I hate to break the news, but in strength training, there’s really nothing new under the sun. Take the popular “10 sets of 10 reps” method. Most modern-day lifters were introduced to this system by Charles Poliquin in the July 1996 issue of Muscle Media 2000, but anyone familiar with Vince “The Iron Guru” Gironda…
I love studying the roots of the iron game, especially bodybuilding history. Over the years, I’ve written about many pioneers who paved the way for us—people like Harry Paschall, Peary Rader, Vince Gironda, and Arthur Jones. These were real training experts who knew their stuff. But when it came to nutrition, there weren’t many true…
One of my favorite TV shows was the Spartacus series on Starz, which ran from 2010 to 2013. The first season (Blood and Sand) and the six-episode prequel (Gods of the Arena) were fantastic. But in the second season (Vengeance), they introduced a new lead actor—one who didn’t have the type of muscularity you’d expect…