Why a Blog

Why make a blog? That's a good question, and there are two answers to it.

The first answer is it helps me track my own progress. It's been proven that if you keep a daily workout log that your performance in the gym will increase. There's no more of "Hmm what did I do last week? How much should I do this week?" Rather, it's just there for me to see and assess.

The second reason is it's there for you, the reader. I am constantly asked the following types of questions: How much do you bench? How do I get biceps like yours? What kind of arms routine to you do? So that's how to get a back like yours? How much do you eat to get that big? Now that I have this posted, I can just refer you to my site and you can see what kind of arms routine I do. And you can see how much I bench. (I'm telling you now that I don't do my maximum ever. Never have. Never will. I'm a bodybuilder, not a powerlifter, so I keep my rep-range at least above six. Sorry guys but I really don't know how much I bench.)

And on top of all this, I feel like my insights can help anyone out there who wants to learn. I'm sick and tired of seeing these personal trainers at gyms who don't know what they're talking about at all. I hate seeing them put beginners or old people with frail bodies on these extreme and bizarre routines. Stick to basics people! It's been tried and proven for decades. The use of bands and stability (pilates) balls is fairly new. You don't need to make someone who doesn't know what they're doing stand on an inflated ball so their core is worked while they're doing biceps. It's just not logical. Wait a few years before going on that type of routine and you know what does and doesn't work for your body. I've been seriously lifting for over six years and I've never stood on an inflated ball before in my life. First off, the risk of injury is too great for me to risk it. Literally, almost every time I see someone on one of those, they fall. With all that iron all around me, I'm not willing to risk falling and hurting myself. The second reason is, well, Arnold never did it. And Arnold had the best physique in the history of bodybuilding. Did you ever see eight-time Olympia winner Lee Haney use anything unstable? Or eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman, who is also the winningest bodybuilder ever, stand one one foot while doing kick backs? Or how about Dorian Yates, a man who took first place in every single one of his professional competitions except for two, and got second in those two that he didn't place first in? The answer is no. You never see any of these guys do any of that crap. Because that's all it is. It's crap. Stick to the basics. Deadlifts, squats and bench are the most simple workouts there are, but they work. Workout trends will come and go, but the basics have and always will work the best.