If you followed me for a while, you know that 25+ years of my career has been in the fitness and sport industry. I worked with fitness and bodybuilding for a long time, helping and coaching thousands of athletes. I know more than most about the idiotic nutrition and drug use, as well as the training, and no, it’s not something you suddenly die from. Sure, it will strip a few years off your […]
Bodybuilder Cedric McMillan Dead at 44 Read the Full Article »
As you may know, I worked more than 25 years within the Fitness-, Gym- and Bodybuilding industry – mostly as a coach, writer, reporter, photographer, and editor-in-chief for two magazines. In other words, I know bodybuilding, the drugs and the long-term risks. However, until recent years, bodybuilders dying before their time were few and far in between. You had the tragic deaths of Mohammed Benaziza (1992) and Andreas Münzer (1996) when trying to shed
The Culling – It has begun; Deaths in Bodybuilding 2021 Read the Full Article »
As many of you know, bodybuilding is what started one side of my career back in the early 90’s. It led me to create Ironmag, the first internet magazine and community in 1996. I’ve written more 500 articles within the fitness and health field, managed several magazines, worked with the Talent Hunt project for five years and also trained, coached and worked with hundreds of top athletes from 1997 to 2016. In other words,
Former Bodybuilder and Trainer John Meadows Dies at 49 Read the Full Article »
Human Growth Hormone Applications, and the aging process Written by Joachim Bartoll, October 2016 and February 2017.Classic Muscle Newsletter #31 Part 1 Perhaps no other hormone in the body is subject to more misconceptions than human growth hormone (GH). If you are to believe the many claims repeatedly made on numerous web sites and blogs, as well as that often voiced by various “anti-aging clinics,” GH is a miracle hormone that can set back
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One of my most popular published muscle building programs for BODY Magazine. A lot of the methods used here are also present in my book ‘The Maximum Muscle Guide’ from 2009. It was written during November of 2010 and published in the January 2011 issue of the Swedish Bodybuilding magazine BODY. I wrote for BODY Magazine during 2006 to 2011.
I know that I’ve been beating this old dead horse for more than 10 years now, but since I still see people doing a “warm-up” routine, it obviously needs repeating. When you enter the gym, you want to activate and potentiate your central nervous system (CNS). An effective and activated CNS, simply means better muscle fiber recruitment, better coordination and more gains in both strength and muscle mass. You also want to reserve as
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An article on the importance of generating force during every single repetition, both for strength and hypertrophy.One of my most popular articles from 2010. It was written during February of 2010 and published in the April 2010 issue of the Swedish Bodybuilding magazine BODY. I wrote for BODY Magazine during 2006 to 2011.