Between emails, comments, and messages on social media, I get asked a scary amount of questions on a daily basis. Most of these questions tend to be about diet and fitness related topics, while others are sometimes about me or this website itself. Since many of them seem to come up over and over (and over)…
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Whenever I write about injuries, I always like to remind everyone that I am not a doctor nor am I any kind of physical therapist, injury specialist or anything similar. What I am is a regular person just like you who has been weight lifting since I was about 16 (I’m 31, you do the…
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QUESTION: Do you think it’s better to do biceps curls using the EZ curl bar or the regular straight bar? I’ve heard people say the straight bar hits your biceps a lot better but the EZ curl bar is safer for your wrists and elbows. Which do you recommend and why? ANSWER: Just to make sure we’re…
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Let’s get something out of the way up front. If you want to build bigger, stronger, better looking triceps, the various compound pushing exercises in your workout routine will play the largest role in making that happen. Why? Because the triceps muscle is involved during any exercise where your elbows extend. This includes all of the…
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I’ve probably used traditional weight lifting straps for around 10 years or so. You know the type. You loop one end around your wrist and wrap the other end around the barbell, dumbbells, handles, etc., thus basically attaching the weight to your wrists/hands. Doing so improves your grip on the weight you’re holding and helps…
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QUESTION: I calculated that I need to eat 2000 calories a day to lose weight, but what about the calories I burn during my workouts? Should I be eating back those calories? For example, if I burn 500 calories during my workout today, does that mean I can eat 2500 calories instead of 2000 and…
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I’ve said it before and I’ll probably say it again: I think one of my best “qualifications” as some dude giving diet/workout advice on the internet is that I’ve done a lot of things wrong and screwed up quite a bit. Basically, I’ve been a dumbass when it comes to most of this stuff at…
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QUESTION: I was wondering how long my weight training workouts should be? I’ve heard people recommend anywhere from 30 minutes, to 45 minutes, to 60 minutes, to 90 minutes or sometimes more? What amount of time do you recommend? I’ve also heard some people say that your hormones start to go out of whack after…
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Based on the title of this article, I can already guess exactly what you’re expecting to see here… The Most Amazing Workouts! You’re expecting to see back workouts. Not just any back workouts, but the “BEST” ones ever created. You’re expecting to see a breakdown of the perfect exercises to do with the perfect amount…
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QUESTION: I wanted to know how much cardio you recommend doing a day to lose weight? Like how many minutes a day? How many days per week? What intensity? What kind of cardio exercise? And how much would you consider to be “too much?” ANSWER: If you’re a regular reader of mine, then you probably…
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