The past two years I’ve really worked hard at building big shoulders and maintain an X frame by really working my deltoid muscles (anatomical name for shoulders) to make them round, dense and thick.

My favorite delt exercise for building big shoulders is Seated Dumbbell Presses and got up to 4 sets of 6 last summer with 90 lbs.

Anybody who has done Vince’s No-Nonsense Muscle Building program knows he likes stacking exercises as an advanced technique to build big shoulders.  One of the circuits is demonstrated below by Joey Vaillancourt who is one of the Biggest Gainer Competitors.

Check out Joey’s shoulder routine in this video… it’s a pretty brutal shoulder routine.

One of my favorite ways to train shoulder is with an old school shoulder blaster that you can watch in the next video below.  It’s pretty fun and very effective especially if you don’t have a lot of time to train.

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Supplement discussion, specifically bodybuilding supplements, is a touchy subject for a guy like me.

I didn’t realize how much “abuse” I would take when I exposed the “supplement industry” a few years ago and then went on to recommend some of the “basic” bodybuilding supplements I DO use.

LOL

I guess this can be perceived as “hypocritical.”
Fair enough. I’m like you and can get easily frusturated with the conflicting supplement advice and advertisements out there and it’s hard for ME to find people I should trust too.

The supplement industry is loaded with fraudulent claims, bogus products that sometimes aren’t even what they claim to be, and lots of ineffective products (even when they ARE what they claim to be).

Despite these problems, I’ve always contended that there ARE a handful of useful products out there, and certainly some honest companies mixed in with the abundant scam artists.
Today’s discussion will be around Prograde Nutrition, the one company I’ve found that is actually honest and sells only research-proven products.

This company has been in the making for about 4 years now, and was built by a group of fitness professionals whose main goal was to try to fight against the problems in the supplement industry and offer an honest solution without the hype and without the loads of products that have no research behind
them and don’t work.

Let’s discuss some of the typical problems with supplements, and how to avoid them and choose the right products that will actually get you results.

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Should you do cardio if you’re trying to build muscle?

If so, how much?

If so, what kind?

Sick and tired of trying to bulk up but only adding more fat to your midsection?

Check out this 4 minute video lesson on how I incorporate cardio into a muscle building routine and answer all these questions.

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Recovery is your secret weapon to making consistent muscular gains.

Yes, you know that but nobody shows you specifically HOW to recovery.

Typically, after almost all of my upper body workouts, I am so tight and gorged with blood I can barely take my shirt off and bring my hands to my hair while showering!

Not good, because when you have a 12 hour shift up next!

How Muscle Soreness Occurs

If you have had a similar experience than I applaud your workout intensity. If you have NOT had this experience than I have to question your workout intensity!

There are three main theories that result in muscle soreness.

Most muscle soreness occurs immediately following an activity and than has a delayed onset effect. Immediate muscle soreness is due to a buildup of metabolic by-products such as lactic acid and a lack of sufficient oxygen (ischemia).

Delayed onset muscle soreness (D.O.M.S.), which begins 24-72 hours after an activity, is not yet determined.

There are three theories which will have an impact on the degree of muscle soreness:

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Everyone wants six pack abs. Duh!

Watch me train my abs through this killer circuit I do for conditioning and muscular endurance…

…it’s normal if it feels like you’re abs are ripping after trying this killer ab workout.

Watch this next video:

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The title of this article is a little ironic, isn’t it? Since when did skinny guys have a hard time getting a six-pack? Are not all skinny guys like 2.1% body fat and less than 150 pounds soaking wet? Why in the world would a skinny guy need an article on how to get a six-pack? Isn’t that why skinny guys are afraid to bulk up – because they are paranoid about losing their treasured abdominals? I asked the same thing until this question almost earned it’s own email account!

The volume of interest I receive from skinny guys who wish to build their mid-sections is more than enough evidence to disprove the false reality of, “I should be able to ’see’ my abs if I have low body fat.” I’m sure you know of a friend who is completely scrawny, yet, without a shirt, on he has zero abdominal definition! To me, that would be salt on an open wound.

Abdominals Are A Muscle, Too!

