Received a nice testimonial from a long-term client today. Ironically, this is the same woman I referred to in Part 4 of my bulking series, highlighting her recomposition. I worked with Erik Ledin for a little over a year. I made the decision to hire him when I finally reached a point of frustration where I was just miserable. I thought that I was doing everything right. I thought that I was choosing the right foods, and I thought my training was dead on. I would look in the mirror and think “why don’t I look the way that I should?” I felt like I should have the body I wanted because I was working so hard at it. It... read more 5 comments

Ok, so we've established answers to the following questions in the first three parts of this series so far: 1. Would I have to do a bulk? 2. How long would I bulk for? Alright, how about some practical steps? We're not going to get into the training aspect of this right now as it's a rather varied topic, so we'll just keep the focus on nutrition - which really is what will be the final determinant of gains. By that I mean, I don't care how hard you're training, if you're not eating enough to support muscle growth, you're not going to be gaining size. Period. (exception to the rule - newbies and those new to 'effective training') To go back to another... read more 1 comments

I could probably write page after page on this one, but for the time being, I'll keep it brief. 1. Here's something someone said in the context of figure competitors: NO squats. NONE. Figure girls have no business squatting for the most point- so says Charles Glass who is notorious for his knowledge of training. I do sumo squats or plie squats to tighten my inner glute...but NO squats. Makes you blocky and no figure girl wants to be blocky- you want to remain lean and tight. Do I even need to go any further here? Figure girls have no business squatting? Because Charles Glass says so? Sumo squats and plie squats to tighten the inner glute? The what? Yes, because squats... read more 5 comments

I have to interrupt the bulking series for a bit of randomness today. 1. There's a personal trainer at my gym that I would like to fire ... and I don't even work there. In fact, I'd like to fire all of them. Have you ever noticed that very few - if any - clients of the average gym PT ever look any different? Ever? How about the fact that they don't even look like they train themselves half the time? And to the clients, why don't they clue in ... that it's not working? Back to the guy I want to fire. Nice guy I'm sure and he's got a pretty good physique ... from the waist up. You... read more 7 comments

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