Reverse pyramid training for muscle strength and size (Clint’s current regimen)

posted in Training, by Clint Nielsen on July 7, 2011
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What is Reverse Pyramid Training?

Reverse Pyramid Training or RPT, is a style of training I’ve quickly grown to love. I’m now a 2 weeks or so in, and feeling pretty good about myself. My lifts have gone up in every area and I feel pretty strong.

Why RPT?

It largely goes against traditional body building methods – Normally, you might start with a weight you can do 10 reps with, then progressively ramp up your weight and reduce the number of reps as you go heavier.
This is where Reverse Pyramid Training is different and will see you starting your HEAVIEST weights on your first set (after a very light warmup).

If your goal is increased mass and strength, this might be THE technique you’ve been looking for.
(I’ll be tracking my own results over coming months and reporting back on my own experiences). Read the rest of this entry »

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5 highly effective exercises for growing muscle fast (part 1)

posted in Training, by Clint Nielsen on April 5, 2011
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Due to popular request, I’ve had a stab at compiling a list of 5 highly exercises that I commonly use and will continue to use to grow big muscle fast until my hips break, my nuts touch my ankles and I speak with that highly coveted ‘lisp’.

By ‘commonly use’, I don’t mean week-in and week-out. That would be highly counter-productive.
I’m meaning they are my go-to exercises when I write someone a program, or when I come back from holidays with a mid-section that resembles a one-pack.

A quick disclaimer

First things first — these bad-boys aren’t gender specific nor will you find magical leg-spreading machine curls or vibration plate excercises on this list. My fiancée trains along-side me pumping these exercises out and she’s half my size. No excuses!
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Going backwards – How to avoid getting progressively weaker in the gym

posted in Diet, Training, by Clint Nielsen on March 22, 2011
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I was in the gym the other day attempting to break my own record with weighted chins, when I epically failed on achieving an improvement from the week before. In fact, I had gone backwards.
I struggled to punch out the 2nd rep with 45kg’s hanging off my  waist and hand to let go whilst shaking my head in frustration.

The week before, I had done the same weight for 3 reps — so what gives?

With certain types of max-weight training, you can hit a wall and proceed to go backwards if you don’t do the right things with your life style. Especially with chin-ups and pull-ups — you can decline into a weakling faster than you can say ‘spank my ass and call me charlie sheen’.

How can one avoid such declination into sub-awesome areas of performance and avoid getting progressively weaker in the gym? Read on… Read the rest of this entry »

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Lost your motivation to exercise? Shock yourself into action with some of these kick-ass ideas

posted in Training, by Clint Nielsen on March 9, 2011
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Lost your motivation to exercise?

I kinda got to thinking as I was servicing my teeth in the bathroom last night.
Don’t read into that. It means brushing.

Where was I.

Oh yes, that’s right. I thought to myself:
“How would i motivate myself to train if i suddenly lost all the will to do so?”.

The answer for me (and everybody is different) is to shock myself into action.
By that I mean, remind myself of the ‘Clint’ I used to be, and how much better my life has become since I kicked his tubby, man-boob sporting arse to the curb. Read the rest of this entry »

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Shocking your guns into action plus other ways to get bigger and more impressive arms

posted in Training, by Clint Nielsen on February 8, 2011
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How do I grow bigger, more impressive arms man?
There’s a sh*t-load of people out there chomping at the bit for this kind of information. It’s mainly because these ‘mirror-muscles’ are so sought after on beaches all over the planet.
Luckily for us, building bigger arms is an issue that’s easier to solve than most.

If you asked me how to grow impressive calves, on the other hand – I wouldn’t have a goddam clue.
Best shoot Arnold an email and ask him if he remembers. Unfortunately, he’s more than likely busy out-bench-pressing the residents at the old-folks home.
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