Sucker Punch: Dan John

I enjoy reading T-Muscle. Overall, they have more good articles than most any other bodybuilding magazine or on-line bodybuilding site, but I have to say that the best thing about them is Dan John—if it wasn't for T-Muscle then I would never have been introduced to some of the best training articles (and honest advice) from the pen of Dan John. He ranks right up there with Bill Starr and George Turner. If you don't believe me, then be sure to read T-Muscle's latest interview with him. Just click on the link below:

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Classic Bodybuilding: Don Howorth's Massive Delt Training

Don Howorth's Formula for Wide, Massive Shoulders Vintage picture of Don Howorth in competition shape. I can't remember the first time I laid eyes on Howorth's massive physique with those absolutely friggin' awesomely shaped "cannonball" shoulders of his, but it was probably sometime in the late '80s and early '90s, when I read about him in either IronMan Magazine or MuscleMag International . IronMan had regular "Mass from the Past" articles written by Gene Mozee that had a couple of articles about Howorth's training*, and he was also mentioned fairly regularly in Vince Gironda's column for MuscleMag not to mention in some of the articles of Greg Zulak for the same publication. There is no doubt that genetics played a big role in just how fantastic Howorth's delts looked, but to claim Howorth's results were just because of genetics or anabolic steroids - as I've read claimed on some internet forums - is a l...

Marvin Eder’s Mass-Building Methods

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Odd Training Splits and Ideas (That Work)

On the Joy of Creative Training I love training for many reasons. Like a lot of lifters, I’ve always loved training because, more than anything else, I just loved the feel of moving heavy iron. I also loved the kind of training that goes along with being incredibly strong. I can think of fewer pleasures in life than a workout that involves near max sets of squats, bench presses, deadlifts, overhead presses, and curls. But I also love training because I love the creativity of it all. I am a creative, after all. An artist. Writing is one of the arts that my creative side is attracted to—not just attracted to but needs . But I love lifting for the same reason that I love writing. The gym is where I practice the art of training. Training is both science and art. If you neglect either side, you’re neglecting the full range of benefits that lifting provides. Nowadays...

C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

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