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How Do We Deload? Part 1
In my last blog, I covered the “whys” of deloading. I hope I made it as easy as pie to understand in layman terms. Performing and being able to train at your absolute potential is the goal. However,...
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How Do We Deload? Part 2
This is the continuation of my series on using deloads/tapers/intro cycles in your training. The initial blog was the reason why we deload. Hence the title, “Why do we deload.” In it I outlined the...
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What is Luck and is it Necessary For Success in Competitive Bodybuilding?
Luck. Whether you’re born with it, find it in a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, or find it in a bottle of golden liquid won for brewing the best Draught of Living Death potion in Potions class,...
View ArticleThe Variables to a Deload/Taper
I present to you the final chapter on my deload series of blogs. In the first segment, I outlined why we must deload. Then in the 2nd and 3rd segments, I showed you how to deload; complete with 14 plug...
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How Much of Your Volume is Actually Effective?
Have you ever wondered why certain athletes can get so muscular and strong on so little volume? There is no doubt that many of these athletes are rare genetic specimens, but often I think there is more...
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You’ve Got Some Nerve: Simple Training Modifications to Decrease Sciatic...
ATTENTION: Intense pain radiating down the leg is usually a RED FLAG and should be checked out by a professional. If you have these symptoms, stop reading this and continue reading it in the waiting...
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The Luxury of Policies and Procedures in Bodybuilding
I’m a big procedure guy. I love the peace of mind that comes with doing something by the book and removing the unnecessary “thinking” from the equation. I just want to focus my efforts on the procedure...
View ArticleSuccess Leaves Clues, But What Clues Does It Leave?
You’ve probably heard the phrase “success leaves clues” before. It’s interesting this specific phrase is a popular “truism”, because most phrases that gain traction have clear meanings: “bodybuilding...
View Article3 Lifting Game Changers
In the weight training world there is a lot of discussion about volume, periodization, recovery, frequency, autoregulation and all the variables needed to maximize the effect of our efforts in the...
View ArticlePlans Aren’t Everything
Every now and again I get the pleasure of coaching, or consulting with an athlete whom has clearly worked hard for their physique. Whether male or female they stand out from the crowd with...
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How to Succeed in Any Training Environment
You are probably familiar with Steph Curry, one of the greatest basketball players of our time. He’s the current all-time career free throw leader, with a 90% shooting percentage at the line. His free...
View ArticleTraining Lessons I Have Learned While In Quarantine
Many things about 2020 have been unprecedented. However, what was truly remarkable was how steadfast people were about their fitness and training goals. Equipment suppliers were loving it. While the...
View ArticleOptimal Bodybuilding?
Optimal bodybuilding? My perspective, there’s no such thing. Let me rephrase it, there’s no such thing as a “static optimal”. Static; lacking in movement, action, or change. Optimal; best or most...
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A Guide to Injury Reduction and Management
It is hard to imagine an athlete going through a career and never experiencing some sort of pain. After all, pain is a normal human sensation just like hunger or thirst. When injury strikes, it is...
View ArticleA Systematic Approach To Working Around Injury Or Pain
By Brad Loomis with commentary from Nick Licameli, DPT Before I get into my system for working around injuries, I need to clarify that I am not a physician or physical therapist. I am not qualified to...
View ArticleFilled with Science, but Unscientific
I hate to say it, but many of my fellow science-interested lifters who throw up #evidencebased in their posts are the perfect ammunition for the eye-rolling bros who view the whole concept of a...
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Struggling with RPE? This Blog is For You
Ongoing learning is a double-edged sword. It is awesome to keep learning and those “ah ha” moments are so gratifying. However, you also realize that you were not quite as smart as you thought you...
View ArticleInstinctive Lifting
At the end of the film Rocky III Apollo Creed says to Rocky in a bit of back-and-forth trash talking, “you fight great, but I’m a great fighter.” You will hear this term a lot in sports. An athlete...
View ArticleCase Study: Persistent Shoulder Pain
Whenever presenting a case study, it is important to understand that it is not meant to be a step-by-step solution for your own individual circumstances. Everyone is different and what helps some may...
View ArticleBrads 2021 & 2022 program
As many of our frequent followers at team3dmj are aware, I have been tossing around the idea of doing a bodybuilding contest prep this year. I have not committed to stepping on stage quite yet, but...
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