Gym training is the best kind of workout you can spend time on in order to get in shape. There is no other sport or activity that match the benefits of resistance training where you are using weights and your own bodyweight. Besides the obvious ones there are also bonus benefits in the form of self-knowledge and body awareness. All this should be reason enough for most to want to start lifting weights if they are not already addicted to the iron game. But there is more. Body

Building muscle is about technique, not blunt force. This remark appears contra-intuitive for people who have never taken up gym training. However, once they have become permanent inhabitants in this world of pain – sorry, I meant in this joyous and beautiful world of gym training – they will also have learned to appreciate the truth of this statement. If you want a chiselled and aesthetically pleasing physique, you will have to master all the different techniques that the va

A seldom mentioned benefit of weight training is that it allows you to get to know your own body. A person that spends a few hours every week at the gym will soon develop an ability to feel both one's resources and one's limitations. Someone in pursuit of a strong and chiselled body will get to be in tune with oneself. This is a benefit that comes in hand in many different situations in life. An example is when you find yourself fighting a cold. You will know when to hold bac

3 tips that can immediately improve your performance in all exercises Sometimes it is well worth remembering the basics. Zooming out in order to take a good look at one’s recent habits can result in immediate improvements. Read through the tips listed below – and the next time you’re at the gym make sure to apply them consciously during all exercises that you perform. Don’t be afraid to overdo it – on the contrary, make sure to exaggerate in order to really feel the power tha

I have been lifting weights for many years. I have gone through thousands of workout sessions. I have tried many different approaches and pursued many different goals. But I’m still able to surprise myself – and to surprise my muscles. I’m not fully learned. And the fact is, in the iron game, one is never fully learned. If one tells oneself so, that only means one has gotten stale in one’s attitude. Gym training offers endless possibilities, endless variation and never ending

Eat like a lion and become your own leader Serge Nubret was a bodybuilder that competed with Arnold Schwarzenegger during the sport’s golden era, the 70s. He remained physically impressive throughout his whole life. In the world of bodybuilding he was noted for always going his own way. He didn’t subscribe to other people’s methods or workout programs. In the gym he went for extremely high volume, seldom aiming for anything less than 12 reps per set. He liked to spend several

9/9-2015 In a recent post (31/8) I said I was going to spend the next few weeks working out in accordance with the following guidelines: 1. Low volume. No more than 10 sets per muscle group in one session – and no more than 6 reps in any set. 2. Finishing each set far from failure. 3. Most often only two different exercises per muscle group in one workout session. This is an approach that is significantly easier and much lower in volume than my usual routine. However, yesterd