Consistency is a steadfast adherence to the same principles. It essentially means that you can stick to a training routine. Have you ever stuck to a training routine for at least 2 months without skipping any training sessions? If you can't answer yes to this question, you are … [Read more...] about Staying Consistent Trumps The Perfect Training Routine
When someone asks you to flex, you don't flex your legs or your back. You flex your ARMS. Arms make your physique look complete. Without big arms, you don't look like you lift weights. As a skinny-fat teenager I was always self-conscious about the size of my arms. When I flexed my biceps, … [Read more...] about 6 Tips to Build Big Arms
This article was inspired by a blog post at Danger & Play: How I Train. "Oskar, what training routine and diet do you follow?" This has been a difficult question to answer, since I don't follow a traditional diet and training routine. I don't count calories and I don't weigh my … [Read more...] about How to Gain Muscle While Staying Lean
You want to gain 30 pounds of muscle in your first year of training? If you're skinny-fat, forget about it! When I started training, I thought I would gain 20-30 pounds of muscle in my first year of training without adding any body fat. That's at least the idea I got from reading countless … [Read more...] about How Much Muscle Can You Gain In 1 Year?
At the end of 2011 I made the switch to bodyweight training. My first routine consisted of chin ups, diamond push ups and single legged squats. However, after doing diamond push ups for over 8 months my body stopped responding to it, therefore I had to find a way to progress. At the time I … [Read more...] about How to Learn Handstand Push Ups in 6 steps (and a routine)
I got this email today: "I'm skinny fat and have a lot of this excess skin any help to start on my transformation. I did read all of your articles just don't know where to get a head start." From 27 May 2013 to 31 December 2013 I have written 31 articles and 1 eBook on how to gain muscle and … [Read more...] about 12 Lessons for the Skinny-Fat Sufferer
Fitness can often appear complicated. There are so many variables that people think will give them their dream physique faster. For example, hitting each muscle from all possible angles with 10 different exercises, counting macronutrients, weighing meals and so on. Those kind of things only do one … [Read more...] about Simplify Fitness to Achieve Maximum Results
To become aesthetic the goal should be to get an X-shaped body; strong legs, small waist and wide shoulders. A skinny-fat guy typically has wide hips and waist combined with narrow shoulders. To fight the skinny-fat sufferers natural shape, it's vital to develop: the lats and shoulders to … [Read more...] about The 3 Most Important Exercises for a Skinny-Fat Guy
