Hypertrophy-Specific Training™ arose out of the research looking at both the stimuli and mechanisms for muscle cell hypertrophy. Hypertrophy-Specific Training (HST) is based on physiological principles of hypertrophy first discovered in the laboratory.   These principles were then organized into a “method” of mechanically loading the muscle to induce hypertrophy. Of course, translating these principles  Continue Reading »

Tell us a little about yourself and how you got started with training? I’ve always loved sports; I grew up in gymnastics and track and field. I continued track and field through high school and into college. Then I wanted a little something different. I started Crossfit back in early 2007. I was running track  Continue Reading »

Hours upon hours of blood, sweat and tears go into training and torturing this often stubborn body part. We look up to our “brothers in arms” over the years such as Larry Scott, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mike Matarazzo, and Phil Heath in hopes to find some kind of “secret” or magic program that we can put  Continue Reading »

Quick Stats: Age: 24 Location: Dallas, TX Weight Off-Season: 123 Weight Contest: 118 Occupation: Health and Wellness Coordinator – Verizon Telecom Achievements: 2011 NPC OKC Grand Prix – Bikini Class A – 2nd (qualified for national level) 2012 NPC Ronnie Coleman Classic – Bikini Class B – 2nd (qualified for national level) Tell us a  Continue Reading »

Mistake #1 – Not Stressing All Three Heads EXPLANATION As the name suggests, your triceps have three heads: long (upper inside), medial (lower inside) and lateral (outside). The heads always work together, so it’s impossible to isolate one from the others. However, the angle of your arms changes the emphasis, stressing the heads differently. Too  Continue Reading »

Bodybuilding Motivation “The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That’s what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they’ll go through the pain no matter what happens.” Arnold Schwarzenegger “Like”  Continue Reading »

You see thousands of ads and videos on You Tube “claiming” to have the seret potion for quick weightloss, but they all want you to purchse their ebook, program, or over priced supplements. In this video I will tell you the key to losing weight for FREE! Be sure to “like” the Facebook Page for  Continue Reading »

Attack your back in a multitude of ways – but using all the same exercises. Varying your workouts is critical to avoiding training plateaus and seeing continuous results, but that doesn’t mean you have to change every variable every time out. The two weekly workouts below contain the same four exercises but are significantly different.  Continue Reading »

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. Arthur C. Clarke Video By: Morfelin

  HYPOTHESIS: Periodization refers to the systematic changing of workout variables every few weeks (i.e., weight, reps, sets, rest, exercises) to prevent plateaus in strength and muscle gains. A “newer” style of periodization — undulating periodization, which involves changing variables every workout — has exercise scientists very excited. Most exercise scientists think this is an  Continue Reading »