Skip’s Tips for Training Each Muscle Group
There are a lot of great tips, but these are what I consider the best for training back, shoulders, chest, triceps, biceps, calves, legs, and abs.
Competing in 2018
Assuming all of the crap that I dealt with last year isn't going to be an issue this year.
I'm Just Going to Lie This Week
Everything is great and couldn't be going any better but ... that's a lie.
My Name Is Skip, and I Am a Resolutioner
Most people fail miserably with their poorly thought-out ideas, weak plans, and grandiose proclamations of how they are going to change their lives — usually before the end of the first week. So what?
Kids Ruin Everything?
I recently read two statements that I not only disagree strongly with but am qualified to disagree with. Total immersion in a goal isn't the only way to success, and if you believe having a family has to take away from your goals — well, you're wrong.
Know Your Worth: Is It Smart for Trainers to Reduce Price?
I've heard, "Know your worth" a lot lately, and my response is to say that that statement is absurd and shows that you may not understand business as well as you think you do.
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Resolutioners: Come With Me If You Want to Live
12 things to keep from getting bitched out in the gym.
Opinions and Credibility
The problem, if I may opine, is that too many people do not understand that credibility is not given by the person who opines; credibility is given by others.
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Good Luck Getting a Tan These Days
I've been tanning since I was about 16 years old, and beds these days just aren't the same. If you really want a tan you're going to have to find another way.
Confessions of an Old Bodybuilder: I Have Never Been to the O
30 years of training, 20 years of competing, 15 years of working in the industry, and I've never once been to the Olympia. I don't plan to go anytime soon either.
I’m Just Like You
I'm a judgmental dick, but technically, I'm no different than some of the people I judge.
Can I Catch a Break? — My Harrowing Situation with Lisinopril and Angioe...
At 9:30 my right lip was swollen, by 12:30 the skin on the entire right side of my face was pulled tight, and by 1:30 I was in the emergency room.
'I Need You To Bring Something To The Table' — Training With M...
We took eight weeks off after what was pretty much a train derailing from the tracks, and someone replaced my wife with some crazy bitch that I don’t recognize.
Not Motivated? Unplug
If you struggle to find motivation and have been training for only a handful of years, I would question your passion for training. If you struggle to find motivation after training for 20 years, I feel ya.
The Death of Bodybuilding
We can argue which factors are to blame until we are blue in the face but these are the main issues.
Bodybuilding Moochers
We are all a representation of our sport and industry. Which means I’m gonna have a problem with a shitbag begging for money for something he or she could pay for themselves if they weren’t so lazy and entitled.
Competitors: Not the Wrong Advice
Didn't place? Only made last call-out? No problem — just blame your prep coach.
The Competitor's Pump-Up Guide — Either Do It Right or Don’t Do It ...
You can spend months dieting and training in preparation to show your best on stage, but if you screw up in the final 30 minutes, what you're left with is a sub-optimal package and poor placement.
Body Mechanics 101: How To Bring Back 80s Lat Development
We have a current state of back development in the sport that erectors are thick and upper backs overpower lat development. There's a reason for this — and a way to fix it.
Body Mechanics 101: Training Partner Form Fix
In my entire life of training, I've only ever had six training partners, and never more than one at a time. Now I have two. That's right — there are three of us.
