I
have been helping individuals reach their health goals for about 10 years. I have always had a passion for helping others succeed. It wasn’t till a few years ago that I decided to make a career out of helping people by creating Staggs Fitness. My main focus when I started the company was to coach competitors and your everyday average person who was trying to look and feel their best. I do some personal training, but found I could help the most people by focusing on their wellness and everything that happens outside the gym. Since starting Staggs Fitness back in 2009, I have helped hundreds reach their health goal or compete on stage. What I have found in the last 3 years is that everyone seems to think they can be a coach and help people reach their health goals. I have had the unfortunate experience of having people come to me after breaking off their relationship with their coach due to bad advice or not being compatible. I have seen competitors step on stage with no clue what to do, or even knowing they are not ready. I have seen individuals with metabolic damage. I have seen injuries caused by ridiculous exercises or individuals pushing themselves too hard. I’ve seen posing on stage that is nowhere near what it is suppose to look like. I have seen overall trophies lost due to bad coaches. Bottom line not all coaches are created equal and to be blunt some should not even be coaches! Here is what to look for when interviewing a coach to help you achieve your goals on and off stage...
Most 
everyone knows that the exercise known as “side-bends” is meant for working the sides of the waist, also known as the external obliques or “love handles”. The term “love handles”, however, is generally used when someone has too much fat in that area. But whether one’s goal is to lose that fat, or simply to create definition in that area, the first exercise that comes to mind is usually “side-bends”.
However, there is quite a bit of misunderstanding regarding exactly what that area is comprised of, what can realistically be done to change it, and even how to do a “side-bend” correctly.
Hey
everyone! Thanks for checking out my first article here on MensPhysique.com. Starting today, I will be doing an article of the month containing a “Blast” Workout of the month. For those of you who are unfamiliar with my “Blast Training System,” here is a brief overview.
The system is built upon the concepts of strength/hypertrophy training, muscle confusion, volume training and lastly cross fit style training. Each individual workout style yields benefits to you as both the avid gym rat and physique competitor. My theory is by combining different aspects of the above mentioned training styles, you can create a workout that will push you to your physical limitations thus effectively build new lean muscle tissue while simultaneously reduce body fat.
It
has become very common for everyone from the Average Joe to Bodybuilders to do low intensity cardio or even to run to burn extra calories and lose weight. This can cause joint and muscle injuries from the repetitive movement and mass amounts of time spent performing the activity. The solution to this problem is another effective method of cardiovascular conditioning – Sprint Training.
One 
of my favorite methods for hitting Chest is my “Summer Reps” set style. I will typically choose a weight that I can rep 6 clean with. I will then drop the weight about 10lbs until I am able to complete 4 sets. Increasing the reps by 1 until the final set I will go for 15 (i.e. Flat Bench – 195x6, 185x7, 175x8, 165x15). Keeping the tempo non-stop.
Applying this type of resistance to your Chest encourages large amounts of Hypertrophy. Here is an example of my chest day using this format –
Ever 
since I was young lifting has been a passion for me. I’ve always had a competitive attitude and love finding different ways to challenge myself. In the weight room I was obviously seeking ways to test my body to see what I could do. My body has always responded best to high volume workouts. Performing drop sets and super sets were regularly incorporated into my workouts. I found that this style not only kept me very lean to where I didn’t have to watch my diet as much, but I also kept getting stronger and stronger at the same time! This was a point in my life where I wasn’t concentrating on bodybuilding. I was just a regular gym rat who wanted to look good for the ladies and show off my strength in the weight room. So this style of training was perfect for me.
I get
letters from beginners all the time asking me for advice on how they can get bigger. I always reply with two questions: How’s your diet and what does your current training routine consist of? I can’t give blind advice if I don’t know what I am working with. Most often I find that people are not eating enough to grow. I also see that there is a big myth in the world that you need to train with low reps and heavy weights in order to get bigger. This link shows a good YouTube video by Kai Greene (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8wZNGL4iA4 ) where he distinguishes the difference between being a bodybuilder and weightlifter.
I would say before one sets off on a quest in the gym they should figure out which of these two distinctions they associate themselves with. In the case that you want to be a bodybuilder IE someone who is more concerned with what their physique looks like, then I offer you my concept of Heavy Volume Training.
To
build a huge back you have to make sure to work the entire back. The back is made up of many muscle groups that all need to be worked. Be sure you are not neglecting any portion of the back. The following workout has worked well for me and my clients. Try it out for a few weeks and let me know what you think
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