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“Starting Strength is a Troll Routine”

March 1, 2013
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“Starting Strength is a Troll Routine”

One thing currently making the rounds on the interwebs is the argument that Mark Rippetoe’s “Starting Strength”  (SS) is in fact a “troll” routine. It seems that these allegations fall along the lines that SS will not get you an aesthetic appearance  will cause your legs to grow out of proportion and at the end of…

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My First Attempt at a 440 lbs Squat

February 22, 2013
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I done good. Hope to shoot higher than this by the end of 2013. Enjoy!

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A Quick Note on Incline Bench

February 22, 2013
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Heard this one recently and thought it was worth sharing. A knowledgeable fellow over at simplyshredded.com, EKnight, is a strong advocate of improving the benchpress by benchpressing more. He should know, he won three national titles. And for what it’s worth, I would tend to…

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Layne Norton’s PHAT: Program Review

January 4, 2013
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Layne Norton’s PHAT: Program Review

For the past 14 weeks I have been running Layne Norton’s PHAT program, known in its full sense as Power Hyperthrophy Adaptive Training. For full details of the program and Layne Nroton’s own insight into how it works, head over to simplyshredded.com and check it out. As always,…

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So you think you can squat?

October 14, 2012
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Despite the motion of the squat being a completely natural sensation in so far as it involves sitting back into a natural position; so many people struggle with it as a lift. Even the most advanced lifters have a part of their technique that wont…

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