Redskins DE Phillip Daniels Opens Monster Garage Gym
August 24, 2009 by Mike Westerdal
Filed under Interviews, Powerlifting, Recent Posts, Training
Friday night is a big night for me, there’s a lot on the line. Actually I’m not leaving the house but I made a bet with my wife. She’s a huge Patriots fan and I’m a hardcore Redskins fan. It’s just preseason but our teams face each other this Friday.
The veterans don’t have a lot at stake, but as for me, well if the Pats win I’ll never hear the end of it.
One my favorite players is the NFL is Phillip Daniels who is a DE with the Washington Redskins going into his 14th season.
This guy is an Ox! Other than the fact that he slams QBs to the ground and is one of the best run-stuffers in the League, Phil is also an offseason Powerlifter.
I got him on the line to talk with us about a hardcore gym that he just opened up.
It’s called Monster Gargage Gym located in IL and he opened it with co-owner and 2 time WPC powerlifting champ Eric Maroscher.
As a skins fan, fellow powerlifter and the fact that I train at a barbell club and warehouse gym myself I definitely want to help get the word out about this new facility.
Some of today’s fitness centers just make me sick, so I’m happy every time I hear about one of these underground barbell clubs opening up.
Enjoy the interview….Phil is a real down to Earth guy and you’re gonna love his energy.
Go Skins!
Mike Westerdal
(Fan since the 5th grade)
P.S. Why am I Skins fan when I live in Tampa Bay? Because I was born in raised in northern VA and because I like watching them destroy the Bucs! That’s right, I said it!
Research on SEX, TESTOSTERONE…and MUSCLE
August 12, 2009 by Mike Westerdal
Filed under Uncategorized
Research on SEX, TESTOSTERONE…and MUSCLE
Ok, here’s the question…
“Does $-ex actually LOWER testosterone…and your ability to build muscle?”
We all know that raising your “T” levels can DRAMATICALLY increase your libido as well as pack on layers of thick new muscle, right?
So is your “love life” holding you back from some KILLER gains in the gym?
I mean, what about the “old school” BOXING rule of not having $-ex the night before your fight?
Was it because it took the “lion” out of the fighter? Made him WEAKER?
Actually, this was a question that bodybuilding expert and “hormone enthusiast”, Jeff Anderson took head on.
And he’s the PERFECT guy for the job!
After all, Jeff’s best selling program “Optimum Anabolics” IS focused primarily on naturally increasing your body’s levels of Growth Hormone and testosterone (by as much as 1,000%!)
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But it wasn’t EASY finding an answer!
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After tracking down several endocrinologists and urologists, all of them just shrugged their shoulders and told Jeff they “didn’t know the answer”.
Sheeesh!
You’d think guys who are supposed to be experts in healing E.D. and low “T” levels would have at least a CLUE about this, right?
So Jeff dug deeper…
He called up a friend of his who is a a world-renowned researcher in hormone replacement therapy and after a long discussion, they came up with the DIFINITIVE answer…
YES! sex CAN reduce your “T” levels AND your muscle gains!
I’ll explain WHY in a second, but…
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Here’s what’s MOST important…
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I’m ALSO going to give you Jeff’s SECRET to not giving up your love life in order to have MORE MUSCLE!
Ok, follow along…
Testosterone is a VERY important hormone for gaining muscle.
You knew that, right?
Well in order for your body to optimize output, you MUST have enough of the mineral ZINC in your body.
Zinc is an essential nutrient for your internal “T-Factory” and your body uses it up very rapidly but doesn’t store very much in reserve.
Therefore, zinc must be replenished DAILY, but…
…our diets these days are naturally DEVOID of zinc due to our poor choices AND the degradation of our food supply from poor farming methods (don’t get me started!).
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But here’s the kicker…
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We men also lose zinc during SEX!
We lose up to 1mg of zinc for each “happy ending” we have…and even MORE while sweating (so sweaty sex is basically a “zinc SLAYER”! 😉
Ok, so if you’ve been following along…
Sweaty $-ex = Zinc Deficiency = Low Testosterone Levels = Less Muscle
Ok, now the solution (and NO…the answer is NOT to stop
having sweaty sex! 😉
First, testosterone is a “supply and demand” hormone so you’d
damn well better be using a program that triggers natural “T” release.
Actually, this is the entire basis of Jeff’s “Optimum Anabolics” program because he reveals a unique method for naturally increasing testosterone and growth hormone through what he calls “hormone triggering”.
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You can check out Jeff’s best selling “Optimum Anabolics” below:
=> Click To Become A “T-Machine”
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Bottom line, you MUST be providing your body with the “need” for more “T”.
