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Men’s Fitness Transformassacre II

Categories: Awesome Shit, Awesomesauce, Hormones, Lean, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Rest and Recovery, Strong, Uncategorized, Workouts.

HOW MUCH CAN A BODY CHANGE IN 8 WEEKS? Seems like a good question to ask. But none of this go-away-to-a-fat-camp B.S. A real person. With a real job. Living a real life. If they do EVERYTHING RIGHT, with 100% compliance – perfect training, perfect nutrition, and perfect supplementation – how much can their body…… More


MetCon – The Greatest Weight-loss Exercise in the History of Gravity

Categories: Awesome Shit, Knowledge, Lean, Workouts.

MetCon is shorthand for Metabolic Conditioning. Think training modalities of the aggressive, sweaty, heart-pounding persuasion. Traditionally we think of MetCon circuits – 2 to 3 (to 2 million) resistance exercises done in sequence with little (read: no) break in between.    It’s challenging. It’s effective.  It’s awesome. By sequencing short, aggressive exercise at uber intensity…… More


Top 5 Reasons To Fall Head-Over-Heels In Love With Exercise

Categories: Awesomesauce, Essentials, Lifestyle, Workouts.

Why bother with this whole “exercise” trend? I mean, hell. It’s hard work. It’s time-consuming. Your body aches. Your butt smells like goat cheese (Anyone? No? Only me?). It ain’t exactly a pony ride.  And yet there are reasons (good reasons it seems) why people go the gym, love the gym, can’t seem to operate…… More


Men’s Fitness – You Question, Bandana Answers

Categories: Awesomesauce, Hormones, Lean, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Rest and Recovery, Strong, Supplements, Workouts.

I have an ongoing column for Men’s Fitness called The Fit 5. I answer reader’s questions about fitness, nutrition, and general awesomeness. [ I'm not the only trainer who does it - other smart folk do it as well. ] But, it’s fun and I’ve done enough of ‘em that I wanted to round up…… More


Bandana Rules for the Big Fellas

Categories: Awesomesauce, Lean, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Strong, Supplements, Workouts.

Endomorph /en´do-morf/ n. - A dude who looks at a donut and gains weight. See also: big man on campus. Whether or not we want to admit it, genetics plays an important role in our ability to lose weight (and endomorphs have it, teh, rooough.) With round physiques, high body fat, and a sluggish metabolism, the slightest divergence from a clean…… More


Keep Dreamin’, homeboy

Categories: Essentials, Hormones, Rest and Recovery.

Alphas notoriously underestimate the importance of sleep.  “I only need 4 hours” is a phrase thrown around so often in gyms and locker rooms that some folks actually think it’s true.  Living life aggressively is what we do and this I-can-sleep-when-I’m-dead mentality is part of our determination… right? Wrong. When you understand how significant sleep…… More