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Home Gym#1 - Introduction

Home Gym #2 - Setting up Your Gym

Home Gym #3 - Good vs. Pricey Equipment

Power Mindfulness - What It is

Power Mindfulness - How It Works

The articles and other information herein reflect the experience and opinions of the authors and are intended to be of use to you as such. The authors do not in any way intend that you should use this information to substitute for qualified medical treatment, and they encourage you to consult with your physician before beginning any training.

Art of Peaking: Down that lonesome highway...

As astonishing as it might seem, nothing's really changed in the content of bodybuilding magazines since the Golden Age of the 1950's except the cover price and scantilly clad "fitness" models (women). Over the last 50 years, a lot has been written about peaking in bodybuilding training. Peaking is that last phase of getting ready for your stab at a contest title. Almost everything written about peaking is a variation on a common theme: bulking up off-season, then peaking for the big day. Absolutely nobody has talked about that journey down the lone highway obscured with a dust storm--until now.

Bodybuilding's Mythic Hero: Reclaiming the Image

Bodybuilding is barely one hundred years old. Its history is one of old black and white images, improving over time as lighting and posing matured. This article reclaims the image of the bodybuilding hero and compares it to the image of bodybuilding today.

Home Gym Frontier: Cheap is Not the Bottom Line!

People today like the privacy and flexibility of working out in home gym. This article points out some caveats when purchasing home gym equipment, and recommends some of the basis elements that need to be included. This is the first in a series of articles on this subject.

Johnny Gibson - Father of the Arizona Irongame

Johnny Gibson was Mr. Tuscon. He was Mr. Arizona. He fought The Battle of the Bulge and the Invasion of Normany. He fought cancer and won. He served as consultant For "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers." He is 82 and still competing. He is The Father of the Arizona Irongame. This is a story about his life and contributions.

Rotator Cuff Repair

Ken O' Neill lays out his personal program for rotator cuff rehabilitation. This is a must read article. It is strongly suggested that you print this article out so you can give it the attention it warrants. Caveat: this is not easy reading nor is it meant to be. Exercises are illustrated on the final page.

Tools for Transformation

Unfortunately many people do not understand how to do basic movements. This lack of understanding can lead to joint and ligament stress, and even the sheering of some muscles. The argument for strict form at all times is simple: strict form equals balanced, well-executed movement. Such movement is not likely to injure you. This article introduces some good tools to use when working out to help secure proper movement.

Training with Chains

Web searches on the topic of training with chains turned up one article written some time back by Louie Simmons entitled "Chain Reaction." Simmons' article is definitely the classic, yet based on other information found on the the internet, you'd think that only powerlifters should train with chains -- that such training has no bearing on bodybuilding or other applications of weight training. Nothing could be further from the truth. This article offers information about this type of training and includes photos to illustrate the information.

We Call it Bodhibuilding

This article challenges both that authority and the dormancy the status quo encourages. Its intent is to awaken bodybuilders to the fact that, unlike the beasts of burden who mindlessly allow others to load them up with all sorts of baggage to the benefit of their owners, bodybuilders do have minds, as well as great capacities for critical thinking and development.

 

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