by Martin Knight I am tired of all the hype and bull around miracle diets! Ever feel like you’re the unwitting pawn in a corporate greed tug-of-war?? On one side, you have the vested interests that push every kind of junk food and fast food ever created… who all want to sell you, and sell you, and sell you again, on their latest flab building “food.” On the other side we the never ending “miracle” diets which, do NOTHING to help you lose weight and EVERYTHING to make you feel so discouraged you just want to give up and go pig out on more junk food! I, for one, am...

by Jon Cardozo If you spend any time in the gym or in bodybuilding forums, you have probably come across a number of terms which were initially unfamiliar to you. Often people will throw around these terms casually without really knowing what they mean. Instead of just throwing around such terms to sound impressive in the gym, shouldn’t you take a moment to truly understand them? Because it’s discussed so often, let’s take a moment to understand the concept of training to failure. What exactly is training to failure? If you’ve heard this term but weren’t sure exactly what...

by Jon Cardozo If you’ve decided to build significant amounts of muscle, you should already know the most important components of your program. I’m talking, of course, about a resistance weightlifting program and a solid nutrition program. You have probably heard this many times before, yet it may not be so simple. How exactly are you supposed to know if your program is working out or not? So many people don’t take the time to satisfy a basic requirement of weightlifting and just about any other goals you want to achieve. If you want to succeed, you’ll need to begin to write...

by Jon Cardozo Recently I read a book on goal setting, and it had some important insights I wanted to share with you. The author provided many tips on setting a goal properly, including writing it down on paper, breaking it into smaller chunks, and identifying the obstacles that you’ll need to overcome to reach the goal. However, one concept that stuck with me was the emphasis on long-term achievements instead of short term gains. When I look back on my successes and failures in life, I noticed a trend which is a little bit disturbing. Too many times I’ve focused on short term results. If a...

by Jon Cardozo I really hate to disappoint you, but weightlifting supplements are no shortcut to success. You probably already knew this deep down inside, but you may have spent a bunch of money when purchasing these kind of supplements. If so, you have probably been quite disappointed and have already learned this lesson. Muscle building supplements are not necessary and are often completely useless. Even protein shakes, although helpful and convenient, are not mandatory. You really can get all of your calories and protein from your diet. Protein drinks are convenient, but there’s nothing really...