The Anabolic Diet Blog

Some of you may notice that in the majority of my latest articles, I don’t refer to the way I eat as the “Anabolic Diet.”  Really the only references you’ll find to the “Anabolic Diet” in my latest articles is, well, in the title of this blog.
The Anabolic Diet got me started in the high [...]

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In the world of muscle building, dieting is split up into “bulking” and “cutting” phases.  In the bulking phase, you pile on as much weight as you can, usually disregarding any fat gain, and then the cutting phase is for losing that weight.
I think that’s a pile of crap.  In fact, my own personal experiences [...]

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My previous post went over the importance of gauging your progress not necessarily by the weight on your scale, but by how proportional your measurements are.
I’ve got a few weaknesses based on my measurements.  My biggest?  My arms.  This is rare in most guys, but is a by-product of reading in my early training days [...]

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One of the best ways to track your progress when gaining muscle or losing fat is to take regular pictures of yourself.

I can’t tell you what a wake-up call it is when you see your picture and realize you aren’t big, you aren’t cut — you’re just fat.
But I used to always look at my [...]

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My goal through this transformation is to use training plans freely available on the Internet. My reasoning for this is primarily so others can follow along with exactly what I’m doing, and I won’t be restricted in what I can and cannot post.With that said, for the first four weeks (starting this past Monday, [...]

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