Spot Reduction May just be Possible After ALL!!

Did Franco prove spot reduction is possible?

I just learned a valuable lesson….for the 17th time!!  Trust my experience and instinct.  That doesn’t mean I’ll never be wrong, but if I go with my educated gut, I’ll will be right ~ 99.9% of the time, which is far better than when I 2nd-guess my instincts. More specifically, my rant here has to [...]

Great New Cardio Article by Dr Lonnie Lowery

Not your average nerdy Doc

I love Dr Lonnie Lowery!  Wait, that sounds odd…I mean I love his no-nonsense approach to nutrition.  Plus the man practices what he preaches….he ain’t just a lab nerd, that’s for sure!  And that’s the kind of guy I will listen to – one who knows the science and who also has real-world experience to [...]

Shoulder Problems? Your Lower Traps may be the Problem!

Scapular Wall Slide START

When most people think of shoulder problems, they immediately assume the problem lies in one (or more) of the rotator cuff muscles.  While this can be the case, there’s more to the picture. The rotator cuff muscles attach to and move the humerus (upper arm), so it makes since that we’d look there for problems.  [...]

Dr Clay’s “Book of Bodybuilding Training Programs” is Now Available!

Archer pose by Dr Clay

Ever get Paralysis by Analysis when laying out your own training program? Do you suffer from Training ADD and jump around from one training program to another? No matter what your experience level, designing and sticking to your own training program can be tough.  I think it was Alwyn Cosgrove who says “He who coaches [...]

For Better Results, Try Different Types of Training

Former Mr Olympia, Franco Columbo, did heavy deadlifts regularly.

Most bodybuilders have a bad habit of being overly biased towards training one major body part per day, doing isolation exercises, and using relatively light weights for moderate to high reps.  We (us bodybuilders) tend to think that doing a couple months of powerlifting would cause us to lose the size gains we’ve made thus [...]