Some Thoughts and Remembrances on “The Duke of Delts” Don Howorth, His Training Methodology, and His Departure from Earthly Life Even though I spend quite a bit of my time writing articles and essays for this blog, along with other writing projects that I have going on, I don’t spend that much time online. As I have a feeling it’s the same with many of you, if I do get online, it’s not long before I’m down some rabbit hole of different posts, videos, articles, or whatever else it is that I get sucked into on the internet. Then, once I come to my senses, I discover that I’ve wasted the last half hour or so doing little other than rotting away my precious gray cells, to paraphrase the words of that famous Belgian detective written by the world’s most famous British mystery writer. But not being online 24/7 has one drawback, I suppose. I’m often out of touch with the latest news in the bodybuilding/strength and power community. ...
This is the 2nd part of my new series on Adventures in Muscle-Building. Part One covered arm training, so read that if you haven’t yet and are interested in growing big, massive, and massively strong arms. Unlike other series that I have, this one doesn’t require that you read the previous articles in it. That’s one thing that I like about this series. Even if I end up writing something like 50 separate essays, you will be able to read any of them without having knowledge of the others. The only thing that “holds” this series together is that each one will be about the methods, techniques, and various training programs and workout routines that lifters have used throughout the history of lifting for that particular lift, muscle group, or even competitive sport. For instance, I might do an “adventures in track and field training” or something even more specific such as “adventures in throwing” where I discuss the workouts...