by Dana Bushell | Articles
The winter months are soon coming to an end and with that brings an opportunity to show the world what you’ve been working on. For months on end now you’ve been covered up, not really allowing anyone to see what you’ve been cultivating under the...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
The physicality of bodybuilding, weight training, cardiovascular work, and any other form of fitness that you may utilize to better yourselves, often times takes precedence over possibly the most important aspect of all; your mindset. How you approach any of these...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Training is the essence of our lives. We love testing our body’s limitations and pushing the boundaries of our genetic potential. If training were the only thing we had to do to grow, we would all be larger than life. Unfortunately, this just isn’t the case, and our...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Make no mistake about it, building serious muscle is a 24-hours a day, 365 days a year venture that will fill your life with successes, failures, victories, and defeats. Not a day can go by that is uncalculated and every night must be undisturbed to maximize growth....
by Dana Bushell | Articles
“One should eat to live, not live to eat” – Benjamin Franklin Sorry Ben, I’m going to have to disagree with you on that one. Talk to any bodybuilder at any time in the season, and the first thing on their mind is their food. Most have their food intake so precise that...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog.” –Mark Twain. For so many of us dedicated warriors of iron out there, the innate desire to be bigger and stronger is the driving force behind our efforts in and out of the gym. Born out...
by Dana Bushell | Training
Building muscle is filled with intricacies that must be carried out consistently to achieve success. Often, when constructing a training and nutrition plan, and following through with it for a period, you start to wonder if you are taking the best route, and before...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
Every once in a while you have to veer off the beaten path and perform tasks that rarely make their way into your regular routine. It’s not unheard of to double up on muscle groups within one training session such as shoulders and traps, chest and triceps or back and...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Veterans of the sport will tell you that daily training is simply a part of their DNA. Everything done over the course of the day revolves around prepping for and recovering from training. Not hitting the gym has never even entered into their thought process and...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
A gym rat by definition is someone who spends an unlimited amount of time in the gym each session. The intelligent trainer would look at this and recognize right away that this practice is counterproductive and falls short of using time wisely and energy effectively....
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
Perfection in every sense of the word conjures up idealistic thoughts that either provokes excitement or fear depending on the mindset of the individual. Being as close to perfection as you can be within your training will ultimately set you apart from your...
by Dana Bushell | Training
When someone asks you to make a muscle, they’re asking you to throw up a gunshot and show off your high peaking, thickly developed biceps. This muscle group has long been one of the main standards for gym superiority. The “arms” race has led many to curl away week...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
The definition of respect is “a feeling of deep admiration for something elicited by its abilities, qualities, and achievements.” When devising a supplement protocol aimed at building physique perfection, more popular and highly advertised supplements almost always...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Any type of training that requires you to attempt physical tasks that test your abilities to withstand and endure pain is almost always advantageous for your goals. Bodybuilders know pain, they seek out pain and walk the fine line between what is necessary and what is...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
“Get stronger and the muscle will come.” This was my mantra right from the beginning of this journey. My mentor early on stressed to me the importance of working at getting better in my lifts, strengthening the body as a whole and learning how the muscle groups work...
