Tom won the 35+ SHW and Overall at the NPC North Americans this year with a stellar combination of size and conditioning. This is our second go round working together as I featured him back in 2019 after winning the NPC Vermont the first time.
My primary offseason focus for the last few years has been to bring up my physique from the back – while I know I need to add more tissue overall to get closer to the top of my weight cap for classic physique, as any competitor knows, most shows are still won from the back.
Zach Trowbridge and Ali Gilbert discuss Rebuilding the Skinny-Fat Low-Carb Physique
Jason Theobold on Using Tirzepatide for Contest Prep and Growth Phases
This is a workout that I started using regularly when I was dealing with a lot of lower back issues – it doesn’t look like much on paper, but it will put your tolerance for lactic acid to the test for sure. It’s also a fairly short workout, coming in at about 45-50 minutes from start to finish.
How Insulin & Cortisol Complicate Calories In, Calories Out with John Gorman
In the Trenches with Jill Lombardi, New IFBB Wellness Pro
Poliquin’s Upper Body Structural Balance for a Bigger Upper Body
Zach Trowbridge & Ken Kinakin discuss the Evolution of In-Person Learning and SWIS 2024
3 Ways to Use Fasting for Muscle Gain
Cris Edmonds interviews Scott McNally at the 2023 SWISS.
Does Science Trump Personal Experience?
This combo will move both the triceps and biceps into more of a shortened position at the shoulder joint, so all of the emphasis will be on the contraction – you aren’t going to be looking for much of a stretch on either of these movements.
Cris Edmonds Interviews David White at the 2023 SWISS
This is workout #1 of the week – I’m currently training back on both Mondays and Thursdays and each session looks different.
Zach Trowbridge gives us 2 Ways to Use Carbs at Bedtime for Better Sleep
Dani LaMartina – Training Talk with Cris Edmonds
Last month I discussed female offseason PED compounds. This month, I’m going to focus on male oral PED use and how I tend to use orals in the offseason- if at all.
