I grew up in the bodybuilding day, standing at the sidelines and watching my brother tempt death in one of several ways, or worse, for such was our age, complete public humiliation. My brother Mike Dayton became known in the 1970s and 1980s as the World’s Greatest Strongman. A bodybuilder (2-t[...]
Posts Tagged ‘build muscle’
A great workout without a costly gym membership!
The state of the economy is tough on everyone. We are all copiously scouring our expenses looking for ways to cut back and save money. Unfortunately, one of the first things to go are the gym memberships and personal training sessions. But that doesn’t mean you have to toss your exercise routi[...]
The One-Legged Squat (aka ‘The Pistol’)
The first time I ever tried to do a one legged squat was back in 2002. I remember thinking it seemed impossible–my leg quivered, my abs hurt, even the other leg hurt just trying to keep it in the air! After that initial humbling, however, I kept practicing–now they are one of my favorite e[...]
More emphasis on the back means better health
Weight trainers all know that a muscle grows and becomes stronger when it is forced to adapt to a heavier or more intense workload. For millions of years the work we did just to survive from sunup to sundown with shelter and food was exercise enough and shaped the bodies we wear today. Legs of [...][...]
October 6th, 2009 - 10:46 am § in Top Tips, Weight Loss
Kick-up Your Workout With Plyometrics
Plyometrics are exercises that are explosive movements that will not only build muscle but torch calories. They specifically target fast twitch muscle fibers and improve your power and agility. They are great for athletes looking to improve their times and performance, but can be an excellent addi[...]
Charley Socci: Top 10 Strength Tips
So now that I’ve been back in the gym and completely natural for nearly four months, at the ripe old age of 43, what can i say? I’m making progress like crazy! It is awesome! I’m not benching what I benched when I was juicing yet but it is getting closer and closer all the time. [...][...]
October 1st, 2009 - 11:36 am § in My Time
Charley Socci: Steroids and Me
I tried steroids once, many years back now. I couldn’t resist. I wanted to know what it was all about. So I got some syringes, and some vials of testosterone and some other drugs and combined them in a way that was suggested to me by some people I had met online. I did [...][...]
October 1st, 2009 - 11:20 am § in My Time
Charley Socci: What about Steroids?
It seems that any time the subject of serious weight lifting comes up, so does the subject of steroids. So I wanted to talk a little bit about steroids – plainly – since there is just so much hype and misinformation out there. I also want to talk a little bit about what has worked for [...][...]
October 1st, 2009 - 11:06 am § in My Time
Charley Socci: Back to the Gym
I finally got up the nerve to take out a club membership this past Spring. So after over six years of absence I can now say I’ve been back in the gym religiously – three times per week on average since the beginning of June. There were a few things that motivated me – not [...][...]
August 11th, 2009 - 8:32 pm § in Top Tips, Weight Loss
Best Weight Loss Tips #1
Stay in control of your diet and exercise Eat less, exercise more. That’s as simple as weight loss can be boiled down to. If your weight is constant you need to do both of these things. ASAP. You can probably ignore our next 49 posts on this subject. Well…I mean they’ll obviously h[...]