Muscle Interrupted
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It has been 10 months since I last stepped foot in my gym due to the COVID lockdowns. Although my gym did reopen for a period during the late summer and early fall, I didn't return. I had concerns...
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Muscular Potential and Reality Part 2 - Hardgainer Edition
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In the comments of the post Muscular Potential and Reality, Skyler Tanner mentioned that the Casey Butt book had a second formula for calculating the muscular potential for ectomorphs and hard...
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Stephan over at Biohacks.net put together the Maximum Lean Body Mass Calculator (no longer online). The formula used to make the calculation includes wrist and ankle size, which is a wise thing as...
Read more →On Building Muscle
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Time to head over to Conditioning Research to read Hypertrophy training - What does the evidence say? Chris provides an overview of what the scientific evidence says is required to gain muscle. It...
Read more →Why Ice Cream is Better Than Protein Powder
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In the post Thinking About Supplements – 2012 Edition, I said this about protein powder. > Pure garbage. The limiting factor in gaining muscle is not protein. It is calories. I only wish I have...
Read more →How Tim Ferriss REALLY Gained 34 Pounds of Muscle in 28 Days
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Although I plan to do a full review once I've finished reading the 4-Hour Body, I have to stop and comment on the chapter From Geek to Freak. In this chapter author Tim Ferriss gained 34 pounds of...
Read more →The Two Types of Muscle Growth
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There have been several posts where I rail against high-repetition weight training, especially for women. When I tell people who are fearful of bulking up that they should lift heavier weights for...
Read more →The Anabolic Quality of Food
Last year when I visited Brazil one thing had me puzzled: How could the people be so lean when a large amount of the food was either fried or loaded with sugar? The answer I came up with at the time...
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