Check out this article for a little insight as to what these terms mean and where a majority of the training advice you will hear in gyms actually comes from

http://www.seanhyson.com/blog/bodybuilding-that-isnt-bs

I always see posts getting circulated and reblogged asking for new followers who are all about healthy weight loss blogs and real fitness blogs so I thought I would share this link that some of you may not have realised was out there.

A while ago now “The Spartan Warrior” put together a list of male fitblrs and links to their blogs… now these are all guys worth following if you are after some motivation to train or just want to follow people who are doing fitness the right way

Go check it out for yourself and see what all the hype is about!

http://www.thespartanwarrior.com/post/5899363577/the-male-fitblr-directory

It takes me 5!

If you’re looking for ways to take your pull-ups to the next level then keep reading…

If you’re looking for a neat progression on how to do your first full pull-up then keep reading…

Go check out the link below for a very unique method of taking a standard pull-up and making it very tough but also put all of the strain through the lats with no real way to cheat the reps!

And at the bottom of the page, it also shows a video of a neat set of pull-up variations that you can use in order to progress yourself on to being able to do full pull-ups or just change up your routine to keep things fresh.

Go check it out here: http://www.dieselsc.com/athletic-strength-training-how-to-perform-grappler-pull-ups/?fb_comment_id=fbc_10150854535885819_22537703_10150857675705819#f79bf9d79c38d6

Train Hard, Train Smart

Euro 2012,

Wimbledon,

and more importantly… London olympics 2012!

Are you going to use this time to inspire you to do something different?

Get out there and make a start on chipping away at your fitness goals!

5x5 Barbell Bench Press

5x5 Barbell Deadlift or Squat (Alternate between workouts)

5x5 Barbell Bent Over Row

5x5 Barbell Jerk

Each exercise uses the same piece of equipment because I am a firm believer that a barbell is on of the best things to help build strength and power.

I pyramid the sets in each exercise allowing me to increase the weight I lift more frequently so I can really dial in the strength gains e.g. on Bench Press at the moment I do the following sets: 75kg x5; 77.5kg x5; 80kg x5; 77.5kg x5; 75kg x5 and once I complete 5 reps on each of these weights, I move up so I start on 77.5kg and work up to 82.5kg

My next cycle after 6 weeks of this program will be an 8-10 week program geared towards hypertrophy (muscle growth)

Stop by tomorrow afternoon/evening and I will have it posted on here!