To cheat or not to cheat, that is the question! Kids, never cheat on your school work – you won’t learn anything that way. Grown-ups, don’t cheat on your taxes. Take all the deductions you can, but don’t cheat. That would be un-American. But how about cheating in the gym?...
Excellent YouTube Channel Alert
In today’s entry, I want to point you guys to an excellent YouTube channel for tips on getting stronger and gaining lean muscle. I ran into it a couple of weeks ago, and it’s so good I just had to share. The guy who puts together these videos, Brian Alsruhe,...
Pierre Suter’s Weight Lifting Story
Anyone who’s been pursuing a hobby or passion for 20+ years has a story to tell and lessons learned that others could benefit from. Here’s my story as it pertains to weight lifting. Awestruck at Six It started when I was six years old and struck by the awesomeness of...
Should You Wear a Weightlifting Belt?
The belt question is one I hear a lot around the gym. The short answer is that if you have no back pain and you don’t do heavy lifts like squats, deadlifts, or bent over rows, then you don’t need a belt and are actually better off not wearing one....
Muscle Building with HIT
Today I want to provide an intro to HIT (High Intensity Training) which is an effective form of weight training that was popular from the 1970s-1990s. It works just as well today as it did back then, but not a lot of lifters today know about it. It’s especially great...
