Results matching “bodybuilder”

Christian Thibaudeu laments the serious attention paid to shoulder development by bodybuilders in previous decades, and resurrects several great exercises - including a superb creation from the legendary Vince Gironda - that are well worth considering. If you identify with the description of Larry Scott as being 'shaped like a traffic cone', read on.

If the article starts you thinking about Ring Training and performing an Iron Cross, Coach Sommer wrote an excellent article last year on The Iron Cross for Bodybuilders - Simulated Gymnastics Training with Weights.

When it comes to looking after your shoulder health, you could do a lot worse than read Eric Cressey's Shoulder Savers article series (part I, part II) on T-Nation. Definitely a keeper.

Meet Elena Seiple : strongwoman, elite powerlifter and bodybuilder. Very impressive.

Meet Elena Seiple : strongwoman, elite powerlifter and bodybuilder. Very impressive.

For the bodybuilders out there - TomVenuto.com is back online.

For the bodybuilders out there - TomVenuto.com is back online.

Weight Training and Bodybuilding.

This book is an excellent resource for anyone new to weight training - regardless of their reasons for doing this training. It contains simple program outlines for beginner, intermediate and advanced lifters; and details each exercise showing techniques and benefits.

Columbu's credentials - even if you don't remember him in his bodybuilding heyday (and his career was certainly nothing to sneeze at) - are found in a line near the end of the book :

To me, the most important thing is to be as strong as you look.

As the book is filled with photos showing Columbu bending iron bars, lifting a car, pulling over 700lb, benching 475lb etc it is clear that he stands behind this statement.

The book also features a brief look into Columbu's thinking on nutrition (see something like The Bodybuilder's Nutrition Book for a more complete view), as well as various stories covering everything from old-time strongmen to contemporary arm-wrestling competitions. For those leaning toward bodybuilding, a few thoughts on posing are offered.

Overall it's a great read - and worth looking at for the numerous photos alone; as well as the beautifully simple advice from someone who has certainly 'walked the walk'.

Over the past few weeks I've been gradually reading through my dad's collection of fitness books. Amongst them I came across this gem; reinforcing just how much the weight-training mentality has strayed (in many cases) from a simple, highly effective approach.

This book is an excellent resource for anyone new to weight training - regardless of their reasons for doing this training. It contains simple program outlines for beginner, intermediate and advanced lifters; and details each exercise showing techniques and benefits.

Columbu's credentials - even if you don't remember him in his bodybuilding heyday (and his career was certainly nothing to sneeze at) - are found in a line near the end of the book :

To me, the most important thing is to be as strong as you look.

As the book is filled with photos showing Columbu bending iron bars, lifting a car, pulling over 700lb, benching 475lb etc it is clear that he stands behind this statement.

The book also features a brief look into Columbu's thinking on nutrition (see something like The Bodybuilder's Nutrition Book for a more complete view), as well as various stories covering everything from old-time strongmen to contemporary arm-wrestling competitions. For those leaning toward bodybuilding, a few thoughts on posing are offered.

Overall it's a great read - and worth looking at for the numerous photos alone; as well as the beautifully simple advice from someone who has certainly 'walked the walk'.

This one's definitely targeted toward the bodybuilders out there. AMP (Awesome Muscles Podcasts) is a series of interviews hosted by nutritionist Daniel Gastelu. The latest interview (with Jay Cutler) touches on a few interesting points :

• Currently, it's rare to find anything that screams 'nutritional value' in the frozen section of major supermarkets. Microwave meals are provided solely for reasons of convenience. However, this is set to change as a new line of frozen meals designed for bodybuilders hits the shelves.
• Jay's approach to diet (including supplementation), which is refreshingly simple.
• He drinks in excess of 3 gallons (13.65 litres) of water per day.
• Use of Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT).
• Incorporation of Yoga and Pilates for core strengthening and stretching.
• Expected time as a professional bodybuilder.
• Training common areas of difficulty.
• Visualisation of muscle movements whilst working out.

The AMP series is available through iTunes.

NB : An earlier interview (#2) with Dr Fred 'Dr Squat' Hatfield is also a great listen.

This one's definitely targeted toward the bodybuilders out there. AMP (Awesome Muscles Podcasts) is a series of interviews hosted by nutritionist Daniel Gastelu. The latest interview (with Jay Cutler) touches on a few interesting points :

• Currently, it's rare to find anything that screams 'nutritional value' in the frozen section of major supermarkets. Microwave meals are provided solely for reasons of convenience. However, this is set to change as a new line of frozen meals designed for bodybuilders hits the shelves.
• Jay's approach to diet (including supplementation), which is refreshingly simple.
• He drinks in excess of 3 gallons (13.65 litres) of water per day.
• Use of Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT).
• Incorporation of Yoga and Pilates for core strengthening and stretching.
• Expected time as a professional bodybuilder.
• Training common areas of difficulty.
• Visualisation of muscle movements whilst working out.

The AMP series is available through iTunes.

NB : An earlier interview (#2) with Dr Fred 'Dr Squat' Hatfield is also a great listen.

Heather Lee is a bodybuilder, powerlifter and fitness model. You'll also see her occasionally performing in Strongman (Strongwoman?) competitions.

Aside from the usual range of photos that seem to go hand-in-hand with the sites of most fitness models, her training journal contains some interesting tidbits.