Archive for June 2024
A Case for Weighted Dips: Reviving a Classic for Upper Body Strength
by: Josh Bryant Branch Warren, Bodybuilding Legend, Executing Dips under Josh’s tutelage at Metroflex In recent times, pseudo non-degreed physical therapists moonlighting as strength coaches have relentlessly tried to hijack the strength game. Unfortunately, this cabal has tried to eradicate dips from serious muscle-building and strength-training regimens. Dips are not for the senior citizen with…
Read MoreConquer the King: 7 Tips to Supercharge Your Squat
by: Josh Bryant Derek Thistlewaite, Under Josh’s Tutelage, Squatting 881 Raw in Route to ATWR Total Squats are the undisputed king of strength training, just like the powerlifting meet kickoff. Crowned by lifters in the trenches and lab rats alike, squats help build that aesthetic physique. Those who downplay squats don’t know squat about training…
Read MoreSpoto Press
by: Josh Bryant BJ Whitehead executing the Spoto Press in 2015 “Breathe in, breathe out” might work for your neighborhood Planet Fitness “coach” on pizza night, but if you want a bench press stronger than Doctor Bushwacker’s hillbilly horsepower moonshine, you need to get tighter than a Waffle House parking lot on a Saturday night.…
Read MoreCheat Code for Massive Rear Delts
by: Josh Bryant Josh executing cheating rear delt swings. Back in the day, at some bizarre Tex-Mex, Pan-Asian, Redneck Fusion kick ‘n’ stab bar, somewhere between Corpus Christi and old Mexico, I found myself enjoying a few beers and soaking in the bizarre atmosphere of the place. The cage fence around the stage kept things…
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