This routine is a combination of bodybuilding style training and Olympic lifting. Many of the old-school lifters started out on the O-lifts before moving on to powerlifting and bodybuilding programs. Olympic lifting is a good start to building a solid foundation, but the movements can be technically challenging for the inexperienced lifter. If you are [...]
The art of getting bigger muscles is a pretty straightforward thing. For a muscle to get bigger it needs to be stronger. In order to get stronger you must lift heavier and heavier weight. The more stress you put on the muscle, the bigger it will get. Training for bulk and power involves heavier weight [...]
I keep getting emails asking what sort of routine I’m doing right now, so I thought I’d let anyone who’s interested know. I’m currently doing a three-days per week routine with 2-3 exercises included per workout. I usually stay on a program around 10-12 weeks and then change up to avoid staleness. I long ago [...]
If you ever wanted a perfect example of the bullshit being spread around by professional bodybuilders and the muscle mag rags they read, look no further than this AP report. BRUSSELS — The Belgian bodybuilding championship has been canceled after doping officials showed up and all the competitors fled. A doping official says bodybuilders just [...]
If you read my last post, I mentioned about the Ultimate Workout Program DVD giveaway confusion. As it turns out, some wanted a free trial to the newsletter and some didn’t, so what I’ve done is put two more options on the checkout page. There are two add to cart buttons for those who just [...]
I have to apologize to everyone at Workout Routines. One of my readers, James Bell, emailed me and mentioned when he tried to order the Ultimate Workout Program DVD, he was going to be charged $20 a month by Pay Pal to join my Workout Warriors newsletter. That shouldn’t have happened. It was a miscue [...]
No the MJ doesn’t stand for Michael Jordan. It’s for Maurice Jones. Jones was a popular Canadian bodybuilder in the 1940s & 50s. He was often the subject of some of John McCallum’s articles and is mentioned frequently in the “Keys to Progress.” Jones was known for his curling power as well as his back [...]
The Combo Plan is a workout routine that’s pretty self explanatory. This is a program combining Olympic and power lifting to form an awesome muscle building training regimen. If the O-lifts are foreign to you, search Google or You Tube. There are plenty of examples showing you how to perform these exercises. Remember one thing, [...]
Start the summer right with this old school program designed to get your muscle-building efforts in high gear. This routine is based on the 5 x 5 system – a favorite of legendary bodybuilders like Reg Park and John Grimek. It’s a medium volume, power and bulk routine that built so many powerful physiques in [...]
This routine is specialized to help you gain muscular bodyweight for that bulk and power look. Remember, build the muscle first and then worry about how it looks. Most novices who jump into bodybuilding make this mistake. They start doing preacher curls, dumbbell flyes and all that nonsense without building any muscle first. If you’re [...]