One of the age old questions in the fitness industry is: Can you build muscle while losing fat? To relate this to my skinny-fat transformation strategy (the 2 phases of a skinny-fat transformation): Can you build muscle while going through phase 1 of your transformation? The answer is: Yes, you can build muscle while losing […]
Increase in Testosterone After Doing Heavy Deadlifts, Squats and Bench Presses?
Do heavy deadlifts, squats and bench presses increase testosterone? Heavy compound lifts only cause a small short term spike in testosterone. This spike has no effect on body-composition. Regardless of whether you do heavy compound lifts or not, your testosterone levels fluctuate up throughout the day with the highest levels being around 5-8 AM […]
Why You Shouldn’t Care About Losing Muscle Mass During Your Cut
One of the main concerns I get from clients during their cutting fat loss phase is about losing muscle mass and getting smaller. When you cut you will get smaller, but not because you lose lean muscle mass. Instead, you will get smaller because the cut reveals your true level of lean mass. The issue […]
I Boosted My Natural Testosterone Production By 270%
4 years ago I wrote my popular article How I Increased My Testosterone Levels By 120% Naturally where I outlined my top strategies for boosting your natural testosterone production. Since writing this article, I’ve continued following my top methods for boosting testosterone naturally (and learning new testosterone boosting strategies). Recently I went in and did […]
Why You Shouldn’t Use Nicotine As A Pre-Workout or Appetite Suppressant
Around 5 years ago I came across an article on a bodybuilding site about using Nicotine to improve training performance and lose body-fat. Recently I also saw a video on YouTube by an advanced lifter recommending Nicotine gums as a pre-workout supplement and appetite supressor. The argument in favour of using Nicotine goes that smoking […]
Heavy Weights vs. Bodyweight Training For Skinny-Fat Guys: Which One Works Best?
If you want any chance at building a physique, you must do your heavy squats, bench presses and deadlifts. There simply is no other way to transform your body, so if you don’t like lifting heavy or you don’t have access to a squat rack, barbells and enough plates to give you a hernia, don’t […]
The 3 Most Important Exercises for a Skinny-Fat Guy
To become aesthetic the goal should be to get an X-shaped body; strong legs, small waist and wide shoulders. A skinny-fat guy typically has wide hips and waist combined with narrow shoulders. To fight the skinny-fat sufferers natural shape, it’s vital to develop: the lats and shoulders to maximise upper body width upper chest to create […]
Bodyweight Training for the Skinny-Fat Guy
Being skinny-fat means that you lack upper body muscle mass while having excess body-fat in the lower waist, chest and hips. Compared to other guys, skinny-fat guys gain muscle mass at a much slower rate and we gain fat just by “looking at food”. It’s not uncommon for skinny-fat guys to train for months or […]
What is the Ideal Training Program or Diet Plan for Skinny-Fat Guys?
The key to find the ideal training program and diet plan is to find a plan that makes you feel great long-term while producing results. Why is feeling great long-term so important? Because you can only stick to a training program and diet plan long-term if it makes you feel good on a daily basis. […]
How Lean Should Skinny-Fat Guys Get to Maximise Aesthetics? (The Sustainable Level of Leanness)
In my last post Why You Shouldn’t Get Ripped 6-Pack Abs If You’re Skinny-Fat I explained how shredding excess body-fat does not mean getting ripped 6-pack abs and why you’re leaving a lot of muscle development on the table by obsessing about your abs. The conclusion of the post was: You need to find that […]