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Why muscle building should be your top priority, whoever you are

» by November 28th, 2010 at 8:06 pm » Comments (26)

Most people assume that muscle hypertrophy is not for them. But since muscle mass declines with age, muscle building needs to be at the top of everyone’s agenda, to stay strong and in shape.



Review: Brutal Recess DVD

» by November 15th, 2010 at 11:29 pm » Comments (1)

Brutal Recess is the new DVD from Bodytribe Fitness, makers and purveyors of the excellent Strength Rituals DVD which I reviewed in 2009. The focus of Brutal Recess is mobility, not as a separate topic or something that is tacked onto the end of training, but mobility as something that can be incorporated into training, […]



How do I know it’s working?

» by November 5th, 2010 at 10:24 pm » Comments (7)

I often hear in the gym or read on forums about people who are not sure how to work hard at weight training. They don’t know why they don’t sweat as much or feel as exhausted as they do when they do their ‘cardio’. They feel like they are not getting as much out of […]