That’s what Jeff’s program was SPECIFICALLY designed to do with his breakthrough “triggering” technique.
Fortunately, having more sex ALSO creates a “need” for more “T” so it’s just a matter of SUPPORTING your own natural production and Jeff covers this in detail in his book.
(BTW…feel free to use this excuse with your partner if things have been a bit “slow” lately – “Really honey! It’s for my health!)
Next, make sure you’re supplementing with about 15-25mg each day of zinc picolinate.
It’s best to take it at night on an empty stomach, right before you go to bed.
This will make sure you have adequate levels of the “raw nutrient” to optimize natural testosterone production…
…and of course, BUILD MORE MUSCLE!
By the way as you can tell, I’m a fan of Jeff’s Optimum Anabolics program, in fact you can see my testimonial on the page you’re about to read.
The before & after’s on his website PROVE that NATURALLY increasing “T” using his method WORKS…BIG TIME!
Go see for yourself at:
How Many Days Per Week To Train A Muscle?
August 10, 2009 by Mike Westerdal
Filed under Recent Posts, Training
I”m glad to be back home even if it’s so hot it feels like I”m walking through pudding when I go outside.
I just returned from a trip to CT to visit the parents while attending a wedding in MA for my wife’s cousin Cassie.
Anytime I meet new people and I tell them I run an Internet Business related to building muscle the questions always start pouring in.
One guy at my table said he only trains each body part once per week. Another guy says he makes better gains training each body part twice a week. They asked who was right and I’m going to have to agree with my buddy Jason Ferruggia.
If you don’t know Jason he’s the Chief Training Advisor for Men’s Fitness and he runs a hardcore gym in Jersey. He’s one of the top strength & conditioning guys in the country so when he takes the time to explain something, I listen.
I told the guys at the table I’d write a blog post about their question and I couldn’t think of a better person to have do a guest post than Jason. Here’s what he said when I asked him who was right…….
“I believe the two keys to effective training are overload and frequency. He who makes the greatest strength gains (in a hypertrophy rep range) over a given time period, while training the muscle as frequently as possible, will get the greatest size gains. The key is to do just enough to stimulate a hypertrophy response then get out and recover and get back to the gym as soon as possible. As long as you keep the volume low, the frequency can remain high and you can make consistent strength gains. As long as the weights are going up you know you are not over trained.
Like Lee Haney said, “stimulate, don’t annihilate.” No matter how many sets you do, the majority of people will not require a full seven days of recovery between body parts. But when you do a ton of sets you create the need for that amount of time between workouts because each workout would take three hours if you hit more than one or two muscle groups on a typical high volume bodybuilding program. That may be fine if you are inhumanly strong and 260 pounds of rock hard muscle. But for the average guy, he is going to detrain and actually start to lose size. It’s two steps forward, two steps back. With lower volume and higher frequency you can actually take one smaller step forward, but remain there with no steps back. This is the optimal plan for the average, drug free trainee.”
Another question people ask me a lot is what sites I like to visit and who I like to read up on. Well Jay’s site is right up my alley. I like his no BS attitude and he doesn’t sugar coat anything.
He’s the author of a best selling program called Muscle Gaining Secrets. It’s a great mass building program and totally explains why 95% of all hardgainers are dead wrong in how they train for muscle growth.
Jason is actually running a promo right now. He’s giving away three extra bonus items for anyone that buys his MGS program in the next 3-days.
Limited-Time Bonus #1: Renegade Cardio: Intervals, steady state, fasted, fed, high intensity, low intensity… with all the conflicting information and confusion it’s no wonder most people will never see their abs no matter how hard they try. They’re doing it all wrong! But I finally set the record straight and allow you to steal my closely guarded secret cardio workouts, usually only reserved for my highest paying clients. Get ready to get shredded!
Limited-Time Bonus #2: MGS Advanced Mass Building Guide: After you’ve completed the main program and packed on your first 20-30 pounds of ripped muscle you’ll be ready to move on to the advanced level. But be warned, this workout is so powerful that you absolutely must complete the basic program first in order to prepare your body for the extreme metamorphosis it’s about to experience!
Limited-Time Bonus #3: Armed & Dangerous: Let’s face it, everybody wants and envies a pair of big, muscular, sleeve stretching arms. A pair of pipe cleaners dangling in a loose t-shirt is a terrible look and one that will get you no respect from the guys or the girls. With this arm specialization workout you will add 2 inches of awe inspiring, rock solid muscle to your arms in just 8 short weeks!
You should go over to Jay’s site and find out more about his Muscle Gaining Secrets program while he’s offering these cool Bonus items.
