As many of you kept up with my progress after the SPF Backyard Meet at Mark Bell’s SuperTraining Gym, I was 330 lbs. the day of the meet, and disgusted with the way I looked so I decided to drop down using the CarbNite diet. For 7 weeks I dieted and lost all the way [...]

We all know that looks aren’t everything; intelligence, humor, and quick wit are traits that many women admire in guys. Just like you men give lavish praise for a perfectly plump derriere, It’s only natural, of course, that we ladies have our favorite physical attributes on a man. The women below spend a significant amount [...]

By Chad Wesley Smith You have all seen infomercials that promise you can effortlessly get 8 pack abs without ever training, just by hooking up a machine and letting it contract and relax your abs for you and voila, you’re ripped. To anyone with any training experience or shred of common sense this idea seems [...]

By Brandon Lilly  I am not writing out a diet guideline that I follow just yet because as this article will disclose, I know that 98% of the people who read what I do for diet would read it and never put it to use. So I’m gonna cover this first. If I told you [...]

“Muscle Growth Formula is top of the line and greatly aided in helping me build lean muscle. I started training, weighing around 235 and ended up weighing 246 at the NFL combine just 6 weeks later.”-Miles Burris, Linebacker, Oakland Raiders The Juggernaut Muscle Growth formula combines fast acting proteins, high caloric density/quick digesting carbohydrates, creatine [...]

Welcome to My Training… The Cube Method A Quick Intro to the Cube For those of you that don’t know how I model my training, this is my second week of my deadlift wave so it is a speed week. My waves are 3 weeks for squat bench and deadlift and they are modeled like this.Week [...]

By Chad Wesley Smith At only 21 years old, Yessica Martinez, is quickly becoming a well known powerlifter. With PRs of 305 in the squat, 180 bench and 320 deadlift, this 132 pound weight class lifter combines impressive strength and a head turning physique. Martinez got into powerlifting after a successful career as a basketball [...]

By Chad Wesley Smith   Brandon Lilly has trained with some of the top powerlifters in the country, spending time both at the legendary Westside Barbell and Lexen Extreme alongside the one and only Chuck Vogelpohl. With geared PRs of 1005 in the squat, 820 in the bench and 755 in the deadlift, Brandon has [...]

By Nate Winkler In Part I of the ‘Everyman Series’ I introduced the idea that there are some holes in the accepted approach to being ‘healthy’. This is the second part in my interviews with Dr. Torrey Gorla, a Naturopathic doctor that integrates Eastern and Western Medical approaches into his practices. Many times, people realize [...]

Consistency is king, right? Everyone knows that some things work better than others, but no matter what, if you workout more, and eat healthy foods then you will lose fat, get more ‘ripped’, and increase your strength. What if I told you that all your hard work, dedication, time, and effort are being wasted because [...]

We find ourselves again dealing with insulin, as always is the case, and how to manipulate this powerful hormone for our benefit. Here’s a quick overview: insulin is released in response to carbohydrates in our diet; when increased insulin levels are in the blood stream, cells begin storing nutrients. This ‘storing up’ is referred to [...]