Building muscle with a solid foundation

“I want to build muscle but I keep reading that I should get lean first or it won’t work. Is that just BS?” Sorta. It depends on the physical state of the person (how fat they are), their goals, and even some non-physical factors. The internet gurus...

The Silverback Summit

Wanna hang out at the end of October? I have to chop down a dying tree in my yard so my neighbour, The Angry Lawyer, stops giving me the stink-eye over the fence. But if that’s not your game, how about joining October 27-29 in beautiful Palm Beach Gardens, Florida for...
About Charlie and the fight of his life

About Charlie and the fight of his life

I love martial arts. It’s the perfect complement to strength training. The most intense and rewarding fight training I’ve experienced was at a Krav Maga school in New York City. I’ll spare you any contrived tough-guy war stories because this story isn’t about fighting...
Gaining and losing the same 10 lbs.

Gaining and losing the same 10 lbs.

Great question from a 40-something guy with a very common problem: “I wanna get a bit bigger, just not too fat in the process. But whenever I try the cut/bulk cycle, it just seems like I gain and lose the same 10 pounds of fat. What do I do?” Here’s the deal: bulking...