Gold Medalist Weightlifter Ike Berger, the Super Scandalous Muscle House by the Sea, and Bodybuilder Gene Wells- The Cube Zero of the Westside Method
We have, of course, all seen the epic sci-fi horror film Cube, a film in which a few hapless and patently unlikable people find themselves trapped inside a massive, shifting Rubik's Cube boobytrapped with the type of futuristic insanity that would have given the Viet Cong lifetime hardons had they seen them in 1968. Because
Bill “Peanuts” West, The Godfather of Modern Powerlifting (and the Westside Method), Part 1
When people think of the men and women behind the curtain in the world of powerlifting, names like Mark Rippetoe and Louie Simmons, Dave Tate and Jim Wendler likely spring to mind. This is because powerlifting is about the most fad-driven pastime this side of table-top gaming and 20-something women's fashion, and because powerlifters are
The Land of Jacked Weirdos
At this point it's redundant to say that I pine for the times of yore when the lifting community wasn't mainstream- the time before Instagram when people decided they needed to lift to be "cool" or whatever, then inundated our gyms and scene with their banal bullshit, lame, pseudointellectual, "scientific" jargon, and poser mentalities. They
Baddest Mofos Ever: James “Warrior” Hellwig
“If what that man did in his life, makes the blood pulse through the body of others, and makes them believe deeper in something larger than life, then his essence, his spirit, will be immortalized by the storytellers, by the loyalty, by the memory, of those who honor him and make whatever the man did
Baddest Mofos Ever- John DeFendis: Intensity or Insanity?
When people think old-school training, this is the guy they're thinking about. "Oh, 5x5"" You ask?" Hell no, not even Reg Park himself trained like that- that was a goddamned beginner's workout. That full-body three days a week horseshit you've been peddled was even more fanciful than Saddam's WMDs, Justin Bieber's impression of his own
Baddest Mofos Ever: John Grimek
You ever think to yourself, "Maybe I should plan out my workouts?" or "Maybe I should pay some coach for a cookie-cutter routine that has nothing to do with my own individual strengths and weaknesses in the gym? That shit might work better
Partial Reps Can Make You Fully Brutal
I was once asked why I do squat lockouts with 1100+ lbs. My answer? Because I can. There's more to it than that, though. Partials, as I'm sure you all know, boast such myriad benefits as building stronger and thicker tendons, ligaments, and attachments, greatly stimulates the central nervous system and forces the body to build
Hatecast 64: Rant
Today we finish going over what was covered in the previous hatecast 63. Diets that need to die. Also we go over macros, energy balance and some of our recommendations on what we view as some good protien, fat and carb sources. https://youtu.be/hWnM3TFqZ9g
Just How Badly Do You Want to Win? Not as Badly as Pete Grymkowski Did.
The 1970s bodybuilding scene was more wide open than Mexican prison and more fun than a midget orgy on Ecstasy- the dudes who competed did so out of love for the sport and whatever personal weirdness drove them into lifting in the first place, and making money was the last goddamned thing on their mind.
Diets that need to die. Hatecast 63 (FT RYAN SKELLIE)
Some trends need to die. We try and swim through the sea of misinformation in today's diet culture in this episode of the hatecast. Also find out what ryan eats. Hint: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT and hes a beast. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=6B3lzNzCR2s