March 8, 2010 By 16 Comments

The Law of Diminishing Returns

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The law of diminishing returns, put simply is an economic law that states if one aspect of production is kicked up a notch while everything else remains static or constant, the returns will eventually decrease after a certain point.  Thus, sometimes doing more work or giving more effort will yield a negative result as opposed to a positive one.

Since I’m not very well versed in economics, that’s about all you’ll be hearing from me on this topic, however if you’re interested in that type of thing, I’d recommend checking out MD’s blog, studenomics. [Read more...]

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February 1, 2010 By 8 Comments

Working the Non-Mirror Muscles Part II – Injury Prevention

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In part I, I wrote about how most people fail to train the muscles they don’t see.  I also got off on a bit of a tangent about how sometimes we(especially men) think we are training for sex appeal, when in reality we’re just trying to be bigger and better than the next dude.

In today’s installment, I will explain the role that training the non-mirror muscles plays in warding off injuries or at least preventing them.

In my opinion, the most important point of balancing out your training protocol is injury prevention.  If you’ve been participating in strength training or bodybuilding for any decent amount of time, the chances of experiencing an injury are highly likely.  The beauty of proper training and attention to detail is that you can vastly decrease your chances of an unintentional layoff. [Read more...]

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January 25, 2010 By 17 Comments

Working the Non-Mirror Muscles Part I – Vanity

Many guys just getting into bodybuilding or strength training often find themselves in a mad love affair with the bench press.  I have witnessed many of my peers develop a sudden interest in being able to impress everyone (especially the other guys) with how much they bench. I will admit, at one point, I was obsessed with the bench press but I never compromised my other lifts due to this stubborn, lustful infatuation.  Naturally, I didn’t have a choice as I was introduced to strength training as a result of being involved in athletics.  Coach said “you WILL do rows and deadlifts or you will get the hell out of my facility!”

The main point I want to bring to your attention today is the importance of training the non-mirror muscles and in this part we will be discussing vanity.  So many young guys develop this grandiose obsession with building a huge chest and a big bench that they often neglect their back, shoulders, traps and lower body altogether.  There is a fundamental flaw in this approach to training.  You can only go so long and get so strong before you run into a myriad of problems. [Read more...]

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December 8, 2009 By 67 Comments

T-Muscle’s(T-Nation) Anaconda Protocol: A No-BS Assessment

In case you haven’t noticed, T-Muscle released their highly anticipated Anaconda™ Protocol (do not fear, I ­repented to the internet gods for linking to them) at the end of November.  If you’re familiar with this whole project, you know it’s been in the works for quite some time now.  If you know nothing of what I’m writing about today, take a look at my I, Bodybuilder rebuttal from August to better understand today’s composition.  Matt Perryman already shared his thoughts – check it out. [Read more...]

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