How My Wife Ruined Muscle Beach
After forty years as a bodybuilder, Skip finally made it to the iconic Muscle Beach. His experience was anything but epic…
When is the Dream Dead?
Time is a limited commodity and the clock is ticking. How do you know when it’s time to quit?
How To Not Get Divorced During Contest Prep
Contest prep brings out the best in everyone…said no one EVER. Here’s how to navigate through your relationship when hangry.
Rely on Studies or Rely on Wisdom and Experience?
I discuss why relying on studies is not the best option. Experience from trainers who have been around a long time is more valuable.
Skip's Poke Bowl Recipe
My TEAMSKIP YouTube channel is finally up and running. It took quite a bit of time to get everything right with the lighting, and sound, getting the correct equipment, and working out the kinks. The first video is my poke bowl recipe for my skipload meals. I have another video going live next week. Skipload […]
How To Save Your Lower Back and Knees Into Your 40s and 50s
Skip Hill provides strategies for maintaining lower back and knee health while training legs intensely in your 40s and 50s.
The Real Reason You Are Not a Pro Bodybuilder
Explore the structural components, hormone use, and recovery that play a crucial role in determining your bodybuilding status.
When To Train And When NOT To Train
Explore the reasons why sometimes it’s smarter not to train and prioritize productive workouts for long-term progress.
Back to the Future
Discover the intriguing shifts in gym culture (1984 vs. 2023) and how one veteran lifter cherishes the memories while embracing the changes.
Master These 5 Things Before Hiring a Trainer
Save your hard-earned money by learning how to train yourself. You’ll never need to hire a trainer again.
How to Not Get Injured While Training Over 50
As 50+ competitors, we have different rules to follow in order to the play the game. Choose wisely—you only have one life.
Strength Progression For Hypertrophy
My "rules" for how I progress in strength to limit the risk of injury.
Sometimes, Intuition Is Wrong
Even after reading thousands of my workouts, I don't always get it right.
Listen To Those Who Came Before You
In my experience, training is overcomplicated and nonsensical the large majority of the time. Everything you do in the gym should be logical and easily justified; there should be a reason for every movement, the sequence of the movements, where you schedule muscle groups in your training split, rep ranges, etc. This is, of course, […]
Do LESS of These 10 Things to Increase Your Progress
Your best progress will usually be found outside your comfort zone or by doing something you haven’t done before.
The TEAM SKIP Training Protocol of 2022
I’m tired of answering questions about TEAM SKIP Training. Here’s the updated version, for free. You’re welcome.
Things I Don't Like When I Diet
Your face. I'm done. 2 words for this coach log. See you next week.Seriously, your face does irritate the shit out of me but there are other things that irritate me, too. Some will say that trenbologna sandwiches make people irritable (if you don't get the reference, that's on you). After competing for as long […]
Cardio One Day Per Week
Yeah, you read that correctly. I know I have said that I don't do cardio, but I have changed my stance just a little bit and decided to do one day of cardio per week. The reasons aren't as obvious as you might think, though, so I want to expound. Get Leaner Obviously, I want […]
I Want to Talk about ME...
I have been all stealthy over here and just getting back to grinding at 100% for the last couple of months. I have refrained from talking about what I have been doing because I wanted to get some postive progress under my EliteFTS belt, first. Now that my knee rehab is finished, I've not been […]
Counting Trace Macros Is Overrated
Tired of inputting your nutrition information into an app to count your total macros and calories? Give this method a shot.
Why I Don't Like Training Partners
For the most part, I don't like training partners. It is just too hard to find that perfect fit.
3 Training Rules to Throw in the Trash
When you get to the point that you know what works and what doesn’t, or you are limited by injuries, the rules need to change.
Why Older Bodybuilders Battle With Distention
Older bodybuilders typically have distention and it isn't for the reasons you might think.
How I Train While Traveling
Times have changed. I used to train just as hard while out of town as I did while training at my regular gym. Of course, I wasn't training around injuries as much then as I am now, but I'm also smarter now than I was in the past, as well. I will share some things […]
Consistency Vs Perfection
Aim for one but rely on the other. This holds true for training, cardio, nutrition, and life in general.
Training Around An Injury
For the last 15 months, I have been dealing with the worst injury of my 38 years of training. Even though it has continued to progress, albeit slowly, it is most certainly not 100%. It is possible that it may never be, but because of my love for training (and being stubborn), I will continue […]
Newbie Competitors: Don't Be Hoisted By Your Own Petard
Too many newbies talk too much when they should be listening. It's a game of execution, not arguing.
Dodged a Bullet (again)
After 2 years of recovering from injuries, it almost happened again. This time it was not my glute/hip or knee but a pop in my biceps while training legs.
Skip’s 10 Questions for God
God, I know you’re busy answering all of these prayers from people wanting baseball to start (thank you, by the way), the war in Ukraine…
Bodybuilding Isn't a Team Sport
Bodybuidling is a selfish sport and even more selfish to people who don't understand anything about bodybuilding. Good luck trying to explain it.
Pay Attention To This One Thing To Optimize Your Progress
There are a lot of variables and many facets to gaining muscle, losing body fat, or doing both at the same time (yes, you can do both at the same time). However, there is one thing that stands out above everything else and if you focus on it and look for it, you will be […]
While Cutting, Make The Training Fit The Diet
While cutting, make the training fit the diet, not the other way around.
This Is Really Easy
I probably get on some people's nerves when I say that getting lean is incredibly easy. Before you blast me and say that I am always lean or it's only easy for me, you're wrong; don't say it. If it is easy for me, it should be easy for the vast majority of people because […]
3 Weeks Into My Cut Phase
I am quite sure that some of you will be irritated that I'm not posting pictures, yet. I will get to that but not until I'm leaner. We all have our shit and my shit is that I don't post pictures until I'm much leaner. I have high expectations for myself, and I refuse to […]
The Voice Of Reason
You know, the voice very few of us listen to even though it's the loudest voice in our head. I lead by example.
Just About That Time
I have anxiously awaited this for a while now. In less than 2 weeks, I will finally get to start a cut cycle after being back to what I consider to be my "100%". No, my legs are certainly not 100% in reference to the size I had prior to my injuries that started in […]
4 "Advizes" For Your Vanilla Friends
Before any of you swingers get worked up, I'm not referring to THOSE vanilla friends. I'm talking about your friends who don't consistently work out or eat healthy. Vanilla friends like to ask a lot of questions at this time of the year. They want the best weight-training workout; they want the best diet plan […]
It's Time To Train Your Obliques
Proper oblique training will not make your midsection thick. Take a closer look at training your obliques
A Different Approach For Benching And Rowing
Switching angles or hand position can make a big difference.
Try this variation.
The Difference Between 2021 and 2022
I don't want to go down the list of things that sucked last year and complain about how crappy the year was; I've already done that a few times. I am focused on the POSITIVE things that are happening and the things I have to look forward to this year. Suffice it to say that […]
COVID Got Me
Just like everyone else these last 4 weeks, I finally succumbed to the rapture that is covid.
Thank You Andy, Tony, and Dickhead Steve Jones
I am quite sure that I am not the only one who has had people influence my motivation, positively or negatively. Here are my three.
5 Things Bodybuilders Should NOT Do After 50
You don’t have much time to waste or lose when chasing physique ideals at this age. Remember, you’re no longer in your 20s or 30s. Step up!