A growing fitness sensation, CrossFit — the system that takes functional training to the extreme — isn't for the weak. Follow along as an M&F staff member plunges into the fray.
Damn that whiteboard. As I stagger ignominiously from station to station at Petranek Fitness in Santa Monica, California — my lungs screaming for recuperative oxygen, my palms blistering before my eyes — it's the whiteboard that pushes me harder, further, heavier. Whatever pride I walked in with has long since
been crushed by a pathetic, laboured set of 50 pull-ups. Sweat is literally pouring from my brow, the sting rendering my eyes tear-gas red.
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ENTER THE BURN ZONE
You've just come to the end of a hellacious mass-gain programme, and you're big. A little too big maybe, but that's right where you want to be. Now you're ready to lean out and try on that shrink-wrapped look that puts guys on the covers of magazines such as this one. And you're going to do it in 30 days. So you should just cut out all your carbohydrates, right? Sounds good, but going without carbs for too long can slow your metabolism. A better — and much less extreme — solution keeps your metabolism at the proper rpms through the way you manipulate your diet..
MUSCLE & FITNESS presents the complete guide to teen training. Workouts, nutrition, supplements — your road to a stronger, more athletic build starts here.
It's a fact: school and college athletes are bigger, stronger and faster than they were 20 years ago. Patrol
the practice pitches in your area and you're certain to find a bevy of new-breed leviathans, the by-product of a
generation bent on building better athletes through careful adherence to weight training and proper nutrition. Once considered an activity reserved for beach-going Ken doll types, weight training has claimed its rightful place in the curriculum of young athletes.
SAM THE STRIPPER
CNP boss and former British over-40s champion Kerry Kayes took on an altogether different challenge in the spring when he agreed to get former Coronation Street star Scott Wright into shape for a bodybuilding contest in just 12 weeks. MORE
Dexter "The Blade" Jackson signs with Weider Publications. MORE
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1001 Musclebuilding Tips
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The Battle for The Olympia 2006
This year is the 11th anniversary of this classic series showing the guys training as they prepare for the 2006 Mr Olympia. Price: £24.99
Ronnie Coleman Relentless
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Hooded Vest
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Hardcore Rib Tank
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Stringer Tank Top
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