s a design precept by the phrase of “Form Follows Function.” This was used in architectural design, meaning that the form of, say a building, what it looks like will in large part depend on its function or purpose. What’s true in architecture is also true of your body. Let …
Mass with Kettlebells
I’m putting on some muscle. I’ve known I should do this for a while, but I’m finally doing it. Why? Because adding some muscle to my frame will help me hit my main goal with the beast snatch test. What about for your goals? Recently, fasting over the new year …
25 Pounds of Muscle in 30 Days
It may sound unbelievable, but let me tell you a story… Almost two years back I ran an experimental group with a few Inner Circle members. All of them self-proclaimed “Hard Gainers”. The aim was packing on size over a 30-day period. (Okay, it’s not 100% muscle, but a good …
What its like to Balloon Up in Size
If you’ve never put on a lot of mass in a short amount of time, it’s a pretty interesting process. Just a couple of weeks ago, for the first time EVER in my life, I felt the inside of my thighs rub together. At first this happened during and after …
Big Boy Basics
The following guest article comes from Teiko Reindorf and covers what it takes to become BIG. “Damn bro… you’re huge. You must have been born that way” “It must be nice to be naturally big” “Man, I wish I were your size” Those are just a few of things I …
Breathing Squats
Breathing squats are the name for doing a high number, usually 20, of repetitions of barbell back squats. This was made famous as the mainstay of the routine found in Super Squats by Randall Strossen. Here is an example of Breathing Squats in action. This is an intense exercise. The …
Bodyweight Squats for Mass
Can bodyweight squat helps you build mass? Yes and no. If you’re skinny and have no muscle at all, then any form of exercise will help to add to your frame. This occured to me when I got into bodyweight training after I was about 160 leaving high school. So …