Posted on November 26, 2009 by chriskolba
An excerpt from Alwyn Cosgroves article: Releasing the Brakes
Imagine that a guy walks into my gym, and he’s looking to add 10 pounds of muscle — a simple and straightforward request. The first thing we do is go through a short checklist:
1. Is he lifting?
2. Is he eating enough, and eating enough protein?
3. Is he [...]
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Posted on April 12, 2009 by chriskolba
By Alwyn Cosgrove
When I started out in the fitness-training field, the average client tended to be an active person who used gym exercise to augment the other types of activity he got outside the gym. Few of us specialized in fat-loss training, simply because it wasn’t the primary goal of the majority of our clients. [...]
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Posted on January 10, 2009 by chriskolba
Leg Training Myths Exposed
Quick Answers to Common Idiocy
by Alwyn Cosgrove
You know the guy who floats around the gym nit-picking everybody’s technique? The guy who offers constructive criticism without being constructive? Well, we got sick of listening to his pseudo-knowledge about leg training, so we had Alwyn Cosgrove respond to some of the most common “tips” [...]
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Posted on December 17, 2008 by chriskolba
(An excerpt from Alwyn Cosgroves Newsletter Dec 16 2008)
I’m a huge believer in using the “alternating set” system when training in the gym. For time management reasons, I tend to do exercise one for a set, rest 60 seconds or so, do exercise two for a set, rest 60 seconds or so, and continue. This [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2008 by chriskolba
Alternative Methods of Progression
by Alwyn Cosgrove
Are you on exercise autopilot? After every set do you add a 10-pounder to each side of the bar before you can say, “Please spot me, Jamie Eason?” Then it’s time to consider some new ways to step up your workout. Alwyn Cosgrove has got some great ideas about the [...]
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Posted on November 14, 2008 by chriskolba
By Alwyn Cosgrove
As a trainer, I’ve witnessed some amazing things in the gym, most of which involved 300-pound powerlifters moving weight equal to that of a small SUV. (There was also the adult-film star I trained who had an orgasm every time she did hanging leg raises, but that’s another story.)
The most impressive feat I’ve ever [...]
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