In the suffocating sweat sock of Florida’s Pompano Beach, with its heavy hissing midday air, motorists taking to the freeway do so with a dread not unlike that of entering Erebus, that benighted pit stop on the way to Hades; Ahmad Haidar sees that heat-shimmering snake of macadam wiggling its way into the city and [...]
Could you tell us a bit about your background and what got you started into bodybuilding? I was about 12 when my dad introduced me to the weight room. Once he got the train rolling, it didn’t plan on stopping. As I grew older and more knowledgeable about bodybuilding, I realized what advantages a powerful [...]
Q: What’s the difference between doing chest pullovers and lat pullovers? Should the exercise be modified depending on which bodypart you’re trying to work? A: You may have noticed that some bodybuilders do pullovers in their chest routines while some do them for their backs. What gives? Well, both the pecs and lats, not to [...]
Q: A guy at my gym told me not to waste time training forearms, because you either have them or you don’t. Mine are stubborn, so should I even bother training them? A: You think your forearms are stubborn? You should meet the mule we keep at Haney’s Harvest House! In all seriousness, absolutely train [...]
Could you tell us a bit about your background and what got you started into fitness? Chidi Ekebere: My name is Chidi Ekebere. I’m an IFPA professional natural bodybuilder and a self employed professional personal fitness trainer . I have been competing in bodybuilding shows since 2009. I have competed with the NANBF, and I [...]
The premise of the diet is high protein (about 1- 1 1/2 gram per pound), moderate fat (about 1/2 g per lb) and low low carbs (no direct sources of carbs). During this diet, the brain goes into ketosis (it uses ketone bodies for energy, fats) and thus the energy requirements by the body can [...]
Opening Arguments Defense Bodybuilders have been doing incline bench presses for decades to bring up the upper chest. Prosecution Research on incline and reverse-grip bench presses suggests that reverse-grip bench presses my be a better upper-pec builder. Evidence Australian researchers reported in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research that when weight-trained subjects performed incline [...]
May be the number one calf-training mistake is picking the wrong parents, because more than any other bodypart, calf size is determined by genetically structured anatomy. Those with high gastrocnemius can suffer thousands of sets and still have “peg legs”; while others, despite never having entered a gym, possess footballs that seem to sprout from [...]
Nicknamed The Gift”, Phil Heath is an IFBB professional bodybuilder, and is on a mission to become one of the best bodybuilders in the world. Some of Phil’s notable victories include: * 2010 — IFBB Arnold Classic (2nd) * 2009 — IFBB Mr. Olympia (5th) * 2008 — IFBB Arnold Classic (2nd) * 2008 — [...]
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