This is the first part of series of articles on supplements, which combined with calorie-restricted diets and exercise might help burn the unwanted fat faster. So, watch for more similar reads to follow this one. If you are reading this article you either carry some extra weight with you or you have problems keeping the…
This is may be my second or third successful attempt at a slow 720 degrees rotation while keeping my body in a straight line as much as anatomically possible. Naturally, I am going through a Front Lever, then into a Back Lever and all the way down closing the circle. Then back up again –…
Q. Hi Ivan, I came across this training “method” called X-rep training. Are you aware of anything related to it, what the training entails, and whether it is in itself a hyped up form of any particularly circulating means of training such as negative training or static contraction? Your input is definitely very helpful in this. A. X-rep training was originally…
I remember about 7 – 8 years ago I used to train in the evening and there was nothing that could make me change my habit. That’s what I thought… I don’t remember exactly but it must have been an evening job that made me re-train myself and start training early in the morning. I…
How Important It Is To Understand Nutrition If You Want To Be Fit And Healthy I remember in my early years in bodybuilding I read what Dorian Yates (six times Mr. Olympia) once said “I can’t tell you in percentages how important nutrition vs. exercise is. Some say nutrition is 70% of the success in…
You’ve been told to eat more protein after 40. More shakes. More chicken. More supplements. Fight sarcopenia. Preserve the muscle. Sounds right. It’s not. High protein activates a growth pathway in your body called mTOR. mTOR doesn’t care what it grows. Muscle, yes. But also things you don’t want growing. After 40, when cancer risk…