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I. LIFT BIG -
Give your muscles a reason to grow. Don't do endless sets, be intense. Go heavy, but don't remain much longer than an hour. Train 3-4 days a week. Hit failure and make that last set count.

II. EAT BIG -
You must eat to grow. For gaining, take 20Cal/lb bodyweight ...

Want to know the most idiot-proof way to determine the difference between a weekend warrior and a seasoned gym veteran?



Watch them squat (if they even squat at all!). If they look like they know what they’re doing, have decent depth, and you aren’t scared for their back or knees at any point, chances are they are serious. If the only time they approach the squat rack is to piss you off by using it for curls, ...

Fruit and Vegetables: Getting Enough?
Americans fall very short of the goal to eat five servings of vegetables and four servings of fruit. These guidelines are daunting at best. When one is dieting or watching the scale, this sounds like a perfect formula that would blow all your dieting triumphs, forcing you to choose between being overweight or healthy! ...

Dana's Day at the NPC Jr USA!
Written by Steve Wennerstrom, IFBB Women’s Historian
Sunday, 22 May 2011 01:56


Charleston, South Carolina, May 21, 2011: It was exactly 30 years ago in Salinas, California, that the AFWB staged the first ever Junior USA, and with the passing of those 30 years and over 2,700 miles of distance to Charleston, the 2011 NPC Junior USA did its part in posting several more firsts as the anxiously anticipated birth of the new Women’s Physique Division took center stage this weekend.

Beautifully promoted by Tres Bennett ...

Draper here... Questions Not Enough People are Asking (Dave Draper)

(reposted from his subscription email )

It's the middle of June and I'm in the middle of nowhere. It's as if I
fell asleep and awoke in a world I don't exactly recognize. I mean, it
looks the same, yet everything is sorta sideways, slightly backwards
and somewhat upside down. I'm going to the gym to stir up some muscle
and might and motion. The gym with its iron and plates and bars and
racks is where I lighten the load that holds me down and arouse the
strength that picks me up.

I note from my distant perspective that you, too, are a bit lopsided
and your eyes are slightly glazed over. Tsk. Here are some thoughts to
think before we grab our stinky sneakers and shredded Ts:
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