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DC: How long have you been involved in the bodybuilding, health, and fitness industry? WB: For over a decade. I'm getting old! DC: How did you break into this industry? WB: People kept telling me I should write articles for the magazines. I was a private trainer in the Boston area and had...

Hello All. Well it’s that time of year; my annual coverage of the Arnold Classic Fitness and Bodybuilding Weekend Expo. I like to cover the expo portion briefly in this here little column to give the vendors of the expo some exposure, and the readers of the BrinkZone list who have never been to...

FYI for anyone interested: People that follow my articles know I generally write about nutrition, supplements, training, and other topics that are more science based than subjective, like interviews or contest coverage. However, what most people don't know is early in my career, interviewing pro...

The End of Andro? By Will Brink, Bill Roberts, and Rick Cohen M.D.; © 1998 It was only a few years ago that androstenedione exploded onto the bodybuilding scene touted as the greatest thing since the invention of the squat rack for building muscles. For a while, androstenedione was...

I found this acrticle in one of my pasT muscle fitness mag. It really hit home to all us new body builder weight lifter ect. On what we may not know or we might ignore. Keep it down By Jim Sstroppani Phd One thing doctors have always known is that you can tell a lot about a person's...

26 products that have been shown to burn or reduce fat! BY:http://www.osh-forum.com 1. 7-Keto Dhea. (3-acetyl-7Oxo DHEA or 7-keto DHEA) is a natural metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone, this is the hormone produced by your adrenal glands to form testosterone. Unlike DHEA, 7-keto DHEA increases...

This article is for anyone that has a good level of flexibility, agility, and most importantly, an open mind. First off, I don't do much weights at all for the past few months because I've been trying to find other ways of increasing muscle while at the same time becoming anatomically balanced,...

The Thought Process of Training for Function Functional training is a system of logic that thinks about how to exercise in a way that enhances things that we do in everyday life. So, for example. Walking. A conventional approach (that I used to ascribe to) says that you would look at the...

For the past couple of months I have been always looking for the best supplement and the most effective supplement that will increase my gains. Well, now I realized that there is something far more important than supplements! Something that could really make those biceps huge in no time! This...

Eggs were pretty much my main source of nourishment during my dark days living in an apartment at college. Not that that’s any sort of punishment or inconvenience because I love eggs. I love the white, the yolk, the shell, the carton, everything. Though I only eat the yolk and white, I would...

Tips and advice for successful fat-loss June 4, 2008 By: Doug Hershberger First off, my name's Doug Hershberger. To give you some background, I was fat. I inherited a slow metabolism from my mom, and a wide structure from my dad. I don't blame my weight solely on that, but it did have...

I've been involved in competiting sports for most of my life. I played soccer when I was a kid, then when I was 12, I played football until I injured my back when I was 18. From early on, I noticed that the mental aspect was a really important, if not the most important aspect of any sport,...

*Weight Training and Martial Arts *by xJonathanx There has been a 'clash of the titans' in the last 40 years, so to speak, on whether or not weight training is beneficial or harmful to peak martial arts performance. It has been divided into two schools of thought: Traditionalists... are...

What could I possibly be talking about? Magnesium. "Every organ in the body -- especially the heart, muscles, and kidneys -- needs the mineral magnesium. It also contributes to the makeup of teeth and bones. Most important, it activates enzymes, contributes to energy production, and helps...

this thread is totally information that i have read and wanna write a little about it. How many of you have trained countless hours in the gym and arent getting results you are looking for in that one single body part? Is it gentics?is it lack of form?or just a curse? well this is the info that...

Throughout the last few months I have been on a covert mission, secretly observing people as they plod through their workout routines. For those who I see in the gym on a fairly regular basis, I have been compiling mental notes in an attempt to ascertain their lifting schedule and their logic...

It is an interesting conundrum, the more I have lifted, the more I have learned, and the more I have learned, the more I realize there is still a lot to learn! Does that make any sense? Anyway, it really is true, just like anything else, there is a whole lot to learn and I don’t think there is a...

Over the last year or so I have ventured into the world of bands. I am using them on bench and squats. I get a lot of strange looks, but nobody says much. I think it is because most people don't know what they are and certainly don't realize their importance for power production. For those of you...

There are hundreds of articles out there about the bench press. It is by far the most popular exercise, and definitely the most overrated. So why do we place so much emphasis on it? There are a lot of reasons, one is because having that godlike chest is one of the most intimidating things a person...

With High intesity I mean high intensity in the working sets, you should be psyched for your heaviest working sets you should also do it all out 110% if u dont scream like a dying bull at the last reps on the working sets you are not doing it right, it should be ALL OUT MAXIMUM EFFORT FOR ALL REPS...

Introduction: I know fitness can be an intimidating and confusing subject to start learning about, and often people just getting in to it are scared off by the massive amounts of information presented to them. I?ve done my best to give beginners somewhere to start from here, and included several...

Routine: There are two components to exercise for our purposes. Cardio, and resistance training. Now, there is a very popular myth floating around that cardio is the way to go for weight loss. This is exactly why your friends and co-workers have been doing Pilates and walking on the treadmill...

1. TRAIN HARD! This goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway, Train Hard! Yes there will be your days when you work light, but the majority of the time you should be giving it your all. Try to squeeze everything you can out of your muscles in a safe manner. Also your workout should revolve...

As a personal trainer, over the years I've been fascinated with the number of men and women who show up at the gym, then do everything EXCEPT work out. Or, those who make a big show of working out but are actually doing next to nothing. To make gains and progress, you have to have a plan, and...