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For most of us, preventing heart disease depends largely on our lifestyle, which means there's much that's in our power to maintain cardiovascular health while bodybuilding. Despite fit looking physiques being portrayed as examples of optimized health, the reality is that bodybuilding is one of the most unhealthy things you can do from a cardiac perspective.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Mai 201927min

Muscle Strength Vs. Muscle Size There is a very common saying, and it is, “a bigger muscle is a stronger muscle.” And I don't know where that originated from. But it has been getting passed down through the grapevine over the years.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Mai 20195min

Do Androgen Receptors Downregulate? There is a very common misconception in the bodybuilding community that androgen receptors downregulate during a steroid cycle, or during long-term steroid use. A plateau in muscle gain is commonly attributed to this “androgen receptor downregulation”. If you've ever cycled anabolics, you can also attest to the fact that during a new cycle the gains always seem to come within the first 8 weeks or so, and then the weeks following that it is typical to notice a blatant diminishing returns effect.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Apr 20196min

The Best Diet For Adherence There is a lot of controversy around intermittent fasting for bodybuilding goals, and whether or not it is a suboptimal way to gain muscle or lose fat. There are a lot of mixed opinions, and I get asked a lot what I think about it as a diet style.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Apr 20195min

The Moment I Learned That Rejections Aren't All Dead Ends This strategy can be used wherever you live, regardless of what school you are at. While some of you guys might be in fraternities, or have thriving social scenes at the schools you go to, there are a lot of colleges and universities that have no parties, no night life, and are essentially just commuter schools.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Apr 201912min

Getting Shredded On Junk Food Obviously, trying to get shredded eating McDonalds every day is not the optimal way to diet. This post is not meant to assert that you should diet down eating McDonalds every day, it is simply meant to illustrate how the metabolism works, and how daily calorie intake relative to daily energy expenditure is ultimately what will determine if you lose fat or not.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Apr 20197min

Dorian Yates Work Ethic Dorian Yates is highly regarded for his extreme work ethic. He is often referred to as an example of hard work beating talent–or genetics. Many truly believe that he was just such a hard worker in the gym that it allowed him to overcome genetic deficiencies and grind his way to six consecutive Mr.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Apr 20195min

Why There Are A Increasing Number Of Beta Males I'm sure you've noticed as the years progress that beta males and “soy boys” are increasing in exponential proportions. Men in general are becoming more and more feminine. A lot of people think it is associated with the decline in natural testosterone levels as time goes on.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Apr 20197min