Compound vs. Isolation Exercises

Posted by on Jul 7, 2009 in body building, drug free, steroids, training | 0 comments

I follow the Max-OT principles as detailed in my training DVD’s and you’ll see that the workouts are centered on basic compound movements and that I stay away from isolation exercises. Compound movements are those that involve multi joints/multi muscles and allow you to achieve greater overload over a more natural range of motion as compared their isolation counterparts. We could...

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The Great Pro Hormone Debate

Posted by on Jul 6, 2009 in body building, drug free, pro hormone, steroids | 4 comments

Of all the raging debates out there about my drug free status, one of the silliest to me involves the issue of pro hormones. I took pro hormones for a period of time in the early 2000’s. Anyone who actually read along with my training journals on the AST Sports Science web site knows they ranked at the bottom of my supplement list as far as importance. I added them to my supplement arsenal...

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Steroid free bodybuilding 101 – Schedule time off.

Posted by on Jul 5, 2009 in body building, drug free, steroids, training | 0 comments

Over training is one of the biggest enemies of the steroid free bodybuilder. More is not better when it comes to frequency or duration of workouts. It is very important to maximize recovery by following a smart plan and for my money there is no plan smarter or more effective for a natural training athlete than Max-OT. One of the Max-OT principles is to take one week off of training every 8-10...

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The keys to awesome abs!

Posted by on Jun 27, 2009 in abs, body building, documentary, drug free, mid section, steroids, stomach | 2 comments

People are still brainwashed to believe that you have to do millions of crunches to have a great mid section. You see it on TV all the time with the latest and greatest ab busting machine and that only perpetuates the problem. Let me say it again…..YOU CAN NOT SPOT REDUCE FAT. You could do millions of crunches and never see chiseled abdominals. Having great abs has a simple formula and the...

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Mental Demands of Steroid Free Bodybuilding

Posted by on Jun 17, 2009 in body building, documentary, drug free, mind set, steroids | 0 comments

I’ve often compared it to a guy who walks across hot coals. In order to achieve outstanding condition you have to get your mind in a place that takes your body beyond where it comfortably wants to go. When you are training drug free and striving to get “bodybuilding lean” you really have to dig deep as I explain in this clip from “I Want to Look Like That Guy“. By...

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Steroid free bodybuilding 101 – Believe. Achieve.

Posted by on Jun 16, 2009 in body building, drug free, steroids | 0 comments

I am often disappointed by the attitude of natural bodybuilders. They come out of the gate with a limiting mind set that blocks their full potential. I can’t tell you how many times over the years people assume that the top drug free guys/girls are lying and cheating just because we’ve achieved a level of development and conditioning that exceeds what they’ve been taught to...

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