Category: Training Journal Lessons Learned

  • How Much Should I Eat To Build Muscle? My Muscle Building Meal Plan

    When I’m asked how much should I eat to build muscle I answer with what follows and how I ate for the 15 years I chased bodybuilding and muscle mass. I’m aware times change and that eating for gaining muscle is different than eating to get ripped or for pure health. I am also not…

  • How Many Reps For Muscle Mass And How Many Sets For Mass?

    Today I’m going to do a deep dive into how many reps for muscle mass and also how many sets for mass. It’s the sets question that is the most open to debate. Quick Answer For How Many Reps For Muscle Mass: in order to make our muscles bigger (muscle mass), we need to use…

  • How To Make 6 Pack Abs In 1 Month At Home

    Hi, I’m Raymond Burton and this is my tutorial on how to make 6 pack abs in 1 month at home. We’ll cover the whole deal in this article and it will be quite long and in depth. At last writing it was 11,000+ words long and growing but I will also make it a…

  • How To Get A Bigger Upper Body At Home Without Weights

    How to get a bigger upper body at home using bodyweight exercises is todays question I’ll answer. It’s an easy one, so this will be a pretty short article. As far as only the exercise part of the equation, all you need to know about getting a bigger upper body at home are these things:…

  • What Are Some Bodyweight Back Exercises Without A Pull Up Bar?

    I’m going to give you some bodyweight back exercises without a pull up bar today. Why? Because most times when you are away from the gym and you want to work your back, a bodyweight exercise like chin ups or pull ups are recommended. But what if you don’t have a pull up bar? What…

  • Calisthenics For Fat Guys – A Complete Calisthenics Weight Loss Plan

    Lets talk about calisthenics for fat guys today… and give you a complete calisthenics weight loss plan to get started at home using only your bodyweight. Getting started with calisthenics for fat guys is going to look a lot different than you see on social media. If you are really heavy, you may have to…

  • What’s A Great Lower Body Workout Without Weights?

    I get emails from people who don’t have a gym membership that ask what’s a great lower body workout without weights? This is an easy one to answer because I prefer to train at home too! A great lower body workout without weights includes movements for: The Quadriceps Hamstrings Calves An all round lower body…

  • The Benefits Of Bodyweight Exercises VS Weights

    I get asked a lot about the benefits of bodyweight exercise vs weights because more and more people don’t have time to hit the gym. Because of this, they are abandoning the big box workout facilities and looking for other workouts that can be done closer to home. If this is you, I’m going to…

  • Does Bootcamp Get You In Shape? Try This Military Boot Camp Workout

    Does boot camp get you in shape? It doesn’t matter if you are talking fitness bootcamp or the real military boot camp – the answer is yes. Try this military boot camp workout below for a couple weeks and tell me it ain’t so. Developing strength for the army will mostly come down to the…

  • How To Get Strong Like A Gymnast Training At Home

    Gymnasts are some of the strongest athletes on the planet and they get that way using almost 100% bodyweight training exercises. So how do they do it? While the topic of building strength in gymnasts is large enough to fill several books, I’ll give you a real quick version of some of the methods below.…