We all have a training arsenal at our disposal. It consists of our equipment, capabilities, ideas and knowledge. When we know what we want, we break out our weaponry and take dead aim at whatever athletic target we're looking to hit. The idea is to strive for better accuracy, which means knowing what you need to get the job done. You want to use what you've got in an organised, coherent way so you make progress week after week. Enter Jim Wendler's 5/3/1 programme. The longtime director of strength and development at Elite Fitness Systems in Ohio, and former starting fullback at the University of Arizona, Wendler is uniquely qualified to create a programme that's adaptable across the entire spectrum of strength disciplines. As an elite powerlifter with a 1,000-pound squat to his credit, he knows a thing or two about getting strong. Ten years of consulting with strength coaches, athletes and gym owners from all over the world has helped him form some definitive conclusions on what lifters need in terms of programming, exercise selection and equipment...
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In honour of our Results Issue, we celebrate the most valued player of the supplement team – the one weapon in your ergogenic arsenal that has performed best the most times for the most people. Since creatine first came on the scene in the early 1990s, it caused a stir due to the performance advantages it bestowed as well as the visible physical changes it wrought. The improvements in muscularity were obvious to both user and onlooker. The only thing that has changed over the years is that the pile of clinical research showing creatine to be benign and effective has now become a mountain of data testifying to its efficacy and safety...
FAT LOSS HAS BEEN A HOT TOPIC for about the last 50 years. The abs-obsessed public seems to have an insatiable appetite for all things ripped, and a slew of fat-loss information is proffered everywhere you look. Mainstream magazines tout diets that focus on whole grains while tabloids hawk the grapefruit-only meal plan that got some pop star down to 122 pounds (but still at 28% bodyfat). If you're a regular MUSCLE & FITNESS reader, most of that fat-loss info available for public consumption just isn't relevant to you: it's either way too basic or just plain ridiculous.
When "toned" is too soft and "fit" is too flimsy, you need something that's more advanced. With your kind of training schedule and clean diet, you need a serious, hardcore fat-loss plan – something that can take you from "that guy is pretty fit" to "that guy is f---ing ripped!" These tips can help. They're designed specifically for the seasoned, experienced lifter who never skips workouts and already eats a clean and conscientious diet, but who wants to take his leanness to another level...
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