You want your arms to be bigger, your shoulders to be broader and your chest to be fuller, correct? And what is the solution to making these muscle groups increase in size? High intensity weight training, overload, consistency and a healthy surplus of calories. Starting to sound familiar?

The same goes for your abdominals. Your abdominals are a muscle group that requires the same formula and attention and are not any different. For some reason many consider abdominals to be a ’special’ body part that requires a different set of rules and a completely different formula for training. Abdominals were not given a ’secret code’ to crack. To get thick, dense abs – those ones that ‘pop’ out – you must train them with intensity and overload. Here are some practical tips you can apply to your program so that you can be the ‘man’ or ‘gal’ at your gym with a ripped and muscular six-pack!

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Body weight training can be used for strength training, building muscle or getting six-pack abs.  I am going to show you a body weight training program that involves minimal equipment and consistent progress to build a first-rate body.

If you think body weight training is under rated when it comes to building muscle then I suggest you give it a second chance after watching this body weight training program.

FYI, performing 50 reps on the chin ups and pull ups is extremely advanced.  I have done 50 pull ups and 50 chin ups in 4 mini-sets (about 30-60 sec rest) and that is STILL very challenging.  The name of the game, when it comes time to building new head turning muscle is PROGRESS.

Focusing on increasing reps or doing the same number of reps in less time is an easy way to monitor progress for a body weight training routine.

If you need something new and are getting bored then try out this 5 exercise body weight training program, when you hit the gym tonight or tomorrow, which will test your muscular endurance, conditioning and mental toughness.

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Today I want to ask you a RARELY asked question………

What motivates you to work out?

Why in the world do you bother lifting weights? Why would any person bother with going to a gym?

If you said anything to extent of “improve my blood pressure,” “relieve stress,” or “set a good example,” I’m not buying it. I call these logical motivators. There is nothing wrong with those motivators and I agree those are excellent side benefits but let’s get real.  I asked you to be frank with me. You don’t hit the gym multiple hours a week to improve your health profile.

You work out for emotional and irrational reasons.

You work out so you can attract an attractive person.  Let’s face it, sexy people date sexy people. This requires you to have a physique that looks good in clothes and even better naked.

I think every man knows that to some degree, “bigger is better” in the hunt for improving your body for physical attraction.   And make no mistake about it, the underlying message of every media message is “the better you look” the more action you get from the ladies… plain and simple.

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The supplement cartel and muscle magazine mafia is ROBBING you of 90% of the gains you SHOULD be getting.

But let me tell you about a gym-friend of mine named Tom (I’ll tell you more about him in the video) who trains at my gym.

Tom came to me and said,

“I’m tired of my friends teasing me and making me feel as if they could kick my butt anytime they wish.  It’s a CRAPPY FEELING, especially when they call me ‘little buddy’ around the girls.  My best friend tried to sympathize with me by saying, ‘Not everyone is meant to big and strong.’ The comments are endless and I hate feeling weak and helpless when a bigger guy in the bar is being a jerk around me or my girlfriends.”

Tom’s problem got WORSE when he told me,

“I’m even taking a few bodybuilding supplements with my hard earned money and busting my butt at the gym following the advice from the bodybuilding magazines and making really slow progress.  Some months I look the exact same as the previous month and you can’t even tell I hit the gym and take supplements!”

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The Muscle Magazine Mafia and Supplement Cartel Is Robbing Tom And YOU Of 90% Of The Muscle Gains You Should Be Making
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Just like you and Tom, I went searching for the answers to becoming ripped and muscular so I could feel better about myself and more confident too.

What did I find?

The same DISAPPOINTMENT we all experience when you’re getting ROBBED by the mafia:

No progress. Frustration. Wasted money and time. Nothing to show for you efforts.
Luckily, my Skinny Guy Savior, an ex-natural bodybuilder of mine is the same guy who busted the industry wide open and revealed to me the DIRTY LITTLE LIES that I’m going to share with you.

I’ll tell you more about Tom with a video at the bottom of this page.

But for now, avoid these DIRTY LITTLE LIES…
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6 Week Muscle Gaining Workout
From my new fitness coach Vince Delmonte