Let’s face it, if you’re reading this then you’re fat (or chubby, or soft, or squishy, or any other permutation of these unattractive traits) and you desperately want to do something about it. But the problem is, you have some mildly retarded limiting belief that says “fat loss takes forever, and I might as well not bother”. Well if you don’t bother, muffin top, then who will?Do yo... more.

In this final part of the series on ‘how to pull a monstrous amount of weight off the floor while giving gravity the middle finger’, we will explore the following:Some alternate exercises that you’ve probably never tried, but will have a nice carry-over to your deadlifts. Variations of the deadlift which will help you increase your max, make you more beautiful or just generally more b... more.

In the first part of this series, we went over frequency and all the little ways you could manipulate the shit out of it to your advantage. But not in the same way you would manipulate the opposite sex, of course. In this next instalment, I’m going to take you through the most effective technique (in my opinion). Oh and the carry-over exercises along with deadlift variations will come in during ... more.

This is a question I’ve been getting a lot lately, and I’m going to start this off by stating that although I’m quite beastly, I am not the best deadlifter ever. Nor do I claim to be. However it wouldn’t shock me if I am, pound for pound, one of the strongest within my general vicinity. And by this time next year, one of the strongest ever. It’s one of those “new year’s resolutions�... more.

Today, I feel like ranting, and so I shall.Some say they are a myth. Others have claimed they exist, but only in small numbers. But the truth is, there is probably one in the very gym you call your second home. In fact in every gym around the world, they exist. The bad ass walking, imaginative lat syndrome strutting, bosu ball stomping fuckers who have a vocal projection intensity that is inve... more.

So I started out asking myself a very specific question, “What makes one trainer, more successful than another?” Because see, in my head I have a list of guys and gals whom I consider to be legit. As in, I wouldn’t think twice about recommending them to my own mother - and she’s one intense little lady. These people have achieved success in their own right, but obviously still have further... more.