Tag Archives: muscle

4 Old School Muscle Building Principles

You have probably seen this guy before You know I am a big fan of the old school strongman. My secret confession is that I rarely read much training research any more. Gasp…. I know I know.  Mr Uber Geek … Continue reading

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How Protein Makes Muscles Bigger by Mike T Nelson for STACK Magazine

Image from STACK magazine and Daveandcallie.blogspot.com Everyone is looking for a research proven way to add lean muscle, and rightfully so! The more lean muscle you have, the more fat you will burn also! Today I have a brand new article at STACK … Continue reading

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Is Training All No Pain and No Gain? Guest post by Chris Martinez

Today I have a guest post from Chris Martinez who is going to dispel the old myth about “no pain, no gain.” Sit back and enjoy. Mike T Nelson Take it away Chris…… Now I’m sure a lot of you … Continue reading

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Motivation Monday: No Excuses!

Love it! If there is a will, there is a way. As hard as things get some days, there is some else out there that would gladly trade places with you. Continue to get better and better, but be thankful … Continue reading

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Motivation Monday: 3 Plateau Busting Tips For More Muscle and Strength (Part 1)

It is May here in Minnesota and the temperature is 2 rat’s hairs above freezing.  This type of weather has me questioning why I live here in the frozen tundra.   Penguins are running around laughing at me…..ok, so it is … Continue reading

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Motivation Monday:25 Pounds Gone Using Gym Movement and Metabolic Flexibility

Will, I hear that you dropped a bunch of weight in a few weeks.  How much exactly? With consistent weigh ins on the Omiron brand electronic scale with body fat reading, I went from 259.2 pounds on March 3rd to … Continue reading

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2 Key Principles to More Muscle and Strength: The SAID Principle and Transfer

Watch the video above to learn 2 very important principles for more muscle and strength How to use them Eliminate all the confusion about exercise selection out there And much more! By learning some key prinicples, you can drammatically increase your … Continue reading

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Mike T Nelson on Iron Radio Tomorrow Discussing Metabolic Flexibility: Eat Like Crap, Look Like Gold?

Join me for a live discussion tomorrow (Thursday Oct 6, 2010) from 2-3pm EST at www.ironradio.org It is going to be a blast as I will be discussing Metabolic Flexibility: Eat Like crap and Look Like Gold? Metabolic Flexibility is the main … Continue reading

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Protein, BCAAs, Leucine, or Whey: Minutes with Mike T Nelson

I am still down here in AZ and I fly back later today and I had a big personal announcement that I sent out over facebook and twitter just recently and more info on it here soon. You can follow … Continue reading

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More Grip Video: Hammer Lifting!

The killer grip series rolls on with that extreme human himself, Adam T Glass. Below, Adam shows you some hammer lifts, and I even give it a go although I think my nervous system was still in a mess from … Continue reading

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