The fitness and personal coaching space is packed to the rafters right now, and for those looking to optimize, all the options can get overwhelming, fast. How can we even begin to pinpoint who to work with or what we need?Who actually knows what they’re talking about,...
A while ago, I received this question from a reader about cardiovascular training ("cardio") and therapeutic testosterone: "My normal resting heart rate is about 56 but when I am on TRT, my RHR [resting heart rate] and average heart rate both increase by 5 to 8 beats...
Let's get real: For a man, there's nothing more unattractive than having gynecomastia, also known as "gyno", "man boobs" or "b*tch tits". It cripples men to the point where they avoid dating or swimming in public pools. But it's no longer a rare condition: In Denmark...
We’re living through our planet’s dark night of the soul, and nearly everyone is an open wound navigating our present reality. With so many of us in near-constant survival mode, how can we find light, love, and joy amidst it all? Is it possible to stand in the light...
Human Growth Hormone (hGH) has been a vital element of every bodybuilder's toolbox since the late-20th century -- one of the magical items that seemingly doesn't get mentioned alongside the phrase "eat clean and train hard" But perhaps there's a new way to use it......
For years, mainstream medical research has suggested that DHT and androgens are dangerous to our health, but we now know that not to be true. That being said, we do need to ensure we're using performance-enhancement modalities correctly if we want to see the best...
Human growth hormone (HGH, or commonly abbreviated as just GH) is a vital hormone in men and women responsible for bodily growth as you age. But it also comes with other performance benefits: "...boosts protein production, promotes the utilization of fat...larger...
Let’s face it: 90% of the people you see in the gym are weak and skinny. It’s one thing when you start off weak and skinny - everyone has a starting point and we all come from different backgrounds. What’s unacceptable is when a person STAYS weak and skinny after...
Since my first book on testosterone replacement therapy was published in 2015, I have ALWAYS recommended the peptide Tesamorelin as one of the best fat loss agents in existence. Not only is Tesamorelin an essential part of my daily supplement stack, but I have gone...
Out of all the therapeutic peptides I have used since 2005, 5-Amino 1MQ is one of the BEST choices for simultaneous fat loss and muscle gain. It's one of the few tools in existence that allows highly advanced athletes to achieve their body recomposition goals without...
TB-500 is proving itself to be a MUST-HAVE therapeutic peptide for any aging biohacker... or bodybuilder, for that matter. There are so many practical health benefits claimed by the people who have used it on themselves, such as: Faster recovery from painful wounds...
One of the most alarming statistics in professional bodybuilding is that a huge amount of athletes would shave years off their lives in order to win. As a result, they end up working with reckless and irresponsible doctors and trainers. What are the dangers of making...
Taking testosterone and AAS has its benefits. Improved strength and physical power are the reasons why bodybuilders use AAS, for instance. But is diving into taking AAS a good idea, or is it better to stick to Testosterone Optimization Therapy if you lack this...
In the bodybuilding circles, the acronym AAS is well-known — it stands for Anabolic and Androgenic Steroids. There’s a stigma involved with using AAS, and testosterone by extension, as abusing them can cause adverse health problems. However, this kind of a negative...
The Forged training program is the brainchild of Jim Brown. It is the culmination of decades of hard-won experience in the trenches. This is Mike Mentzer, Dante Trudel and Dorian Yates all rolled into one. But you don't need to be Mr.Olympia to get a top class...
When it comes to advice on workouts, my go-to resource is Jim Brown. He has decades of training under his belt and the has scars and world class physique to show for it. Jim is very methodical in his approach to anything. And when I discovered he was bringing out a...
A few days ago I sent out an email in which I talked about strictly focusing on increased muscle mass had improved my strength levels, despite never training in the low rep ranges. I got the following question on strength standards from my man Ed, and it was a good...
My Dads joints all bother him, A LOT. He's not debilitated, nor "out of shape", but he's got years worth of hard living that have added up to him. In his younger years (he is in his 60s now), he lifted weights constantly. In his later years though, those same...
I recorded this podcast last year "The Reality of a Hollywood Transformation" Whats a Hollywood transformation? Its the typical "WOW, so and so go so shredded/jacked/ripped/toned for such and such movie! How did they do it" I'll tell you, since the pattern of what...
The closest I ever came to throwing up from a training session was years back, when I took a private Muay Thai lesson. The instructor had me spar with him for five, five-minute rounds the very first time out, and I felt like I was going to be sick by the end of it....
Low Back Pain affects around 75% of people at some point in their life. Its about as common as the common cold, it's almost impossible to find someone whose never experienced it. If you get into resistance training to any serious degree, you'll encounter literature...
A recent question sent in to me: I have been doing IF on and off for about 5 months now but I still struggle with balancing that with workouts. I do 16/8 and generally don't eat from 7pm to 11am the next day, but sometimes it can go later in the day. In another post,...
The "Upper Chest" is one of those almost exclusively male obsessions. Man starts training, Man builds muscle, Man realizes the the upper region of his pectorals beneath his collar bones are not nearly as dense, full, or develop as the "lower pec" Man is frustrated by...
I did not intend for this to be a ranting list, but after being asked what I thought the "biggest training mistakes guys make?" on twitter, I realized there were literally dozens of critical errors men make on a daily basis. Men do stupid things in the gym. This is...
What constitutes an effective arm workout? Sometimes analyzing common mistakes of what you should NOT do is the best to determine what you SHOULD do. If I was to list the major mistakes people make when training arms 1. Not training them at all Just doing compound...
We are now only 8 days away from our photo shoot with Iron Man Magazine. Alexander Juan Antonio Cortes, Jim Brown and I are dialing it in, as we pull out all the stops in our attempts to look our best ever at Metro Flex in Long Beach. The best thing about our...
This Longevity in Lifting series has proven very popular, so let's keep the theme going as it relates to gravity. For this article, I wanted to cover a perspective on aging that rarely gets discussed, but is that is hugely illuminating as to WHY the body ages. That...
In today’s video Jim, Bryan, and I discuss the what failure training really means. Please subscribe to our Youtube Channel and ask your questions! When was the last time you had your blood work CHEKD? Are You Ready to Take Your Health to the Ultimate Level? Get Your...
In today’s video Jim, and I discuss how one overcomes muscle dysmorphia. This is a deep metaphysical question and one we enjoyed answering. Please subscribe to our Youtube Channel and ask your questions!
In today’s video Jim, Alexander, and I discuss the importance of steadily training on TRT to prevent or avoid injury. Please subscribe to our Youtube Channel and ask your questions!
