Category Archives: strength training

Various stages of Body Fat Progress for BodPod or DexaScan

Most people don’t test their body fat for various reasons, it can be expensive and inconvenient.  The scales that you can use at home are real hit and miss so the two methods I recommend are Dexa Scan (often times … Continue reading

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My lean mass journey (and oh yeah, fat loss along the way)

Like most people when I first started working out “for real” I experienced good muscle gain.  According to BodPod figures I went from 124 pounds of lean mass to 131 in 3 months.  Then after surgery and some extreme dieting … Continue reading

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Diet Challenges are broken, Lean You challenge starts January 15th

To be a part of the Lean You challenge simply message me on the Lean You page, Join the Lean You private group on Facebook, message me on Twitter or join our Fitocracy group. I am just going to put … Continue reading

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Keeping your workouts fresh and safe

It’s been close to a year since I reached 405 pounds on the deadlift, since then I have only lifted 415 once focusing more on more reps at higher weights but closer to a 90% approach.  It’s actually almost like … Continue reading

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Stir Fry

The reason I have been blogging more about snacks and eating out is because those are the things that befuddle people the most.  The reality is that you need to be able to have options when you can’t prepare your … Continue reading

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Maybe you’re just weak

I remember someone saying something to me when I first started serious resistance training and it sticks with me to this day.  At that time I had a lot of issues, my knees popped like fireworks every time I did … Continue reading

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