Keep in mind that as you get leaner and leaner your ability to measure or quantify change will decrease. Progress will show up qualitatively, but not quantitatively (you can see it but you can't measure it), so you have to now start moving OFF the numbers.

For example, improvements in vascularity don't show up on any numbers. Also remember that the process is not a straight line - as you get leaner it gets harder to get even leaner and progress is slower near the end than it was at the beginning; and not only that, you wind up having to work harder for less results in the home stretch... read more 0 comments

Good coaches tell you want you need to hear, which admittedly isn't always what you want to hear. Good coaches put high expectations on you, because they want a lot for you. They believe that together the two of you can achieve great things and they are fully behind this belief. Good coaches are tough, but beyond that tough exterior is care for you, for your well being, and for your goals. Good coaches tell it it like it is. Sometimes that blunt, direct, no BS toughness can feel like a slap in the face in the immediate, but eventually it's going to feel like a big hug, a pat on the back, and an encouraging push in the right... read more 0 comments

So some time ago I posted a Note that included a little adjustment to how you perform any leg curl variation that would increase the tension/stress on the hamstrings. Most people dorsiflex their ankles when doing leg curls; that is, the toes are pulled towards the shins. Yes, you can use more weight here, BUT that's because your calves are assisting in the movement. The calves are a biarticular muscle, meaning they cross two joints, the ankle AND the knee, and therefore have functions at both. The function at the ankle is obvious given how we train calves, BUT they also assist in knee flexion. However, when they're functioning at the ankle – flexing your calves, plantar flexion, etc. -... read more 0 comments

Rant Mode ON:

You know another thing that annoys me? Fitness Internet Marketers who tell you there are SECRETS - you know the secrets they say you're only going to be able to BUY this ONE time, at a discounted rate until 11:59pm, - to getting in great shape. There are hucksters everywhere now, all preying on beginners and people's hope.

Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of good programs out there, designed by smart people, and I'm not against anyone making money trust me, but there's a lot MORE crap (like that isagenix crap the other day - really, selling fiber for fat loss?). At least put out something legit and effective for crying out loud... read more 0 comments

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