by Bryan Krahn | Nov 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
At some point, everyone I’ve coached has had to deal with a “life curveball.” People get sick. Accidents happen. Tragedy strikes. And overnight, five small, healthy meals a day becomes picking at hospital food in a crowded waiting room. These events...
by Bryan Krahn | Nov 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
For us mere mortals, building a lean and muscular physique takes years, if not decades. As such, it’s best to employ joint-friendly exercises as your training “cake” (do them regularly) with other effective yet potentially problematic moves serving as the...
by Bryan Krahn | Nov 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
First, a pet peeve of mine, one you might’ve seen (many times) on social media: A dramatic before and after transformation doesn’t show someone “overcame bad genetics.” If anything, it shows the opposite—good genetics—as in a genetically gifted response to...
by Bryan Krahn | Nov 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Meal plans don’t work. Really? So having a well-planned set of meals you routinely shop for, prepare, and eat every day is ineffective for reaching a body composition goal? Wow. Groundbreaking news! Especially for the THOUSANDS of physique athletes (professional and...
by Bryan Krahn | Nov 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Newer clients often write to me somewhat dejected that their weights “haven’t gone up in a few weeks.” And while progression is certainly the name of the game, progress—especially in terms of the load on the bar—is NEVER linear. Now that’s not to say training loads...
by Bryan Krahn | Oct 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Years ago, I worked for a bodybuilding/muscle magazine. One of my jobs was to spot content that would resonate with the core of their readership—largely men aged 18-30. I learned quickly that most of their readers felt they were “advanced” lifters, or at...
