Here’s what you need to know… The row is the most growth-inducing back movement you can perform. The Meadows row, one-arm barbell row, and dead-stop row can quickly add size to your lagging back. Read More
Here’s what you need to know… You don’t need to choose between squats or leg presses. A smart lifter knows that exercises are just tools and simply uses the right tool for the job. While the leg press may not be as “hard” as the squat, it’s in a class by itself for sheer leg […]
Here’s what you need to know… While calf size is somewhat genetically determined, a little creativity and daily training can go a long way. Pair every set of gastrocnemius or soleus raises with a set of tibialis anterior raises. Keep the reps of the standard raises fairly low and vary your foot position. For the […]
Boyce’s Choices: Top 10 Assistance Exercises The glory belongs to the big lifts. Whether you’re reading articles written by a powerlifting enthusiast, a bodybuilding specialist, or a guy who just wants to help people move better, it’s commonly accepted by the intelligent training world that you don’t know what you’re talking about if you don’t […]
Here’s what you need to know… Squats can’t be beat for big legs, but that doesn’t mean you should do them first in your workout. Hamstring curls, lying or seated, can pump the hamstrings with blood, making squats feel sturdier. Prioritizing the hamstrings will give them that much-desired “hang” that defines well-developed legs. Read More
How to Train Through Chronic Injuries It’s not always a cakewalk to be a regular in the gym, training hard, and attempting to train smart. If you’ve got a history of “bad shoulders”, for example, chances are something is going to nefariously sneak its way in to bother you at some point. The same goes […]
Jamie Pinder trains legs in preparation for the 2013 Olympia!
August 2013: Complexes for Fat Loss The simultaneous effort for maintaining or even building strength and muscle, along with burning fat has eluded many. For good reason – usually they’re two territories that have very little carryover. Training for strength usually means heavy weights, moderately high rest intervals, and limited fat burning potential as a […]
July 2013: A Closer Look at Your Hips In the movies, there’s always that character who’s in the wrong place at the wrong time. The guy who gets the bad rap just for being there, and for being the easiest dude to blame for the heist. In the case of the human body, the “bad […]
The Mountain Dog of training John Meadows killing it with a two hour leg workout in preparation for the 2013 Masters Nationals.
My shoulder genetics are pretty pathetic. For years I did numerous overhead-pressing variations with regularity and included enough lateral raises to get championship width several times over, but I just didn’t seem to get any serious shoulder thickness or size. My problem was that I believed that growth only happened in the 8 to 12 […]
In this video, Meadows takes Vaillant, the reigning Mr Canada through a nasty back workout.
“You gotta row to grow” is a favorite expression among bodybuilders and unimaginative fitness editors. While this advice might be as derivative as it gets, I don’t disagree – although I’d add that there are ways to make rowing for a bigger back even better! This article details my top 8 rowing variations. However, let […]
January 2013: A Reality Check for Young Gunners after Size Note from John: I get a lot of requests from beginners to early intermediates to try out my training programs, and as much as I hate to, I have to tell the person they are not ready for it. My training is geared toward the […]
“This Isn’t Supposed to Happen.” During a recent seminar, I literally spent 8 solid hours demonstrating how I train different body parts. Going into it, I wasn’t sure if we’d have breaks or not, so I decided to pulse Mag-10 the entire day as kind of an insurance policy. I had breakfast that morning and […]
September 2012: How to Explode to Fast Muscle Commercial propaganda strikes again. Along with the blanket cues that I hear just enough times to get me pissed off – “don’t let your knees pass your toes in a squat or lunge”…. “try to tuck your elbows into your back pockets during a pulldown”… “keep your […]
August 2012: Monster Calves I had such an awesome experience with calves this year, I want to share it. Let me give you some history, and then bring you up to my current methods. When I started competing I was a young teenager with skinny calves just like every other teenager. As I got older […]
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July 2012: The Bench Press – Uncensored, Unplugged, and Uncut I know what you’re thinking. How many more articles are gonna be released online to show you how to “boost your bench” in 6 weeks? Well, this one won’t be as commercial. I promise. There are common mistakes that people tend to overlook because they’re […]