It's common knowledge that if you win the morning you win the day. That being said, each morning you should set very little goals that are almost impossible to fail. For example, making your bed. This may seem very pointless but this method was developed by monks and the thinking behind it is this: almost … Continue reading Daily routines
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Training Principals
So, you've made it this far and you have at least a basic understanding of weight training and the benefits it brings with it. You might even have a workout plan or routine underway and you're just looking to optimize results. Whatever the case, you came to the right spot. Training all in itself is … Continue reading Training Principals
Supplements
Many people these days are looking for a supplement for one thing or the other to give themselves an edge in the gym or boost their physique. Let me tell you, you can not supplement your way to hard work. The best supplements on the market are not going to make it easier for you … Continue reading Supplements
Stress
A huge part of overall success in life is to have limited or no stress. All the money in the world can not buy happiness if an individual is stressed out. Luckily, there are some pretty simple ways to combat the stress of every day life no matter how big or small it may feel. … Continue reading Stress
Specialty Training
A large focus of this blog is placed on weight training and subsequently bodybuilding/body shaping however, I want to broaden the scope here and look at different types of training for different goals, looks, sports and get into the details of what makes certain workouts hit differently than others. For simplicity sake, we are going … Continue reading Specialty Training
Intermittent fasting
Traditionally, fasting is in regards to going an extended period of time with little to no food. Although this has been proven to have some health and possibly religious benefits fasting is normally something that I and many others think to be to extreme (I am open to the idea but have never personally fasted). … Continue reading Intermittent fasting
Going against the flow
No body wants you to win but you period. Your haters want to see you fail, your friends don't want you to be better than them and your family wants you to take the safe route through life shutting down any big dreams and ideas you may have. For many people looking to push the … Continue reading Going against the flow
Failure and over training
As briefly mentioned in past articles, training to failure is a key concept in building muscle as well as just generally making progress in the gym. Training till failure does not mean that you must spend hours upon hours in the gym until you drop, that is very ineffective and not the point of training … Continue reading Failure and over training
Fat loss
Fat loss is probably the most discussed topic in the world of health most likely because it would be hard to find 1 person who would complain about losing fat no matter what level of athlete or not they are. The downside of this being such a discussed topic is all the bullshit information that … Continue reading Fat loss
Mindset
So, here we are at the last post of Builtstrong phase 1. Over the course of these blog posts you have had so much information thrown at you on a number of topics some of which may be brand new to you, some of the topics you may not agree with, some may spark engaging … Continue reading Mindset
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