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04-10-2016, 11:13 AM
No lie, but Elgin doesn't look particularly jacked. But he is a damn funny guy.
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06-27-2016, 04:51 PM
Eric Helms, Alan Aragon, Martin Berkhan, and Lyle McDonald for nutrition information and general theory. Omar Isuf and Alan Thrall for exercise technique. Chris Jones also has good tips on how to perform exercises.
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06-27-2016, 06:13 PM
I've seen him mentioned here before, not sure what the consensus is here among our resident fitness guys but Big Brandon Carter helped me get over a lot of plateaus.
In addition, his workout tips/routines are very bare bones nitty-gritty types. I don't really need a gym for any of his stuff, yet Ive made noticeable gains with his arm programs especially.
He has a no bullshit in your face "this is how I do it" take it or leave it mentality. He is also pretty damn entertaining to watch. Actually a really smart guy. Id like to know if others here have been watching his vids and benefited from them as well.
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06-29-2016, 09:04 PM
Rich Piana
He has interesting enough videos, makes money through youtube (many of his videos have more than a million hits) and his supplement line.
Although I personally don't find his videos that valuable to me you can't deny that he's successful doing what he's doing.
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07-16-2016, 04:55 PM
Rendörség,
I started taking his advice for people who work out at home and do relatively similar routines to stuff like "Convict Conditioning".
I began doing his various ab programs, and while I already got a pretty decent six pack that gets comments frequently, I had weak oblique definition. His ab routines gave me a very well defined midsection all around. Im starting to develop that "spartan armor" ab look now, rather than the "good looking surfer kid" abs I used to have.
Also working out at home with minimal equipment, I had a hard time getting any real definition or size on my pecs. He had some vids with some pretty good isolation excersizes that have netted me some great results.
He also had really good tips for growing your legs without access to a squat rack for the at-home guys. It wasn't exactly groundbreaking news (sissy squats and similar) but now I actually fill up my jeans. And my calves are better than they have ever been.
His dieting and lifestyle advice are also on point.
All in all he is a good dude, has collaborated with Roosh before on vids, funny as hell and has real actionable advice. Definitely recommend.
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07-19-2016, 05:17 PM
I'm a little surprised no one has mentioned Mark Rippetoe yet. Starting Strength is probably the single best resource for a beginner lifter.
Practical Programming for Strength Training is excellent as well.
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07-25-2016, 12:00 AM
People always look to the next guru for answers. I know several I like (Chaos and Pain, etc) but have a few words for those who care to listen.
Look within, rather than outside, for inspiration. Find your inner child that wants to play rather than work.
I quit lifting "seriously" for the most part, and just spend anywhere from ten minutes to an hour every day just playing with weights. If it's heavy, I pick it up a few times, or a few dozen times, until I don't feel like it. It could be a rock, or a barbell, or a sandbag. Usually there is music in the background. Every day I put weight overhead or do handstand work against a wall, trying to freestand.
I stand in the kitchen and cook. Sometimes if the onions take a while to carmelize, I'll do several sets of curls or pushups. Why not? It's free.
If I have to go somewhere, maybe I will take the car. Or walk. Bike. Sprint. Who cares? All I do is do exactly what I feel like that day.
I keep a chinup bar by the door. Why not do a few every time I have to leave the house?
Integrating lifestyle and fitness is by no means easy, but that does not mean it must be imposing and challenging. I keep up lifting just because it is NOT an imposition to my lifestyle. I keep dumbbells and lifting equipment littered around the house for that reason. If I don't want to keep working on homework for another hour, I just walk over and do sets until I don't want to do that either.
On a special occasion with friends, I'll get dressed up and go to the gym.
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07-28-2016, 02:06 AM
The bigger the guy, the worse the advice, quite frankly