"So why do you compete?" I asked, not realizing that for top Masters bodybuilder Dave Marinelli, the question
was ludicrous. At forty-nine years of age, Marinelli has a boyish energy and passion for bodybuilding that can only be described as ‘contagious.' Just ask him about training, nutrition or his successful personal training business and watch him light up like a Vegas casino. Dave Marinelli competes because he is a competitor. After sitting down with him for an hour, it became obvious that his definition of competitor goes far beyond the twelve-week period in which he is dieting for a contest.
I've tried just about every "energy" supplement (stimulant) on the market (and many "off" the market) and it's rare that I come across one worth mentioning. It's actually kind of sad how excited I get when I have something new to try; so when I got my bottle of LG Sciences "E-911," I was a giddy pill-popping overgrown kid. To continue John Romano's theme from last week (SUPPLEMENT CORNER: 9-30-09), we know LG Sciences makes products that work because they're always getting yanked off the market. What better than a stimulant from a company that loves to push the envelope?
"Opened in 1982 and sold in 1997, ‘Better Bodies' was a touchstone for many people for many reasons. It was the right gym at the right time for the right group of people. I still get e mails from former members waxing poetic about what a special time that was..."
--BRIAN MOSS
The above quote is taken from the tribute website recently established for the legendary bodybuilding gym ‘Better Bodies' (www.betterbodies1982.com). It says a lot about a gym when an actual website is set up in its memory rather than to solicit memberships!
Welcome to the era of prosthetic bodybuilding! Not only can genetically-disadvantaged bodybuilders have their once-weak calves diamondized by a plastic surgeon, but those lacking a genetic predisposition for a thick chest (or even just an aversion to hard training) can receive insta-pecs. Even men (using the term loosely here) with flat posteriors can get their rear chassis overhauled with rounded cheek shaped ass implants. Forget about deadlifts and squats!
Mike "the Human Forklift" Morris first stepped onstage as a scrappy 110-pound, fourteen-year-old, he surprised everyone to win the AAU Teenage Mr. Camden County. Sixteen years and forty contests later, Mike is an off-season 270-pound owner of an IFBB pro card, which he earned as the heavyweight and overall champ at the 1999 North American Championships. Over the years, Mike has learned a few things. We asked him to share some pointers on building a huge and powerful chest.
Being both a bodybuilder and a chiropractor means I get a lot of questions from fellow athletes and gym members. I'm ok with that, because it makes more sense for a guy who is having pain or symptoms during his workouts to ask for advice from a health professional who understands what he is going through. Good luck asking your family practice doctor how to minimize low back stress when doing a set of 500 pound squats! (Don't even get started with bench press mechanics!) With that in mind, I've compiled the five most common questions about chiropractic and its relationship to the hazards of working out.
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When you want to determine if a supplement or drug is effective you can push all the scientific literature aside. The best and most assured means of determining a substance's efficacy is to watch what the FDA does with it.
Squatting a thousand-pounds is an accomplishment that only a handful of lifters can lay claim to achieving. Cincinnati's Terry Bryan pulled that off at his first meet after only three year's of powerlifting training. In this article, he discusses the training that has allowed him (and the hundreds of personal training client's of Terry Bryan's Fitness Center) to make such impressive progress.
Just about everyone can appreciate the beautiful flowing lines of Frank Zane at his peak, the regal shape of Serge Nubret, or the classic balance of Lee Labrada. I admire what each of these guys has accomplished. Given a choice though, I'd pick the mind-boggling mass of Paul DeMayo, the freaky thickness of Dorian Yates, or the over-powering size of Victor Richards.
"I was always impressed by both musculature AND the idea of strength," Nick Lavitola said as he leaned across the table towards me. His passion for pushing the physique and the strength envelop was apparent by his wide smile and the excited tone in his voice as he recounted his past. His success at both was also evident, both by his thickly developed physique and slew of victories in bodybuilding and powerlifting.
Back when it was more common to be a two-sport strength athlete, Lavitola was one of the best. His physique victories include a slew of regional victories (class wins in the '83 NPC East Coast and the ‘87 NPC Eastern USA), top national level placings (tenth and ninth in the NPC Nationals ‘84-85, a third and fourth in the AAU Mr. America ‘89-90) and the short class in the '88 AAU Mr. World.
Many of you will recognize the name GAT since the infamous Derek Anthony is their spokesperson. It's time to give them their due credit as a top supplement company with a full line of products. Charles Moser has been at the helm for a decade, recently changing the name of his company from German American Technologies to the snappier GAT.
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