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Six months ago when I agreed to be one of the sponsors of this year’s USPF Nationals, many thought it was just to promote my website… But the truth is, I simply dig powerlifting. Not that I’m a heavyweight or anything, but ever since I threw my back out a year ago attempting...

June 21st… The first day of Summer!! (And boy was it a hot one!) Most of my girlfriends were headed to Narragansett State Beach to soak-in some rays… But not me – I chose to stick close to town to check out the real action and headed to Cranston early that morning to soak in some info on Vee-Arnis-Jitsu, considered to be the most effective street defense system ever devised.

In my many years of powerlifting and traveling to meets and gyms to train and through association with many shady characters, I have amassed a “bag of tricks” to help me on meet day. I think somewhere over the years I have been threatened...

A well defined and developed body is important for the overall health and look of a body. How many times have you seen a guy with a big upper body and tooth pick legs. This not only looks bad, it can lead to injuries and cause stress on the knees and hamstring injuries.

A well defined and developed back is the dream of most men (and woman) . To achieve a well defined and balanced back you must incorporate several exercises. Your back exercise workout must have different...

Well defined shoulders are very important for the overall health and look of a body . Strong shoulders are an asset in nearly every activity. You should devote an equal amount of times training your shoulders as you do your any upper body part.

Optimizing testosterone secretion is especially important for natural bodybuilders. Proper training can increase the secretion, while over-training will reduce it to near zero. An intense heavy squatting session can boost your testosterone...

I don't know about you, but we've all heard that you can either bulk or cut, but you can't do both at the same time. So we go about everyday believing that this is true, so we don't even try to understand how it's possible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time.

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