http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/ A weblog and training diary by Tom Venuto, CSCS, CPT, Bs.C. -- for hardcore bodybuilders. en Copyright 2008 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:09:59 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.35 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss When you have huge, thick forearms that are so muscular, it looks like you have a bowling pin implanted in... http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/workouts/the_forearm_secret_of_old_time_strongmen.php http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/workouts/the_forearm_secret_of_old_time_strongmen.php Workouts Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:09:59 -0500 I’m often asked what my body measurements are and/or what are the ideal measurements for a bodybuilder or a classical... http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/articles/the_ideal_body_measurements.php http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/articles/the_ideal_body_measurements.php Articles Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:03:54 -0500 Ok, so I did a month of Zercher Squats. As a challenging "strongman" exercise, it rocks. As a bodybuilding exercise...... http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/articles/zercher_squats_the_update.php http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/articles/zercher_squats_the_update.php Articles Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:47:04 -0500 I was scheduled for front squats today, and previously was gearing up to start moving the poundages back up at... http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/workouts/zercher_squats_a_very_evil_exercise.php http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/workouts/zercher_squats_a_very_evil_exercise.php Workouts Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:42:59 -0500 Remember when I said they are "hardcore" at my gym (Strong & Shapely Gym, East Rutherford NJ), well, I didn't... http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/news/put_your_weights_away_or_pull_back_a_bloody_stump.php http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/news/put_your_weights_away_or_pull_back_a_bloody_stump.php News Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:18:00 -0500 WNBF natural pro bodybuilder John Bartlett was in town this weekend, so we hit a leg session at Strong and... http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/workouts/the_quad_blaster_returns.php http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/workouts/the_quad_blaster_returns.php Workouts Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:18:23 -0500 How many aspiring bodybuilders do you know who desperately want to compete, but who keep saying, "Im not ready"... "I... http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/articles/are_you_ready_to_compete_in_bodybuilding.php http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/articles/are_you_ready_to_compete_in_bodybuilding.php Articles Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:48:42 -0500 If your pecs are a weak body part, or, if you've simply hit a progress plateau in your chest development,... http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/workouts/build_a_bigger_chest_in_34_workouts_or_less.php http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/workouts/build_a_bigger_chest_in_34_workouts_or_less.php Workouts Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:56:52 -0500 My last several posts were about leg training, so I thought I'd continue on that theme today. I was going... http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/articles/unconventional_leg_training_tactics.php http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/articles/unconventional_leg_training_tactics.php Articles Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:52:28 -0500 I use a lot of variety and “muscle confusion” in my training, but even so, there is a thread of... http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/workouts/leg_blasting_with_all_supersets.php http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/workouts/leg_blasting_with_all_supersets.php Workouts Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:57:44 -0500 I unveiled my new muscle blasting "toy" in the last bodybuilding secrets blog post and after a few close guesses... http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/news/introducing_the_quad_blaster.php http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/news/introducing_the_quad_blaster.php News Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:59:58 -0500 In my last post, I announced the arrival of my new, secret muscle-building weapon in a big 5' tall box.... http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/news/the_secret_muscle_building_weapon_is_unveiled.php http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/news/the_secret_muscle_building_weapon_is_unveiled.php News Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:22:03 -0500 I received a very special delivery in the mail today... came in a huge box... about 5 feet tall, and... http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/news/the_secret_muscle_building_weapon_has_arrived.php http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/news/the_secret_muscle_building_weapon_has_arrived.php News Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:04:10 -0500 The pump is the short-term sensation you get during training when your muscles fill up with blood faster than the... http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/articles/is_the_pump_necessary_for_muscle_growth.php http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/articles/is_the_pump_necessary_for_muscle_growth.php Articles Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:57:17 -0500 I'd be negligent If I didnt give a shout out to Empire Fitness Club in Hoboken, NJ, where I was... http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/news/another_reason_i_love_my_gym.php http://www.bodybuildingsecrets.com/articles/news/another_reason_i_love_my_gym.php News Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:08:06 -0500