Have you gotten out of your comfort zone lately? I know I have and have a video to prove it! Keep reading and you will see the video below.
I’ve traveled to Michigan from upstate NY (12 hour drive) twice in the last month for a photo shoot for some possible fitness modeling and acting.
You see [...]

How is your foundation? And no I’m not talking about the one under your house!
I’m talking about your body’s foundation. You see building our body is very similar to building a house. You must have a solid foundation in order for it to stand tall and be able to withstand all that life will throw [...]

It’s been a long journey since I picked up my first barbell at 14 years old in 1988. Since then I have gained almost 100 pounds of lean muscle, played college football, semi pro football in Europe, got certified as a strength/ fitness coach and am now a competitive amateur bodybuilder.
During these last 21 years [...]

In today’s post I want to discuss something that most of us don’t
think about, but is a very important part of achieving your strength and
fitness goals.
And that subject is SKILL.
What a lot of us fail to realize is that to achieve a high level of strength
and fitness it takes skill.
Skill is defined as:
1. a : [...]

What kind of warm-up do you do before your training sessions?
Do you warm-up at all?
The warm-up is a very important part of a good training program. Without warming up properly you are increasing your risk of injury and it also will take away from your performance.
There are many different ways to warm-up and prepare the [...]

What kind of gear do you use when working out? Do you use gloves? Do you wear wrist wraps, knee wraps or straps? A weight belt? Do you workout barefoot or in highly cushioned sneakers?
Here’s a list of my recommendations for workout gear and why. Enjoy!
#1) Gloves:
Wearing gloves makes the bar, dumbbell, or handle [...]

How is your work out environment? Do you work out at home? In a high tech fitness center? A hardcore underground gym? or at the park?
Are you a bodybuilder? Powerlifter? Athlete? Fighter? Runner? or a weekend warrior?
The reason I ask is I believe that to get the best results and to reach your fitness goals [...]

Summer is upon us again and hopefully you took some action in the last year, added some lean muscle and discarded some unwanted body fat. Guys you are now not ashamed to take your shirt off and for the ladies reading you are now not afraid to sport that hot new bikini you just bought [...]

Here is Part 2 of the Mass Gain Triad post from Charles Staley. Now get out there, apply it and grow already!
“The Can’t-Fail Mass-Gain Triad: Eat Big, Train Big, Sleep Big (Part Two)”.
By Charles Staley, B.Sc, MSS
Director, Staley Training Systems
In the first installment of this article, I outlined the fundamental components of training big.
As [...]