Anyone who has been in gyms long enough has come across Mike Mentzer’s system of heavy duty training at some point. Mike Mentzer, Mr. America, Mr Universe (with perfect score) was an extremely talented, massive and yes, intelligent bodybuilder. IN his early career, he followed the school of Schwarzenegger and Weider, which was a high volume […]
1. Keep showing up. That is about 95% of your success. As long as you follow a reasonable plan with a 90% accuracy, you will make improvements. 2. Stop micromanaging. there are no daily or even weekly changes. From 2016 till today I gained 3 lbs of muscle and I am a 6’2″ male. Now […]
Showing up As a Dubai personal trainer, I talked about this before but I want to use a very impressive example from the group ; David C. He basically dropped 80 lbs of the year . How? He kept showing up and had tunnel vision. Even though I am not a huge fan of […]
Hello again, It is that time of the year where you have two camps. In the blue corner: people posting pictures of cookies and eggnog, in the red corner the endless parade of bland chicken breast and broccoli pics ( ok, I get it : you can not cook. Sad). Who is right? Neither one […]
I got the above question from one of my followers who is suffering through a spinal injury and can not train for an extended period of time. So the question is: How to you make it through recovery without gaining too much fat and losing muscle? The first thing that needs adjusting is your diet. […]
In the bodybuilding world, all of us have been told we must do certain exercise , namely the squat, bench, deadlift, overhead press, bent over row and pull up. But is that really accurate? Lets take it from the top: The human body can do more or less six different things which are twist, turn, […]
The fitness world is no different than high alpinism in the sense that it is filled with mystical creatures nobody has ever really seen. Anavar, Superdrol and brown fat are the most prominent ones. Brown fat is often touted as teh cure for obesity, the fat that burns fat, the best thing ever- buy my […]
Fat is being seen as either the cure for all diseases or the cause of all diseases? As usually, it is neither. Should you eat fat? Yes, if you want to stay alive. It is an essential nutrient, meaning your nerves , brain, sex hormones, nerve reactions, Vitamin D, A , K E production […]
Disclaimer: I do not want to sound like certain seniors but SOME things used to be better in the “olden days” as my daughter puts it, bodybuilding being one of them. Today we shall learn about another great German coach and bodybuilder. Eugen Sandow. He is was the first trainer to the stars, his […]
Why so many people fail in pursuit of their physique ? If you have been involved in sports in general and in the fitness world as a Dubai personal trainer in particular as long as I have you can not help but wonder about one thing( ok many things but regardless): the horrible success rate […]