Getting A Grip On The “Chin Up vs Pull Up” Debate

Where does your opinion hang in the “chin up vs pull up” debate?

If you look at either one: both exercises seems to give major output for strength and volume training. Even with a few differences that set the two apart people are bound to favor one over the other.

Chin Up vs Pull Up

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One of the things I really enjoy about working these two upper body exercises in my routines is how well they work the forearms and grip strength. This is a nice bonus for someone who doesn’t always tack on extra exercises aimed at bettering the grip.

What Else To Expect From Either Of These Exercise?

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From Cruet to Shooters – Drinking Olive Oil To Gain Weight

Sometimes it’s freaking hard to hit the right amount of calories each day when putting on muscle. My simple solution: try drinking olive oil to meet your caloric needs. If you often find yourself falling short to fuel your body beyond your maintenance mode, then this tip can really help to keep your plans on track.

Even while it might seem like highfalutin, or hoity-toity, people are the only ones who go around sipping on a EVOO, there’s nothing wrong with us “common folk” enjoying a bit of the high class. Especially when it comes to making, instead of breaking, a goal.

Drinking Olive Oil(Photo: Ivan Zuber)

Over the years I’ve come to appreciate taking a weekend trip with my family to a neighborhood market. It’s interesting to see all the wonderful shades of green and black bottles filled with olive oil. I love eyeing the stock on the shelves. You’ll never get that kind of variety carried at a big-box grocery store. Sometimes I even get to bring a bottle home and enjoy it with my wife…not all at once, of course…but when you get a good bottle of olive oil—trust me—it’s super hard not to enjoy a little more than you should.

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Forging Muscle: How Much Weight to Lift When You’re Bulking Up

How can you expect to get your muscles looking jacked if you don’t know how much weight to lift in your routines?

There’s no “one-size-fits-all” weight load when it comes to piecing together a workout geared for increasing muscle mass. Nor is there a perfect load when you want to specifically improve your strength. But there are a few bits of advice I can share that will help you reach the physique you’re after.

How Much Weight to Lift

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Eeking out bench presses with a weight that’s heavy enough to concave your chest isn’t going to help get you bigger. Adding on size is about strategy. And there’s quite a bit of focus, and restraint, involved when trying to tip the growth of muscle size in your favor.

Why Lifting Heavy Won’t Get You Bigger

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Protein Fluff – The Real Food of the Gods

Who says you can’t have a delectable dessert and still keep to your diet?

Well, with Protein Fluff you can get buff and stay lean all at the same time. If you’re not too familiar with this tasty, low-calorie treat, it’s nothing more than protein powder given a bit of love.

Protein Fluff

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Are you on the quest to build statuesque muscle?

Well then you’re going to have to eat with that in mind. The first step is to get plenty of protein, which is probably the most key macronutrient to increasing muscle volume. While most people might not think to do anything more with protein powder than shake it up, or drop a scoop in the occasional meal, it actually goes pretty far in the kitchen. This post highlights one way to take your nutrition beyond mortal limits.

Is Protein Fluff the Modern Day Ambrosia?

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Weight Management Tips: Stop Thinking Small and Just Eat!

Do you know one of the best weight management tips around has nothing to do with what you’re actually putting in your mouth?

I’ve been wanting to dedicate a post that looks at more than just what eating right looks like. There’s already a ton of post online that are going to say chicken and salmon are great protein choices, and veggies are always the way to go (I’ve done that enough in previous posts, I think).

What I wanted to discuss here is how diet success really comes down to meal timing. Or, to be more specific, your window of eating—from when you start and stop—will help you rapidly shrink your waistline.

Weight Management Tips

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“Size matters not,” once said Yoda. He wasn’t exactly talking about dieting. His wisdom, however, can be applied here just as well. This is because the very popular, and dare I say antiquated advice, of eating several mini-meals a day is flawed in many ways. That’s right. And, if you’re sticking to a diet of McNuggets and Fries then it’s really flawed, and that means the power of the dark side truly is great.

What I’m proposing is moving away from the ”grazing” style of eating. Grazing can be the wrong approach for many people. Also, there’s a bit of an insanity that goes with planning out multiple meals a day in advance. Instead giving yourself a window of opportunity for getting your daily allotment of calories is a far better strategy.

Eat Just 3 Meals a Day and Still Burn Fat…Whaaa?!?

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How to Get Sexy and Strong with the Right Shoulder Routine

Do you think you can get a strong upper body without having the right shoulder routine in place?

Well for anyone who wants to get a statuesque and sexy chest, or develop a Herculean back that looks like it’s carved out of marble, then you’ve got to have a strong set of shoulders. But putting this into practice means doing more than the typical shoulder shrugs.

Matt  Schifferle, aka the Fit Rebel, over at Red Delta Project is the guy who spurred the idea for this post with his video above. I totally agree with his thought process on the shoulder being such a versatile joint and how it’s the gateway to true upper body strength. The secret to gaining incredible power from the chest, arms and back lies in focusing on making those shoulders more stable.

Set Your Progress in Motion With Stability in Mind

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Want a Lean and Chiseled Physique Instead of Too Much Muscle?

My blog is a bit different from the average fitness site…I prefer the lean and chiseled look over the “Lift Heavy and Get Jacked” philosophy.

But what does that mean?

Simply put: I’m not focused on being in a bodybuilding contest. I’ve pretty much conceded to the fact I’m never going to make a living as a fitness model. Dang! My focus, today, mainly lies in wanting to look good in a nice shirt and sport a nice pair of pants the wife picks out for me. (Trust me, she’s got better taste than I do.)

Lean and Chiseled

A few years back, I really worked to tout more lean muscle on my frame. It was just after the birth of my second daughter when I just felt compelled to hit the weights hard, like I’ve done before.

My goal was to put on a few pounds of quality muscle. And there is a difference between putting on muscle and putting on weight. A big difference.

How to Kick Off Your Plans the Right Way

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