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• Muscle Building Plateau BUSTER

  Posted: December 22, 2011

  

  The Muscle Building Plateau – One of the most frustrating things that most people will face if they’ve worked out the same way for any length of time (greater than 1-2 months) is the tendency to fall into a rut and see muscle building and/or fat loss come to a screeching halt! You know what I’m talking about…because you’re either experiencing it now or have at some point in your training. It’s the dreaded “PLATEAU”.

  What’s ironic is that because it’s so common, it has earned the “PLATEAU” description and in some weird way almost becomes an acceptable reason for why you aren’t getting the results you deserve to for all your hard work. It’s not much different than the word “genetics” as it relates to the ONLY reason you’re big (or not)…fat (or ripped). Truth be told. They are both excuses!

  

  As you’ll see in the case of “TEAM ATHLEAN” member Henrik Andersson, he didn’t believe in PLATEAUS…wasn’t about to blame genetics…none of that. Instead he worked hard each and every workout, followed A-X as if it was religion, and was rewarded with progress from literally his first to his last workout. When was that last workout? Well yesterday. You see…Henrik is STILL following ATHLEAN-X almost a year after his first round of the program? Why? Because it KEEPS WORKING.

  When I designed A-X I set out to create a program that could truly be a LIFETIME program option for my followers. With built in challenges (to ensure that whoever is doing the program constantly HAS to push themselves in order to test higher than they did at a previous point in the program) and rules in place that will constantly push you to new strength levels on virtually every lift, it became not only possible to do this but to do it with an effectiveness that hasn’t been accomplished in those other programs that often leave you looking for something else just weeks later.

  Henrik shows that with the right plan…anything is possible. Most of all, he shows that with a plan that balances “REST AND RECOVERY” with intense but brief workouts…anything is probable!

  Stop feeling as if “plateaus” and “genetics” are acceptable reasons for not getting results from every single workout you do. Start seeing how “training like an athlete” can unlock your true potential, and allow you to put away the excuses forever. Welcome to ATHLEAN-X Training. I look forward to featuring your pictures in this very blog just 90 days from now! Get started on your ATHLEAN-X transformation for 2012.

  
  

• “X” Out Knee Pain While Lunging

  Posted: March 16, 2011

  

  One of the most common (and debilitating…as I can certainly vouch for!) sources of pain for an athlete or active gym goer is anterior knee pain…or in laymen’s terms….pain at the front of the knee. If you’ve got it, you certainly know what I’m talking about. If you don’t have it (yet) let me describe for you quickly what the sensation feels like. Picture John Rambo carving out your kneecap like a Thanksgiving Turkey with a hunting knife he dipped in salt water! Yep…it hurts!! But there’s hope!! Read more »

  
  

• We Interrupt This Broadcast…To Workout!

  Posted: March 14, 2011

  

  We Interrupt this Broadcast for an important announcement….

  One of the most commonly cited excuses (I mean…reasons) given for not working out is…”I just don’t have the time“. With the hectic pace that we all find ourselves in these days juggling career, family, health and hobby it’s an understandable complaint…BUT, not good enough! Why? New research was just released that states the average person watches 35 hours of television a week!! 35 H-O-U-R-S!! Read more »

  
  

• Failing to Gain Lean Muscle?

  Posted: March 12, 2011

  

  If you’re familiar with the AthLEAN-X philosophy you realize that I believe the human body responds best to short (but intense) efforts in the gym…all the while, making sure not to tiptoe across that fine line into overtraining. It’s a delicate balance and a slippery slope you walk, but done correctly…the rewards are incredible. Read more »

  
  

• Finding Motivation in…Your Earbuds (Top 10 Workout Songs)

  Posted: March 8, 2011

  

  I have to admit guys. It’s not EVERYDAY that I feel like I’ve got the energy to put in my best effort to get an incredible workout in. I know…to some this may come as a shock, but to most…you’re probably thinking “whew…that makes me feel better”! The fact of the matter is that sometimes I’m just plain tired and my late hours spent writing my blog (which I love doing by the way!) can tend to catch up with me! So what do I do? For me, skipping workouts is NOT an option. I just don’t feel like it’s the answer (unless you’re sick of course or that you’re following some other training program that never gives you a sensible day off to recover!)

  So instead, I turn to one of the most instant forms of energy I know. No…not some crazy 1,3 Dimethyl loaded preworkout supplement (more on my thoughts about this latest rage in a later post). No, I’m talking about a more “natural” form of motivation and inspiration…..MUSIC! Read more »

  
  

• Is the US Army Fitness Test Getting an AthLEAN-X Makeover?

  Posted: March 4, 2011

  

  BREAKING NEWS: Today, the United States Army has FINALLY decided that it’s time for a change in the way they test the fitness levels of their soldiers! Situps, pushups and the 2 mile run just aren’t enough anymore to produce “combat ready” soldiers in their opinion…and I COULDN’T AGREE MORE! Read more »

  
  

• Serena and the NOT SO SHOCKING DVT?!?

  Posted: March 3, 2011

  

  I know what you’re thinking. You read the title of this post and said…hmm…maybe Jeff’s had one too many protein shakes. It seems that I may have screwed this one up. Didn’t I mean to say “THE SHOCKING” Serena Williams DVT story?!? Actually, no. Now, don’t get me wrong…I’m no Nostradamus and I have no crystal ball that could have foreseen this taking place, but what I can tell you is that DVT’s or Deep Vein Thromboses are ironically quite common in athletes! Read more »

  
  

• The Dr. DRE Way – Be Inspired To Build Lean Muscle at ANY Age!

  Posted: March 2, 2011

  

  While watching the Grammy’s a couple weeks ago I was shocked to see what I thought to be the Incredible Hulk come striding onto the stage to rap alongside Eminem. While it wasn’t Dr. Bruce Banner…it was a Dr…Dr. Dre. Or at least, who the television was telling me was Dr. Dre! You see, growing up, the Dre I knew of started out as the skinny guy with the bad attitude in the 80′s…transformed into the pudgy guy with the bad attitude in the 90′s….and then lost the attitude and apparently the keys to the recording studio at the turn of the century as he disappeared for 10 years only to make his return to the hip hop scene just months ago! Read more »

  
  

• INTRODUCING….????

  Posted: February 21, 2011

  

  You know when a job is so big that it requires help from a higher power to figure it all out or get it done?  Well, unfortunately, with the state of the current fitness industry…trying to tackle a blog dealing with the myths and untruths in the that plague it seemed like a monumental task to me.  So big in fact that I felt that I had to bring in a little help.  Enter my faithful companion….MR. X.

  NO…..not that Mr. X!  That’s the title given to YOU, the one who achieves the greatest transformation following the AthLEAN-X program (as did the first winner Ben May).
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• THE GREATEST CHEST WORKOUT EVER HAS ARRIVED!

  Posted: October 25, 2011

  

  If you scour the gyms of America you’re likely to find guys all over seeking something as if they were looking for the Holy Grail. Actually scratch that analogy… I think this one would be more valued if they actually were to find it! What is it you ask? It’s the secret to a bigger chest!

  You may even be out there nodding your head as you read this because quite frankly…you’d kill for a bigger chest as well! Believe me, I know. I can remember as a 12 year old seeing Ravishing Rick Rude (former WWF wrestler and huge, ripped dude) on television on Saturday morning wrestling thinking to myself… man how the hell did he get that chest?!? I’d look down at my nearly inward caving chest and think… I’ve got a LONG way to go before it looks like that! Who knew that guys could be just as concerned with being flat chested as a female!?!
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