http://www.unfitman.com Creative Training Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:26:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If these vids don't motivate you then nothing will ! >_< Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but don't nobody want to lift no heavy-ass weights!" -Ronnie Coleman http://www.unfitman.com/2008/06/get-your-ass-in-the-gym/ Ok back in action. I've been hitting the gym 4-5 days a week now, with the primary focus of getting strong, and hopefully as a result: big! I'm using a strategy that has worked well for me in the past: low-rep workout at the start of the week and repeated ... http://www.unfitman.com/2008/06/may-june-training-program/ Although there is a good correlation between being slim and being healthy, being slim does not automatically guarantee that you are healthy. Being naturally slim most of my life, I experienced this fact first hand. There were long periods where I was not involved in any active training and ate large ... http://www.unfitman.com/2008/02/slim-does-not-imply-healthy/ Stick to these principles for at least the first 3-6 months of training if you are new to bodybuilding. Your needs will be vastly different from someone who’s been lifting consistently for more than 12 months – don’t try to copy an advanced trainee’s methods. Never blindly follow anyone’s advice, ... http://www.unfitman.com/2008/02/bodybuilding-for-beginners/ Some aimless internet wanderings I stumbled across some articles about a gene called the Myostatin gene, nicknamed the “Schwarzenegger Gene”. Apparently the gene produces a protein called Myostatin which (for god knows what reason!!) regulates muscle growth. Experiments in mutating the gene (which lowered the Myostatin levels) has resulted in up ... http://www.unfitman.com/2008/01/the-schwarzenegger-gene/ Ok, so I was googling myself the other day, as you do, and one of the sites that popped up was a spam blog with a post “how do boxers lose weight so fast”? Obviously it was just junk, but let’s see if I can beat that site to the ... http://www.unfitman.com/2008/01/how-do-boxers-lose-weight-so-fast/ One of my goals over the next few months is to be able to complete a few tuck planche pushups. This will be quite a feat seeing as I have never attempted a planche before. Such an exercise requires a massive strength-to-weight ratio and a fair bit of coordination (at ... http://www.unfitman.com/2008/01/frequency-volume-training/