Reading Time: 8 minutes Ten years ago, as a skinny-fat guy trying to figure out how to build muscle as a natural weightlifter, I asked Google the following questions: “What are the best exercises for building muscle?” and “Should I use heavy or lighter weights?”…

Reading Time: 4 minutes In this brief article, I’ll share with you how I effectively applied progressive overload to accelerate muscle and strength gains to their maximum potential. Failing to apply this fundamental principle, as I did in my late 20s, and you may find yourself stuck in an training plateau.

Reading Time: 2 minutes How much weight should I lift as a starting weight for any particular lift in the gym? The short answer is, it’s a matter of experimentation. As a skinny-fat guy, I had the exact same question as you when I started my own lifting journey so let’s dive into this topic.

Reading Time: 5 minutes Even when you’re doing everything correctly by tracking calories and macros for shredding, your weight will still fluctuate (and even increase). This is normal. The problem is when people don’t see their weight reducing in a linear and predictable manner on the scale, they give up!

Reading Time: 14 minutes This is a short story of my 4 month journey of preparing for my first men’s amateur bodybuilding competition… and winning first place in two divisions! I’ve written this short article to share my personal experience and “behind the scenes” as an ordinary guy of what it takes to get stage ready.

Reading Time: 14 minutes This is a short story of my fitness transformation journey of how I fought through the chaos of misinformation in fitness magazines and “bad genetics” to eventually go on to compete and win several amateur bodybuilding competitions. I was sick and tired of being a skinny-fat guy.