T-Muscle’s(T-Nation) I, Bodybuilder Review: Fact or Fiction?

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A few weeks ago I was searching for the most innovative bodybuilding program the internet had to offer. I was hungry. I found myself at the end of my rope and about to place my last bet. At this point, I needed a miracle, a cure, a quick fix; I needed salvation.

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My savior came in the form of a fancy article titled I, Bodybuilder. Sheesh, I feel like a sellout just linking to them. T-Muscle(or T-Nation?) has absolutely gone to the crazy house with this one. When this gem was published a few weeks back, my jaw literally hit the floor. I could not believe what I was reading. For a moment I got so lost in the copy that I thought I was reading a comic book about bodybuilders, seriously.

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The article is an interview of sorts between Nate Green and Tim Patterson. There is a 4 minute long video at the beginning of the article with some really catchy taglines and phrases being read aloud by a Hollywood style voice over. [Read more...]

No Holy Grail: The Compound Movement Madness

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In a recent encounter with another fitness writer, I had a discussion on the topic of compound movements for bodybuilding purposes. The conversation quickly turned into an argument and the person I was chatting with was very adamant about his ideology. He believed solely that the squat, deadlift and bench press were superior to all movements and every other compound exercise fails miserably in comparison when one’s focus is to build the most lean body mass. He firmly believes that anything other than the big three are suboptimal at best. [Read more...]

How I Fixed My Shoulder Woes

Back in August 2008, I was being stupid and hurt my right shoulder during a full body workout. I was in a rush, jumped under too much weight and paid for it the following 4-5 months. It wasn’t too much weight as I had been pressing it for some time, I just failed to properly warm up and it did me in. [Read more...]

Creatine is for Girls(too)

I opened my inbox a few weeks ago and there was a question from this nice Finnish girl I have been chatting with over the past month or so. I am always happy to answer questions and love to meet new people. Thanks to the internet I now have friends on almost every continent. I still haven’t gotten an email from anyone in Antarctica yet(I have high hopes, though). [Read more...]