ShareIf you are looking to add some “muscular meat” to your traps and upper back, give this unique pyramid set shrug workout a try! When it comes to building up the upper back you can’t beat Barbell Shrugs. They are one of my all time favorite mass building moves for the trapezius muscles, but they ...…
It's no secret that the key to building a huge V-shaped back is mastering pull ups and chin ups. Show me a guy who is really good at pull ups and you'll show me a guy who has a HUGE muscular back! If you struggle with performing pull ups and chin ups then you need this…
If you are a serious muscle-head then this video is a "Must See" because I'm poking some fun and getting my revenge against all the "YouTube Exercise Critics" out there who constantly bitch and complain about my form when lifting heavyweights.…
The Good Morning is a controversial back exercise. Some people will say that it’s a dangerous move that should be avoided. But those who don’t like it are usually those people who don’t understand how to do it properly. When done properly the good morning is a great move that can help strengthen the entire posterior chain (i.e. the back of the body) by building up the spinal erectors, lower back, hips, glutes, and hamstrings.…
Share Last night during my LIVE Total Fitness Bodybuilding Talk Show several of the participants asked me if I would be having a “Black Friday Sale” on my bodybuilding & fitness programs. And quite honestly I wasn’t planning on doing anything special, simply because I have been so busy with preparing and coaching people for ...…
ShareOne of the best exercises you can do to help build a wide V-shaped muscular back is the Lat Pull Down. However, a lot of people will make some very critical mistakes when doing this move that actually limits it’s effectiveness. Lee Hayward demonstrating the “Close Under Hand Grip Lat Pull Down” for building back ...…
ShareAs you get more advanced with your workouts a good goal to shoot for when doing machine exercises is to “Beat The Machine”. Now what I mean by this is to stick to a particular weight stack machine exercise as a regular part of your workouts. Each week strive to better what you did the ...…
ShareIf you are looking to build a wide V-shape muscular back… Then you should try the Vince Gironda Lat Pull in your next back workout! Vince Gironda Doing The Low Pulley Lat Pull Variation. He also did a ‘high pulley’ variation of this move, which I demonstrate in the video clip below… Vince Gironda is ...…
Share Do You Have Stubborn Muscles That Just Refuse To Grow, No Matter How Hard You Train Them In The Gym? If you have been working out for any length of time than I’m sure you have noticed that some of your muscle groups tend to develop faster than others. For example, it’s common to ...…
ShareI just set a new personal record in the gym the other day! You see I’ve been working on doing a “Muscle Up” for quite a while now. And just the other day I finally was able to do my very first Muscle Up! If you are not familiar with a “Muscle Up”, it’s basically ...…
ShareI did something interesting during my “weight training” workout yesterday… And I’m using the term “weight training” loosely because I never actually touched a weight per say. My entire workout consisted entirely of body weight exercises: - 100 total pull ups - 100 total dips Now while I’m a big fan of including body weight ...…
ShareThis is Part 2 of my Basic Bodybuilding Workout Program. This is a well balanced training program that focuses on building size and strength throughout all the major muscle groups of the body. Workout 2 – Back & Biceps These are the “pulling muscles”. You’ll notice that all the exercises you do for back and ...…
ShareGuest Blog Post From Nick Nilsson – The “Mad Scientist” Of Bodybuilding. Time-Volume Training is one of my favorite “no brains required” methods for building muscle and strength like clockwork. When you do this style of training, you know EXACTLY what weight to use, how many reps to do, how long to do it for ...…
ShareAs you get more advanced in your workouts you need to look for ways to progress past basic beginner weight training and get your muscles to perform more work in the same amount of time either by upping your training volume and / or training intensity. One remarkable technique for doing this is using “Jump ...…
ShareWe’re making our way east along the old Route 66 and loving every minute of it. If you have never driven “The Mother Road” before I highly recommend it. I think this is a “must do road trip” we’ve gotten to see and experience a lot of American history during this road trip. During our ...…
