Strength / Weight Training For Women

There are many Strength and Weight training for women programs available on the internet and most, if not all, I say are just junk made to try to sell something to women who are likely to know less about training and supplements than men are.

Now the reality for a strenght or weight training for women routine is that there will not be too much difference from a man's routine who is looking for the same end goals.... 

Gain Weight - 20kg In 3 Months

"How can I gain weight" - the eternal question for teenage boys, footballers and beginning bodybuilders. Also the question that took me from a skinny 70kg long distance runner to todays weight of over 140kg - more than doubling my lean body weight.

21 years ago I started to ask how do I gain weight in earnest, studying every bit of archaic knowledge, the current state of professional nutrition advice and every bit of hearsay we could get our ears around. In the end we decided to follow these following steps.

In 3 months I gained 20kg of weight, mostly muscle!

Finding Time To Train

"I can't find time to train" the cry echoes out around us in our busy modern lives. So many people forego thier fitness commitments and allow themselves to become unfit and flabby, yet there are others around us who seem to find the time and get fitter and better looking all the time. 

What is the difference? Where do these people find the time? 

300lbs Down To 189lbs Email From A Reader

A reader of this site sent me a detailed email requesting help with loosing fat. Amazingly he has already come down from 300lbs to 189lbs. This alone shows me he is serious and that being the case I just had to reply to his email.

Congratulations and keep up the good work, you can achieve your goals just getting a little more knowledge will make it easier for you...

Benefits Of Bodybuilding / Weight Training

I was talking with a bodybuilding friend the other day about our lives and how bodybuilding changed the way our lives have gone and the paths we took.  It was rather an interesting reflection, without bodybuilding in my life I would probably be stuck in my hometown working some sort of office job with computers.

The benefits of bodybuilding have been great, for both of us, but today I am going to talk about the benefits that I have personally gained... 

The 300 Workout Program - What A Load Of Bollocks

I have just seen all over the internet forums and on blogs all excitement over the "300 workout program". It is supposed to be the fitness workout that got the guys 'in shape' for the Spartan war movie 300.

What a load of bollocks. 

Variously I have seen the 300 workout program  written as a 4 month training course or an 8 week training course. The exercises seem to vary too - hmmm.... Chinese whispers at work.

I have photographic proof that the 300 workout program is NOT responsible for King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) muscled physique. Also as a professional actor and stuntman and as a 20 year bodybuilder - I will fill you in on a few more details before you go believing the hype....

Triceps Not Growing - Now Train Chest And Triceps Together

Over the last months (since I have stopped partying so much) I have been getting some great gains, but my triceps are not growing as quickly as they should be.

Previously I was training biceps and triceps together to get massive arm pumps, this too was working but I found with the way that I train chest and triceps make a better combination...

Deadlifts And Bent Over Rows For A Big Thick Muscular Back

My back is sore, in a good way. My back is getting stronger and bigger each week, I can feel it. I get a huge back pump after only 2 sets in the gym.

My posture is improved and I stand taller. 

The exercise is one of the oldest known and most basic exercises, yet there are only 3 people in my gym that do it - Deadlifts. Why are we the few who do it? Why does no one else do it? 

That's because we're not lazy in the gym...

My Recovery From Nerve Damage (New Photos)

Seven years after my first discovery of the bad news I can finally say that I am almost fully recovered from the Nerve Damage. 

The photos below tell the story.         

                   

18 Months Ago Compared To Yesterdays Photo

Inside are some more photos taken at the gym yesterday and another comparison... 

New Photos Of Conan - Now Leaner Than Ever

Here are some new photos we shot this week for a Muscle Gain For Beginners book I am writting.  You can see I am leaner than I have ever been before and looking good.

Lean, Muscular And 7 Feet Tall

What more do you need in an action hero?

Over the last several months I have been concentrating on loosing fat, while maintaining or growing the muscle.

Want ot know how to loose fat, get lean and get big muscle all at the same time.... 

Best Cardio Exercises To Lose Fat And Excess Weight

People often ask me what is the best way to lose fat. Besides the obvious of stop eating rubbish the other suggestion is to take up some cardiovascular exercise (cardio).

What is the best cardio exercises to burn body fat is often the next question.... 

Stupid Things We Did As Beginner Bodybuilders

As teenagers we were desperate to get huge through bodybuilding. Here are some of the stupid mistakes we made in our early bodybuilder years... 

Training Heavy vs Training Hard In The Gym

Many guys I watch in the gym are training heavy but they are not training hard, in fact they exhaust themselves but barely utilise their muscles.

And of course they never grow.

This is what they are doing wrong.... 

Sore Lower Back After Squats

Do you get sore lower back pain the day after squats at the gym? So do I, here's how to overcome it... 

The Bodybuilding Secret to Getting Big, Huge and Massive

Every man and his dog claims to have the bodybuilding secret to make you get big muscles fast, but can they back it up?

I have put on 73kg of muscle since I started training. Not only do I know the bodybuilding secret to getting big, I have done it, and now you can too....