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Are These The Most Pointless Exercises You’ve Ever Done?

November 7, 2016 By Tommy

Are These The Most Pointless Exercises You’ve Ever Done?

Isaac Newton once said: “We build too many walls and not enough bridges”. Today I'm going to burn a few bridges by calling out three of the most pointless exercises you (and I) have ever done. But before I do, we’ve got to talk about something that Newton is a little better well known for: gravity. Now I’m no physicist, but other than mastering the art of fountain pen ink flicking, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Muscle Gain, Training

Are You Correctly Applying The 3 Drivers Of Muscle Growth? (most people aren’t)

November 2, 2016 By Tommy

Are You Correctly Applying The 3 Drivers Of Muscle Growth? (most people aren’t)

Chances are, one of your first ports of call when you decided you want to start building muscle was the latest edition of flex magazine, mens health or any other magazine with some jacked guy on the front cover. At least that was the case for me when I decided that I no longer wanted to be some skinny-fat guy with less muscle than a twiglet. Ok, that's a slight exaggeration, but I wasn’t the … [Read more...]

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The Ultimate Training Programme For Building Muscle : How To Get Jacked Part 2

October 25, 2016 By Tommy

The Ultimate Training Programme For Building Muscle : How To Get Jacked Part 2

Anything outside the 6-12 rep range is a total waste of time if you want to make gains in size. Hit 1-5 reps and you’ll be working solely on strength and anything above 12 reps is virtually cardio. Right? What about muscle confusion? Don’t you have to switch things up to keep your body guessing? And if your training doesn’t make you sore then you might as well go back to sitting on the … [Read more...]

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Is Your Training Split Costing You Gains?

October 11, 2016 By Tommy

Is Your Training Split Costing You Gains?

A sure fire way to screw up ANY chances of making gains is to train anything other than chest on a Monday. Fortunately for me, yesterday my upper body session fell on a Monday, which meant I could reap all the gains of International Chest Day. With all joking aside though, where did this idea of training chest on a Monday come from? What can it teach you about your training split? And … [Read more...]

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The Fundamental Principles Of Lifting : How To Get Jacked Part 1

October 11, 2016 By Tommy

The Fundamental Principles Of Lifting : How To Get Jacked Part 1

If there were one simple and easy trick to building muscle like a load of magazines and the media tells us all Then most guys would be jacked. Are they? No Why? Because making gains does not happen overnight. It takes time, effort, consistency and smart training Particularly if you’re past the ‘newbie gains’ stage when virtually anything you do in the gym will make you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Get Jacked Series, Muscle Gain, Training

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About Me

Hi, I’m Tommy; I like bicep curls, coffee, and cake.

Other than drinking coffee and doing curls, I also write about fitness and nutrition, making it simple, and easy to understand.

This has helped guys and girls get leaner, stronger, and more toned bodies without following a boring-ass diet of chicken, rice, and broccoli every day.

Cool, huh?

If that interests you then go ahead and read my stuff here.

 

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