Got Built?

My formal education is in Statistics – and while there are lies, damned lies and statistics, the fact is that statistics is a game of good guesswork.

Face it – we work in a black box. We gather and analyze data, approximating truth with our models. We never actually know if we’re right (Hell, as Statisticians, if we did, we’d be out of jobs!), but repeated experiments produce converging evidence – and like multiple beams of light, eventually there’s enough brightness that we’re pretty sure of what we’re seeing.

I’ve noticed that many of life’s mysteries follow a similar pattern.

So how about we cast some beams of light on bicep growth? (more…)

Once upon a time, I had no delts.

Nothing. Nada. Zip.

In fact, in the eighties, I was the queen of shoulder pads.

DAMNED GENETICS!
When I started lifting, I could NOT connect to my delts. I tried millies, all the machines, lateral raises, laterals with static holds… nothin’. Invoking once again the wisdom of Dave Tate: “you can’t flex bone”. (I’ve noticed you can’t flex fat either. So much for “toning exercises”!) (more…)

Glute Ham Raises are among the most effective training modalities available for hamstring work. With no attached weights or moving parts, you would think more gyms would invest in this simple, basic piece of athletic equipment.

However, there are a few pretty major problems with GHRs:

1. They’re hard as hell (more…)