Heavy Dumbbells = Diminishing Returns

Posted by on Jan 13, 2010 in body building, drug free, dumbbells, Max-OT | 7 comments

I’ve had an evolution of thought over the years about using heavy dumbbells for pressing movements, both chest and shoulder. The shoulder training clip I just posted on my new YouTube page brought it to mind so I thought I would share it.Though dumbbell movements are an excellent compound choice of exercise and they fit squarely within the Max-OT principles I feel there is a diminishing...

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Organization is Key

Posted by on Jan 12, 2010 in body building, diet, drug free, nutrition, oganization | 0 comments

We always talk about discipline, hard work and dedication when we talk about achieving goals and these are all important attributes without a doubt but often times a key skill gets overlooked is organization. Being organized will be critical to achieving your goals, particularly when we talk about nutrition. One tool that can help you stay organized with your nutrition is writing out a menu with...

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Day by Day

Posted by on Jan 10, 2010 in body building, drug free, mind set | 0 comments

When you are working towards a goal sometimes it is easy to get overwhelmed by the enormity of the task at hand. That is why you need to remember the simple concept that each goal, no matter how big or small, is achieved by your accumulative efforts over time – or as they say a journey of 1000 miles begins with one single step. One of the keys to my bodybuilding success was the ability to...

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Back to the Blog

Posted by on Jan 7, 2010 in body building, drug free, DVD | 2 comments

It’s been a while since I posted anything. The last couple months have been busy with holidays and some travel. Now it’s time to get back and re-focused like many of us do at the start of a new year. I have a couple cool things in the works. The first of which should be available within the next few weeks. More to come on that in the near future. The other “cool thing”...

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Bodybuilding.com Interview

Posted by on Oct 29, 2009 in body building, documentary, drug free | 2 comments

Matt Weik, writer for bodybuilding.com, recently posted an interview with me where I address my career both past and present and answer questions about our documentary “I Want to Look Like That Guy.” I enjoyed doing the interview as I was able to touch on some topics that people often as me about such as why I chose to retire from competition. I also share my thoughts on why drug free...

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FLEX Magazine Review

Posted by on Oct 21, 2009 in body building, documentary, DVD, FLEX, IFBB | 0 comments

In the December issue of FLEX Magazine there is a great review of our documentary “I Want to Look Like That Guy”. Here’s the entire review: by Shawn Perine, Senior writer “In this fascinating documentary, filmmaker Stuart MacDonald turns the cameras on himself as he undergoes a grueling transformation from a 42-year-old 200-plus pounder (nearly 30% of it adipose) to a...

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