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Strength Coach Superstar

A well know and respected man, Canadian strength coach Charles Poliquin is one of the most successful strength coaches in the world. Being fluent in English, French and German has allowed Poliquin to spend years researching with other coaches and scientists in his quest to optimize training methods. Of which he has lectured extensively on in eight different countries. His work has been translated in English, Swedish, German, French, Italian, Dutch and Japanese. He has perfected the art of writing routines that produce results, and his books and courses are the culmination of his theories and knowledge.

Poliquin’s success is based little on his classroom structure but rather on his knowledge gathered from being a true trainer of champions. His formal education includes a B.Sc. Kinesiology and a M.Sc. Exercise Physiology. Poliquin has coached Olympic medallists in twelve different sports including the US female track and field for the Olympics 2000. He has coached the Canadian short-track speed-skating team, and many professional athletic teams; such as the Detroit Red Wings, Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadians, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, New Jersey Devils, Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning. Read more

Abbreviated Training Advocate

Stuart McRobert has led thousands of athletes to achieve new results by outlining the essentials to progressive and abbreviated training methods. McRobert has nearly three decades of personal experience. He has since written several books and published over 350 articles for major newsstand magazines. He has also published Hardgainer magazine since 1989.

McRobert writes from the perspective of a family man with nothing more than average genetics and as such has never indulged in performance enhancing drugs. He can relate best with the typical, noncompetitive athlete wishing to bring their training to new levels - to really bring out their genetic potential. Whether you have a small home gym capable of the basic compound movements or a full size commercial gym, McRobert can help structure a training cycle for new gains in muscle and might. Read more

Dr. Squat

Dr. Fredrick Hatfield is a world champion, as well as a best selling author and personal coach for sports teams, sports governing bodies, and professional athletes. He has also led the development of many supplements. Hatfield was inducted into the Powerlifting Hall of Fame in 2002 and is known around the world as “Dr. Squat.”

Hatfield is Co-Founder and President of The International Sports Sciences Association which certifies personal fitness trainers worldwide. As well as companies manufacturing fitness equipment and performance supplements.

Aside from several best-sellers, Dr. Hatfield has written over 60 books and hundreds of articles on sports training, fitness, bodybuilding and performance nutrition. Highlights of his career in strength training include winning the world powerlifting championships three times. At the ripe age of 45, Dr. Squat performed a competitive squat with 1014 pounds weighing 255 pounds. In 1987, this was more weight than any man in history had ever lifted successfully in competition. Read more

The Father of Periodization

Dr. Tudor Bompa has been said many times to have revolutionized western training with his theories of periodization in Romania, 1963. The effects are seen and practice today by every serious athlete.  In his books he explains the practical use of periodization in diet and training programs. His text are generally easy to follow for a reader with a foundation of strength training basics and terms. His fourth edition Periodization should be reserved for advanced trainees and coaches to solidify their knowledge of Bompa’s theories.

Bompa has devoted a lifetime to his research in strength training and conditioning. He was a competitive rower in Melbourne, Australia in the 1956 Olympic Games and awarded a silver medal at the 1958 European Championships which were held in Poland. Today Bompa works as a professor at York University in Toronto Ontario.  Aside from preaching his sound training theories in over 30 countries, he has also worked with athletes in 11 Olympic Games and World Championships while molding 22 national champions and gold medalist. Read more

Our Magic Pill Society

“What can I use to lose fat and gain muscle?”

This is a common question at local supplement retailers. People flock in droves to find something to help combat the overwhelming obesity epidemic taking over many countries. They search for products promising wonders, hoping in due time they will deliver. Label claims can legally be challenged; unfortunately, the names of these wonder supplements have little regulating empty promises. While some supplements do assist in muscle building and fat burning, the main variable will always be the consumer’s lifestyle. No dietary supplement will ever take place of proper diet and conditioning - not even a performance enhancing drug (PED) like anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS). Read more

Guiding principles for advancement

THE 3 P’s: PLAN PROGRESSIVE PROGRESS

If you do not plan for progressive gains in a training cycle than you will undoubtedly fail to maximize your results. And worse yet - you could take two steps backwards! You are probably thinking to yourself, “No shit Sherlock!” Its true everyone engaged in some sort of training routine plans for progress. Right? Unfortunately many - and I do mean many - do not. It is disastrous how many trainees actually fall into the monotonous routines that produce little to no results. But this unfortunate occurrence is something dietary supplement companies thrive on, they lead you to believe that you need supplement X for further gains.

A sure fire way to make sure you are planning progressively is to consider three variables per workout: load, repetitions and time. Every workout should show an improvement in one of these areas. The load, or the total amount of weight used for a movement, can reflect an improvement even if it is very little. Let’s say during your last training session for a muscle group you pushed 315 pounds, 10 times. Simply adding two more pounds to the bar per session would be an improvement. It may not be a lot, but it adds up in the long run. Sometimes a training plateau develops merely because gains have slowed down and you are currently attempting to add too much, too soon. And it’s better to add two pounds per week to the load rather than not improving at all. Two pounds per week for six months would be more than a 50-pound improvement in your limit strength! Read more

I don’t want to offend the hardcore believers in cable crossovers leading to maximum chest fullness; dimensions normally only dreamed about. Nor do I want to disturb the macho man madness that happens when some trainees hop on a Smith rack to pump out a few “heavy” bench presses. But let’s get real here: machines may build cars in Detroit, but they don’t build great bodies in the gym. Read more

Hiring a bodybuilder can help your business. The benefits of achieving a stronger and more physically-capable body extend further than the tangible presentation. Valuable lessons are learned by achieving extreme physical shape.

Successful bodybuilders rise above obstacles and prevail. Becoming a physically stronger individual is an adventure of learning and recognizing limitations. Hitting plateaus in athletic progression must result in discovering ways to get back on track to remain productive. The successful bodybuilder’s drive to maximize results exhibits a progressive and problem-solving attitude. Read more

Deep within the bodybuilding magazines’ lore of successful bodybuilding tactics lays an often misunderstood truth: successful bodybuilding requires increases in power to generate maximum development. But what is power and how do the concepts apply to human physiology?

In general physics terms, power is the average amount of work done or energy transferred per unit of time, again, per unit of time. When you perform resistance exercise you are generating power that can be easily measured with the often neglected variable. Many training logs record sets, reps, loads, some girl’s phone number - but most neglect the start and end times. Read more

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