ShareI was in Santa Monica the other day and met up with one of my online followers, Lorenzo Serra, for a back workout at LA Fitness. Lorenzo is currently following the 21-Day Fast Mass Building Program and it was his back workout day. So I basically just jumped in and we worked out together and ...…
Share When it comes to building the ideal muscular physique a key component that really sets things off is having a Wide V-Shaped Muscular Back! However, a lot of guys have trouble stimulating their lats to the max during training. Part of the reason for this is that you can’t see your back when you ...…
ShareWhen Vince Lombardi took over the Green Bay Packers everyone asked him what he was going to do: “Are you going to change the playbooks?” “Are you going to change the players,” “What are you going to do differently?” To these questions he replied: “I’m not going to change anything, we’re just going to get ...…
If you've been working out for any length of time than no doubt you've heard the debates over how many reps you should do per set in order to maximize your muscle growth. Some people say "high reps for cutting" and "low reps for bulking". Some say "go heavy or go home" and recommend super heavy weights for low reps. Others like to train a bit lighter and "pump it up" and strive to keep the muscles under tension for longer periods of time. But the question is which rep range is the best one and which one should you use in your workouts?…
ShareAt the Arnold Classic Bodybuilding & Fitness Expo there are several strength challenges going on all weekend long… From push up and pull up contests, bench your body weight for reps contests, various grip strength challenges, and even one booth had a mini football combine test set up. Now normally I like to jump in ...…
ShareHere’s a killer video clip that I shot last weekend in the Animal Cage at the 2011 Arnold Classic Expo. If you’ve ever been to the Arnold before than you know that the guys in the Animal Cage really live up to their name. They are friggen insane with the hardcore lifting they do. I ...…
ShareLast week I was hanging out with Elliott Hulse from http://www.LeanHybridMuscle.net Elliott is a professional strongman competitor and one hell of a strength and conditioning coach. He works with a lot of amateur and professional athletes who are looking for that extra edge, as well as average guys who just want to get in their ...…
ShareStraps or No Straps… A question that I’m often asked by my followers is about lifting straps to re-enforce your grip when lifting weights. How do you use them? When should you use them? etc… Now I’m going to be upfront and say that I personally believe in building up your grip strength naturally without ...…
ShareHey I got a question for ya… Are you a “Swinger” ? Now get your mind out of the gutter… I don’t mean THAT kind of swinger… I’m talking about swinging your way to a wider more muscular back with a killer pull up variation. This one really stretches out your lats and builds a ...…
ShareThis is a hard and heavy back workout that works the back from top to bottom. Lat thickness, lat width, as well as the spinal erectors. For the first exercise I’m blasting out heavy weights for high reps to really push myself and stimulate some new muscle growth. Then for the remaining exercises I’m doing ...…
ShareI’ve recently created a brand new workout training DVD… “The Progressive Pull Up Program” How To Master The Pull Up & Build A Massive Muscular Back! I made this DVD because I’m constantly getting questions from folks all the time asking me how they can improve their Pull Up strength. It’s no secret that the ...…
ShareThis is an upper body circuit workout that my good friend Dave Ruel (aka “The Muscle Cook”) and I did while we were on vacation in Cuba a couple months ago. We made the most of the little resort gym, granted it was small, but it served our needs. By doing a fast paced, high ...…
Share I just posted up a new workout video for you to check out… This video covers a big basic “Mass Building Back Workout”. Back training is critical to your overall muscular development, because your back comes into play with virtually every single exercise that you do. So if you’re looking to get bigger and ...…
ShareOne of the best ways to help increase your bench press (or any exercise for that matter) is to build up the agonist and antagonist muscle groups to help develop balance and proportion throughout your body. And the opposite of a bench press is a chest supported row. So in this video I’m going to ...…
ShareThis is a killer video of my first heavy workout since the Atlantic Classic Bodybuilding Contest. We did a hardcore back “challenge” workout! There were 4 BIG dudes training together: - Big Luke who is 245 pounds and built like a tank! - Dave “The Muscle Cook” Ruel at a ripped 230 pounds! - Big ...…
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How To Master The Pull Up and Build
